Red-legged Partridge
Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Red-legged Partridge.
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Wildlife Sound Recordist, Chris Watson, presents the Red-legged Partridge. The red-legged partridge, which are sometimes called French partridges, are native to Continental Europe and were successfully introduced to the UK as a game bird in the 18th century. Seen from a distance, crouching in an arable field, they look like large clods of earth, but up close they have beautiful plumage.
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Red-legged Partidge (Alectoris rufa)
Broadcasts
- Wed 2 Oct 2013 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 8 Jul 2015 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 12 Jul 2015 08:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 10 Aug 2016 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 10 Oct 2018 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 28 Oct 2021 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 13 Sep 2023 05:58BBC Radio 4
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