Sound Escape 219. A sandpiper serenade o...

You pause beside the river, watching sunlight play on the rapids. Above the rush of the water, you hear the excitable snickering of common sandpipers – a pair are flying in wide circles, low over the water, their wingtips skimming the surface in a daring courtship flight. BBC Countryfile Magazine's Sound Escapes are a weekly audio postcard from the countrys ... Show More