Red-throated Diver
Kate Humble presents the red-throated diver.
Tweet of the Day is a series of fascinating stories about our British birds inspired by their calls and songs.
Kate Humble presents the red-throated diver. The eerie wails of a red-throated diver were supposed to foretell rain. In Shetland the red-throated diver is called the "rain goose" but anyone who knows the island knows that rain is never far away. Like all divers, red-throats are handsome birds with sharp bills, perfect for catching fish. In summer they have a rusty throat patch and zebra-stripes on the back of their neck but in winter they're mainly pearly grey and white.
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Red-throated diver (Gavia stellata)
Broadcasts
- Mon 28 Apr 2014 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 4 May 2014 08:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 4 Jun 2015 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 14 Jul 2016 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Wed 13 Feb 2019 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Mon 30 Sep 2019 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Thu 29 Oct 2020 05:58BBC Radio 4
- Sun 26 Feb 2023 08:58BBC Radio 4
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