Isabella Tree on the White Stork

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Susan Calman on the Goldfinch

After seeing a flock of goldfinch in a neighbour's garden, comedian Susan Calman suffered from a bout of 'bird jealousy', and describes the great lengths she went to in order to entice them into hers.Produced by Sophie Anton for BBC Audio in Bristol.This programme features audio ...  Show more

Mike Dilger on the Pink-footed Goose

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 ...  Show more

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