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Swift
David Attenborough presents the sounds and story of the swift.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. David Attenborough presents the Swift. Swifts live in the sky, feeding, mating and sleeping on the wing. Their feet are so reduced they cannot stand particularly well on land, only the near vertical surfaces on which they build their nest.
Last on
Sun 8 May 2022
08:58
BBC Radio 4
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Swift
Duration: 01:29
Swift (Apus apus)
Image courtesy of RSPB
Broadcasts
- Wed 8 May 2013 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 14 May 2014 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 18 May 2014 08:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 2 May 2016 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 8 May 2016 08:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 1 May 2017 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 18 Jun 2018 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 31 May 2020 08:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 8 May 2022 08:58BBC Radio 4
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