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Ep.302 – The role of birds in the First World War – Nicholas Milton

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Ornithologist, author and historian Nicholas argues that the British Expeditionary Force sent to France in the late summer of 1914 was the ‘Best Birdwatching Army Ever Sent to War’ for among its ranks were hundreds of both amateur and professional ornithologists. When not fighting, many soldiers turned to birdwatching as a way of whiling away the l…