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Bar-tailed Godwit
Martin Hughes-Games presents the bar-tailed godwit.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Martin Hughes-Games presents the Bar-tailed Godwit. Bar-tailed godwits are waders which occur around the globe and are now known to make the longest non-stop journey of any migratory bird.
Last on
Sun 15 Oct 2023
08:58
BBC Radio 4
Bar-Tailed Godwit (Limosa lapponica)
Image courtesy of Eric Woods (rspb-images.com)
Broadcasts
- Thu 7 Nov 2013 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 16 Jul 2015 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 30 Nov 2016 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 28 Jan 2019 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Tue 18 Jan 2022 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 15 Oct 2023 08:58BBC Radio 4
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