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  Mike Dilger on the Pink-footed Goose 13.09.2026 1мин

  Every autumn naturalist Mike Dilger looks forward to the arrival of pink-footed geese to the Moray coast in Scotland. With its feet always caked in brown estuarine mud, Mike thinks this might be one of the more confusingly named British birds, and wonders if the 'chocolate-headed goose' would be more appropriate. Mike describes the spectacular skeins of birds as they arrive at the coast, and fly between mudflats and their farmland feeding grounds.Produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio in Bristol.This programme features audio from Xeno-Canto by Agris Celmins (XC1049856 - Pink-footed Goose).
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  Isabella Tree on the White Stork 06.09.2026 1мин

  Conservationist Isabella Tree describes how the bill-clattering of white storks has become a characteristic sound of spring at Knepp in West Sussex. Since 2020 they've been nesting at the top of oak trees, and are the first to breed in England for centuries. Knepp is one of two sites where the White Stork Project has established a colony, where wild white storks are now breeding with re-introduced birds.Produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio in Bristol.This programme features audio recorded at Knepp by Hazel Reeves.
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  Jasmine Donahaye on the Mallard 30.08.2026 1мин

  On a hot summer walk, author Jasmine Donahaye feels refreshed by the sound of mallards, as it announces the hidden presence of water. She's reminded that the familiar quack sound is the voice of the female, as they dabble on the water, corralling ducklings and sounding alarms. In summer the males molt their bright feathers and temporarily resemble the females, though their quieter, raspy quack gives them away.Produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio in Bristol.
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  Sophie Pavelle on the Skylark 23.08.2026 1мин

  Nature writer Sophie Pavelle describes why the skylark has become an iconic avian muse. From Shakespeare and Wordsworth to First World War battlefields, the skylark has become a symbol of love and new beginnings. Despite being one of the UK's fastest declining birds, skylarks have soundtracked some of Sophie's most cherished memories walking Devon's coast and moorlands, hearing its liquid song tumbling from the air.Produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio Production in Bristol.This programme features audio from Xeno-Canto by Simon Elliott (XC590432 - Eurasian Skylark).
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  Horatio Clare on the Herring Gull 16.08.2026 1мин

  Writer Horatio Clare describes why he finds the herring gull to be a fascinating and surprising bird, from their use of vomit in courtship, to how to deter them from stealing your chips.Produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio Production in Bristol.This programme features audio from Xeno-Canto by Jack Berteau and Irish Wildlife Sounds (European Herring Gull - XC717834 and XC741653).
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  Isabella Tree on the Common Whitethroat 09.08.2026 1мин

  Common whitethroats arrive back at the Knepp Rewilding Project in West Sussex just as the hawthorn begins to bloom. Its numbers have increased there nearly 300% over the last 20 years. The secret of its success is the mass of scrubland habitat which has colonised this land since they gave up farming, providing insects and berries to eat. Conservationist Isabella Tree describes begin able to pick up the fast, scratchy, song of this long-distance migrant, above the cacophony of the dawn chorus.Presented by Isabella Tree and produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio Production in Bristol.This programme features audio recorded at Knepp by Hazel Reeves.
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  Anita Sethi on the Dunlin 02.08.2026 1мин

  On a summer walk in Upper Teesdale on her way to the great Cow Green Reservoir, nature writer Anita Sethi realises she is lost. Without her map, she turns to nature for a sign of where she is, and is rewarded with the call of the dunlin.Once known as the red-backed sandpiper because of their rusty-red and black summer plumage, dunlins are small waders that nest on upland landscapes in the summer months, where peaty pools provide habitat for food. In the winter, their plumage transforms to greyish-brown and white. They can also be found on the UK's coastline and estuaries all year round. Despite their relatively small size, dunlins are capable of producing a very loud song. Anita follows the bird's low burrs and high trills and eventually finds herself at the edge of the vast reservoir, nestled between the North Pennine hills - a perfect spot for birdwatching. Presented by Anita Sethi and produced by Jo Peacey. A BBC Audio Bristol production.
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  Juliet Vickery on the Willow Warbler 26.07.2026 1мин

  Each year, CEO of the British Trust for Ornithology, Juliet Vickery, waits eagerly to hear the beautiful song of the willow warbler, which migrates from sub–Saharan Africa. However, on her own Cambridgeshire doorstep the willow warbler is increasingly rare. The fortunes of this delicate little bird in the UK is now one of a north-south divide - increasing in the North and West, decreasing in the South and East. Thanks to a network of volunteer observers, we now know this is, at least in part, because it’s breeding less well in the south than the north, almost certainly linked to rising temperatures in southern England caused by climate change.Produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio Production in Bristol.This programme features audio by David Pennington from Xeno-Canto (Willow Warbler - XC1000141).
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  George McGavin on the Hoopoe 19.07.2026 1мин

  Entomologist George McGavin remembers the first time he saw a hoopoe, an occasional visitor to the UK. The hoopoe is largely insectivorous, and watching it forage for crickets and grasshoppers, and probe deep into the soil for larvae, reminded George just how important insects are for the survival of the majority of birds.Produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio in Bristol.This programme features audio by Olivier Swift from Xeno-Canto (Eurasian Hoopoe - XC697952).
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  Isabella Tree on the Turtle Dove 12.07.2026 1мин

