Iolo Williams on the Hen Harrier
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
A new series of Tweet of the Day for Sunday morning revealing personal and fascinating stories from some fresh voices who have been inspired by birds, their calls and encounters.
As an eleven year old, on leaving home before dawn in June 1974, wildlife and Springwatch presenter Iolo Williams cycled the seven miles to a moorland. Finding a shady spot he waited for a while before spotting a male hen harrier drifting over the heather. As he watched a female hen harrier rose up to meet the male and they exchanged the vole he was carrying. Iolo had witnessed his first ever hen harrier food pass.
Producer : Andrew Dawes, BBC Audio, Bristol
Studio Engineer : Ilse Lademann
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- Sun 9 Mar 202508:58BBC Radio 4
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