Curlew (Spring)
Kate Humble presents the curlew.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Kate Humble presents the curlew. The haunting song of the curlew instantly summons the spirit of wild places. By April, most curlews have left their winter refuge on estuaries and marshes and have returned to their territories on moorland or upland pastures. Wherever they breed you'll hear the male birds singing and displaying. It's often called the bubbling song.
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Curlew (Numenius arquata)
Broadcasts
- Mon 7 Apr 2014 05:58Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
- Sun 13 Apr 2014 08:58Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
- Mon 16 Mar 2015 05:58Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
- Mon 17 Apr 2017 05:58Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
- Sun 23 Apr 2017 08:58Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
- Wed 18 Jul 2018 05:58Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
- Thu 2 Apr 2020 05:58Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
- Sun 4 Apr 2021 08:58Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
- Sun 10 Apr 2022 08:58Â鶹ÊÓƵAV Radio 4
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