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Hawfinch

Martin Hughes-Games presents the Hawfinch. The Hawfinch exerts 180 pounds per square inch with it massive bill to crack open tough seeds to get at the soft kernels inside.

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Martin Hughes-Games presents the Hawfinch. The Hawfinch is a large thickset finch with a massive bill. It uses this to crack open hawthorn and cherry stones as well as hornbeam seeds to get at the soft kernels inside. In doing so, it exerts a force of around 180 pounds per square inch.

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Christmas Eve 2023 08:58
BBC Radio 4

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Image courtesy of David J Slater (rspb-images.com)

Broadcasts

  • Fri 22 Nov 2013 05:58
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Fri 21 Aug 2015 05:58
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 5 Dec 2016 05:58
    BBC Radio 4
  • Sun 11 Dec 2016 08:58
    BBC Radio 4 FM
  • Sun 14 Nov 2021 08:58
    BBC Radio 4
  • Christmas Eve 2023 08:58
    BBC Radio 4

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