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Tweet Take 5 : Song Thrush

An Extended version of Tweet of the Day featuring the song thrush with Sir David Attenborough and David Rothenberg

Perched high in a tree the song thrush has a varied and rather liquidescent call which can travel a far distance across the countryside. Listening to this song, more often a melody of two notes from the darkest days of winter, is a favourite of nature lovers and poets alike. With over 100 variations in song recorded, some have even described it as like following a small stream bubbling over uneven pebbles so providing an ever varied repertoire of sound twists and turns. For this extended version of Tweet of the Day we hear from Sir David Attenborough and from music philosopher David Rothenberg.

Producer Andrew Dawes

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5 minutes

Last on

Thu 8 Apr 2021 02:55

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  • Sun 23 Aug 2020 10:55
  • Wed 7 Apr 2021 14:55
  • Thu 8 Apr 2021 02:55

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