News about Bill Oddie

The constant sound of birdsong streaming through their radios has become a part of dedicated Radio 4 listeners' awakening ritual. But this is about to come to an end after the station announced that it is axeing the weekday broadcasts of Tweet of the Day - which broadcasts the call or song of a particular species. The show, which precedes the Today show, first appeared in 2013. It usually airs at 5.58 a.m. for about 90 seconds. With bosses aiming to give Farming Today more airtime, it is now being reduced to just a Sunday broadcast as part of schedule shifts. Sir David Attenborough, Chris Packham, Bill Oddie, Kate Humble, and Steve Backshall have all sent a tweet of the Day.

Charlotte (inset) reveals that the 'exquisite' island, which is just off the coast of La Rochelle, has more than 60 charming miles of bicycle paths 'which weave through vineyards, pine forests, and salt marshes.' She and a friend rode these routes by bike for three days, revelling in the'simple joy of sun, sea air, and cycling.'

The Wildlife Trusts' annual marine survey has highlighted some of the most unusual wildlife sightings in UK waters this year. For the first time, a colorful sea slug was seen in UK waters. Babakina anadoni, a slug found by a diver off the coast of Isles of Scilly, an archipelago southwest of Cornwall, on July 29. It's just 0.8 of an inch (2cm), less than half the width of a little finger, and it's covered with a variety of jewel-like 'cerata'. A swordfish that appeared off the Isle of Man in August, and a 100-year-old Greenland shark that washed up on these shores for the second time ever are among the list. But Wildlife Trusts has warned of 'huge threats to marine life,' including the avian flu that has killed tens of thousands of seabirds.