20 episodes
A Summer of Swallows BBC Radio 4
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4.5 • 13 Ratings
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A regular podcast from Today on Radio 4, following Britain's swallows throughout the summer, and through their breeding season. Emily Knight, plus experts, listeners and swallow-lovers all over the country, get to know these iconic birds.
Episodes are occasional – depending on the swallows
Produced by Emily Knight and Eliza Lomas
This podcast feed also includes episodes from the earlier series, Planet Puffin. All things puffin. Both the silly and the serious; the scientific and the cultural.
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Ep 6: Summer of Swallows - Leaving
Listeners say a bittersweet goodbye to swallows as they leave our shore.
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Ep 5: Summer of Swallows - Fledging
Fledglings are learning to fly and avoid predators, like the sparrowhawk.
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Ep 4: Summer of Swallows - Feeding
The chicks have arrived and they need feeding. What's for dinner?
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Ep3: Summer of Swallows - Nesting
Swallows are building their nests and we are peering in.
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Ep2: Summer of Swallows - Arrival
From the tip of Cornwall to the coasts of Scotland, the swallows are arriving home
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Ep1: Summer of Swallows - Migration
The swallows are on their way, an epic 8,000 mile flight from South Africa. They're off!