Yellow Wagtail
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the yellow wagtail.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about the British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Michaela Strachan presents the yellow wagtail. Arriving in April, Yellow Wagtails are summer visitors to the UK, breeding mostly in the south and east. The Yellow Wagtail has several different races which all winter south of the Sahara and all look slightly different. The birds which breed in the UK are the yellowest of all.
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Yellow Wagtail (Motacilla flava)
Broadcasts
- Fri 16 Aug 2013 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 25 Jul 2014 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 12 May 2016 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 10 Apr 2017 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 16 Apr 2017 08:58BBC Radio 4
- Tue 15 May 2018 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 25 Aug 2019 08:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 28 Aug 2020 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Tue 10 May 2022 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 8 Sep 2023 05:58BBC Radio 4
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