Tweet of the Day

A Year of British Birds

By: BBC Natural History Radio

Narrated by: Bill Oddie, Brett Westwood, Chris Packham, David Attenborough, John Aitchison, Kate Humble, Liz Bonnin, Martin Hughes-Games

Length: 6 hrs and 50 mins

Publisher's summary

The complete first series of Tweet of the Day, with introductions by Sir David Attenborough, Chris Packham, Kate Humble and many others.

First heard every weekday morning at 5.58am on BBC Radio 4, Tweet of the Day captured the imagination of early risers and bird lovers, proving so popular that it was named Radio Programme of the Year 2014. Each episode begins with a bird call or song, followed by fascinating ornithological detail about its owner.

This collection contains every edition from the first series, British Birds. The songs of over 160 birds can be heard over the course of a year, from the cuckoo's call in spring to the summer seaside sound of the herring gull, the autumn song of the robin and the song thrush's voice of hope in the depths of winter.

Featuring a mix of native birds, such as the blackbird and tawny owl, and migrant visitors including the icterine Warbler and ortolan bunting, the series provides memorable insight into their behaviour and habits, explains their literary or folkloric associations and tells stories of scientific or conservation success.

Presented by wildlife experts including Miranda Krestovnikoff, Steve Backshall, Michaela Strachan, Brett Westwood, Chris Watson, Martin Hughes-Games, John Aitchison and Bill Oddie, Tweet of the Day is a treat for the ears.

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Sample is MISLEADING!

The narrative is only by one person and each bird description is 90 seconds whereas on the sample, you hear the voices of famous people and the descriptions are longer e.g. David Attenborough talking about the nightingale. Even worse is the grouping of all the birds on the tape, not by the seasons but by the whole year. This makes it impossible to find any bird at least on my iPod that you might want to listen to again.
Good material but too brief and not searchable. The sample was totally deceptive. If I had known the real presentation of the work, I would not have bought it. I am VERY disappointed by a seeming bait and switch.