Wood Pigeon
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the wood pigeon.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Michaela Strachan presents the wood pigeon. One of our most widespread birds, you can hear this song all year round; just about anywhere. The young are called squabs and along with seeds and green foliage, Wood Pigeons feed their chicks with "pigeon milk", a secretion from their stomach lining.
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Michaela Strachan's love of birds
Michaela writes on the Radio 4 blog about why Tweet of The Day is meaningful to her.
Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus)
Broadcasts
- Mon 5 Aug 2013 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 11 Aug 2013 08:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 7 Jul 2014 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 1 Apr 2016 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 31 Mar 2017 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 5 Nov 2018 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Tue 7 Jul 2020 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 18 Mar 2022 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 14 Dec 2023 05:58BBC Radio 4
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