  In early summer at the Knepp Rewilding Project in West Sussex you're almost guaranteed to hear a turtle dove, one of the UK's rarest birds. Conservationist Isabella Tree writes how its gentle soothing sound tugs at the heartstrings, as today fewer than 3000 breeding pairs remain. But at Knepp, turtle doves can find areas of dense thorny thicket where they like to nest, and wildflower seeds to eat. Now every year they count 20 singing males, which is a quater of the population in Sussex.Produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio in Bristol.This programme features audio recorded by Hazel Reeves at Knepp.
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  Liz Berry on the Rock Dove 05.07.2026 1мин

  Poet Liz Berry writes about her love for feral pigeons or rock doves, and how they rule the roost in Birmingham.Produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio Production in Bristol.
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  Horatio Clare on the Grey Heron 28.06.2026 1мин

  The writer Horatio Clare reflects on the many tales told about the grey heron. They were seen as birds of augury by the Romans, or with a religious bent by the poet Dylan Thomas, and for Horatio their appearance makes them seem like judges, rather aloof and out of touch. But Horatio has watched herons, and writes of their patience and spearing in catching fish, and the intensity of their concentration on every eddy of water.Produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio Production in Bristol.This programme features audio from Xeno-Canto by Joost van Bruggen (XC760392 and XC947557 - Grey Heron)
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  Anita Sethi on the House Sparrow 21.06.2026 1мин

  As a child growing up in Manchester, nature writer Anita Sethi used to dream of becoming a bird and flying away to the hills and moors beyond the city. Always on the lookout for signs of nature thriving in urban parks and streets, one of her favourite birds to spot was the noisy and sociable house sparrow. With greyish-brown plumage and a loud, chattering song, house sparrows aren't particularly flashy or exciting birds to many people, but they are highly resourceful and adaptable creatures and have made the city their home. Sadly, their numbers are in decline in many parts of the UK, but they still remain one of Manchester's most populous birds. Presented by Anita Sethi and produced by Jo Peacey. A BBC Audio Bristol production.
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  Isabella Tree on the Cuckoo 14.06.2026 1мин

  Conservationist Isabella Tree tells the story of a remarkable cuckoo called Sayaan, who in April this year returned to her home and rewilding project at Knepp for the third year running. They are part of the British Trust for Ornithology’s Cuckoo Tracking Project, putting GPS trackers on cuckoos so we can learn about their migrations and help conservation. Sayaan left his overwintering grounds in the Congo in January, and crossed Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana and Côte d’Ivoire, refuelling on insects before heading off across the Sahara desert to Algeria, Ibiza and the Pyrenees. Finally he made the last 1000 km sprint to Knepp. For Isabella, the sound of every cuckoo, is the sound of triumph.This programme features recordings by Hazel Reeves recorded at Knepp, and audio from Xeno-Canto by Frode Falkenberg (Common Cuckoo - XC1139781).Produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio Production in Bristol.
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  Roland Arnison on the Storm Petrel 07.06.2026 1мин

  We join explorer Roland Arnison on a kayaking expedition to the outer Hebrides on a quest to record the call of the storm petrel. These small and elusive seabirds spend most of their time at sea, nesting on rocky isles around the western coasts of the UK. While camping on the coastline of a remote uninhabited island, Roland patiently waited through the night until he heard the digital trill of the 'stormy' ring out in the dark.This programme features audio recorded by Roland Arnison, and it was produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio Production in Bristol.
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  Mike Dilger on the Whimbrel 31.05.2026 1мин

  For Naturalist Mike Dilger the whimbrel has just as much star power as the curlew. He likes to spot whimbrel on the Severn estuary as they migrate north on route to their breeding grounds in Scandinavia, Iceland and Russia. But to see this wader at its best, Mike recommends heading to their solitary British breeding outpost in Shetland where whimbrel combine their distinctive piping call with a bubbling flight song.Produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio in Bristol.
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  Juliet Vickery on the Woodcock 24.05.2026 1мин

  The CEO of the British Trust for Ornithology, Juliet Vickery, describes an encounter with a patrolling male woodcock 30 years ago, watching it circle its territory from high in the sky. Apart from this display these waders are very hard to see, usually inhabiting dense woods and heathland, which also makes them hard to monitor. However thanks to generations of volunteer observers, we know that the distribution of breeding woodcock in the UK is sadly less than half of what it was in the 1960s. Produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio in Bristol.
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  Isabella Tree on the Nightingale 17.05.2026 1мин

  Author and conservationist Isabella Tree began inviting friends over to hear nightingales at Knepp, her home and rewilding project in West Sussex, 15 years ago. Nightingales used to be associated with coppiced woodland, but at Knepp they’re thriving in dense, thorny scrub which provides protection for their nests, which they build a foot or so above the ground. Though nightingales are still one of the UK's rarest birds, today Knepp has around 60 singing males a year – around 1% of the UK population. Produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio in Bristol.This programme features audio recorded by Hazel Reeves at Knepp.
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  Jack Baddams on the Spotted Flycatcher 10.05.2026 1мин

  Ornithologist Jack Baddams remembers chancing upon his first spotted flycatcher nest at Creswell Crags in Derbyshire. He became hooked on them after that, and fitted the adult birds with coloured rings to see who had safely returned from Africa. Although the spotted flycatcher may not have the most interesting song, Jack was drawn to them by their behaviour, and the way they would dart out from the limestone crags to snatch an insect on the wing.Produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio Bristol.
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  George McGavin on the Swift 03.05.2026 1мин

  Entomologist George McGavin worked at the Oxford University Museum of Natural History for 25 years, where each year he looked forward to the return of swifts to their nest boxes.Produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio in Bristol.