Megan McCubbin on the Eider

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A new series of Tweet of the Day for Sunday morning revealing personal and fascinating stories inspired by birds, their calls and encounters. Do you ever walk along a busy street and overhear snippets of talk and wonder what the rest of the conversation discussed? Well for zoologist and wildlife TV presenter Megan McCubbin listening to eider ducks on a visit to the coast brings about a similar experience. Eider ducks are a sea duck, both the heaviest and the fastest flying duck in the British Isles, they also spend a lot of their time in communal groups resting on the sea. No wonder then they have a lot to talk about. Producer : Andrew Dawes for BBC Audio in Bristol Studio Engineer : Nick Ford.