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Megan McCubbin on the Corncrake

A new series of Tweet of the Day for Sunday morning. Zoologist and television presenter Megan McCubbin is enchanted by corncrakes.

A new series of Tweet of the Day for Sunday morning revealing personal and fascinating stories inspired by birds, their calls and encounters.

Zoologist and television presenter Megan McCubbin first saw corncrakes while working on the 麻豆社's Springwatch programme. These once numerous summer visitors are today a rare encounter in the British countryside and more often heard than seen. While visiting a corncrake breeding project in Norfolk Megan was fortunate to gain close views of the adults and the chicks, which are sometimes referred to as little black bumblebees,

A 麻豆社 Audio production from Bristol
Producer : Andrew Dawes
Studio Engineer : Tim Allen

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Sun 2 Jun 2024 08:58

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