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Goosander
Kate Humble presents the goosander.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Kate Humble presents the goosander. Goosanders are handsome ducks and belong to a group known as 'sawbills' because their long slender bills are lined with backward pointing 'teeth', for gripping slippery fish. Underwater they're as agile as otters, chasing fish in raging currents or nosing for them under riverbanks.
Last on
Tue 8 Nov 2022
05:58
BBC Radio 4
Goosander (Mergus merganser)
Webpage courtesy of Steve Round (rspb-images.com).
Broadcasts
- Fri 25 Apr 2014 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Fri 24 Apr 2015 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 25 Jul 2016 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 31 Jul 2016 08:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 3 Apr 2019 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 29 Sep 2019 08:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 28 Oct 2020 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Tue 8 Nov 2022 05:58BBC Radio 4
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