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172. A quest to hear the mysterious corncrake on the island of Tiree
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Length:
48 minutes
Released:
Nov 15, 2022
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Podcast episode
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This week we’re off to the Hebridean island of Tiree, a stronghold of one of Britain’s rarest and strangest birds. Naturalist James Fair heads out into the wilds to search for the corncrake with local expert John Bowler of the RSPB. It’s a bird not famed for its looks – but it’s voice – well, that’s a different matter.Back in the studio, the team enjoy a very eerie sound of the week – recorded deep in an ancient burial mound. Contact the Plodcast team and send your sound recordings of the countryside to: editor@countryfile.com. If read out on the show, you could win a Plodcast Postbag prize of a wildlife- or countryside-themed book chosen by the team.Visit the Countryfile Magazine website: countryfile.comPPA Podcast of the Year! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Released:
Nov 15, 2022
Format:
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