Black-browed Albatross
Steve Backshall presents the black-browed albatross.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs. Steve Backshall presents the black-browed albatross.
Although they're residents of the Antarctic seas , black-browed albatrosses have turned up in the UK many times. For a while, Albert-or Albert Ross as he was christened by birdwatchers- was one of the most well-known birds in the British Isles. He was first spotted in the gannet colony on Bass Rock in the Firth of Forth in 1967. Sadly he failed to find a mate among the masses of gannets there.
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Black-browed Albatross (Thalassarche melanophrys)
Broadcasts
- Thu 25 Jul 2013 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 3 Jun 2015 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 7 Jun 2015 08:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 15 Sep 2016 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Tue 17 Mar 2020 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 16 Mar 2022 05:58BBC Radio 4
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