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Tom McKinney on the Fieldfare

Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about birds inspired by their calls, songs and behaviour.

For broadcaster and musician Tom McKinney the autumn arrival of fieldfare to the UK's east coast is one of the country's greatest wildlife spectacles. He describes being immersed in fieldfare at places like Spurn Point in East Yorkshire, with a constant stream of flocks coming in off the North Sea, and the noise of their cackles and wheezes becoming an overwhelming cacophony.

Produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio in Bristol.

This programme features audio by from Xeno-Canto by Simon Elliott and Stanislas Wroza (XC633551 and XC600107 - Fieldfare).

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Sun 27 Sep 202608:58
BBC Radio 4

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