A Summer of Swallows

Oct 07 2021 20 ep. 2.5k
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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

Oct 07 2021 10 mins  
Listeners say a bittersweet goodbye to swallows as they leave our shore.

Ep 5: Summer of Swallows - Fledging

Sep 20 2021 5 mins  
Fledglings are learning to fly and avoid predators, like the sparrowhawk.

Ep 4: Summer of Swallows - Feeding

Jun 29 2021 9 mins  
The chicks have arrived and they need feeding. What's for dinner?

Ep3: Summer of Swallows - Nesting

May 27 2021 11 mins  
Swallows are building their nests and we are peering in.

Ep2: Summer of Swallows - Arrival

May 06 2021 15 mins  
From the tip of Cornwall to the coasts of Scotland, the swallows are arriving home

Ep1: Summer of Swallows - Migration

Apr 30 2021 9 mins  
The swallows are on their way, an epic 8,000 mile flight from South Africa. They're off!

Ep0: Summer of Swallows

Apr 20 2021 1 mins  
Introducing A Summer of Swallows! A new podcast from Today and Radio 4

Ep12: Planet Puffin - The Puffin Rescuers

May 12 2020 17 mins  
In the final episode, Becky Ripley and Emily Knight search for pufflings that have run into trouble on their journey from their burrows to the sea, guided by the light of the moon

Ep11: Planet Puffin - Leaving the Nest

May 12 2020 14 mins  
Becky and Emily go in search of the last pufflings left in the burrows to give them a quick check-up before they leave their family homes and head out to sea

Ep10: Planet Puffin - Puffin Decoys

May 12 2020 7 mins  
How do you draw puffins to an island they abandoned long ago? On Ramsey Island off the west coast of Wales, they're trying a very loud solution - blasting out the sound of puffins