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Brian Briggs and the Chaffinch Song

Former Stornoway band member Brian Briggs with a story of how the chaffinch song was the first he recognised.

Former Stornoway band member Brian Briggs with a story of how the chaffinch song was the first he recognised. Brian, now a reserve manager at the Wetlands and Wildlife Trust's Llanelli Wetland Centre, remembers how his first job as an ecologist at Oxford's Wytham Woods ignited his journey into learning the language of birds throughout the seasons.

Producer: Andrew Dawes

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