Great Black-backed Gull
Michaela Strachan presents the story and sound of the great black-backed gull.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about the British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Michaela Strachan presents the great black-backed gull. These gulls are the largest in the world. They are quite common around our coasts and you can see them in summer perched on a crag watching for any signs of danger or potential prey. Although they are scavengers Great Black-Backs will attack and kill other birds.
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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.
Great Black-backed gull
Broadcasts
- Wed 7 Aug 2013 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 9 Jul 2014 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 13 Jul 2014 08:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 13 Apr 2016 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 22 Feb 2017 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 27 May 2019 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 25 Sep 2020 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 1 Jul 2022 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 11 Feb 2024 08:58BBC Radio 4
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Tweet of the Day
Discover birds through their songs and calls. 265 programmes of 90 seconds, over a year
