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Podcast: BBC Countryfile Magazine
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101. An adventure to hear a booming bittern in the magnificent marshes of Avalon
Category: Society & Culture
Duration: 00:51:40
Publish Date: 2021-05-18 02:00:00
Description:

Explore the lagoons, reedbeds and woodlands of Somerset Levels with two of the regular podcast team as they try to hear the mournful yet powerful boom of the bittern. This waterbird was once critically endangered but has made a dramatic comeback with 30 pairs in what is known collectively as the Avalon Marshes. But will the team hear it? Listen on for gorgeous spring birdsong, history, mystery and even slithering snakes.

 

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