Northern Wheatear
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the northern wheatear.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about the British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Michaela Strachan presents the northern wheatear. With their black masks, white bellies, apricot chests and grey backs, male wheatears are colourful companions on a hill walk. The birds you see in autumn may have come from as far as Greenland or Arctic Canada. They pass through the British Isles and twice a year many of them travel over 11,000 kilometres between Africa and the Arctic. It's one of the longest regular journeys made by any perching bird.
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Northern Wheatear (Oenanthe oenanthe)
Broadcasts
- Tue 20 Aug 2013 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Tue 5 Aug 2014 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 30 Mar 2016 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 29 Mar 2017 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 24 May 2018 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 7 May 2020 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Tue 17 May 2022 05:58BBC Radio 4
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