Stephen Moss on the Great White Egret

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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. When ornithologist and nature writer Stephen Moss began birdwatching in the 1970's the nearest great white egrets to Britain were in eastern Austria. Now, due to a combination of factors including climate change, not only have they spread across Western Europe, but from his home in Somerset he can see great white egrets on his local patch on the Somerset Levels. Something to celebrate at least for this tall white elegant bird. Producer : Andrew Dawes for BBC Audio in Bristol Studio engineer : Ilse Lademann