Wildlife on the box - Recent threads

Rhys Jones wildlife patrol – 7.30pm BBC1

IanH — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 12:03:40 GMT

Post springwatch comes the summer of wildlife and there is likely to be all sorts of wildlife related programmes popping up, this one caught my eye scanning through the listings...might be worth a watch.

Bbc spring watch....... Starlings

Sparrow brain — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 14:12:56 GMT

Now I'm not going to lie and say they are my favourite little garden visitors but.... That poor mite last night on spring watch that got brought back to the nest for live prey practice, It must of been terrified, Beautiful and cruel nature x

Springwatch Poll - Your favorite moments!

Ben A — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 08:23:00 GMT

Here's your chance to choose the best moment from this years Springwatch!

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Wednesday night Springwatch highlights poll

IanH — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:57:30 GMT

What was your highlight of the night?

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Springwatch poll highlight of the night Tuesday 11th June 2013

MrsT — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:49:06 GMT

Enjoyed tonights episode? What was your bit?

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Springwatch - Post your pictures of your brightly coloured birds!

MrsT — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 19:39:53 GMT

Wasn't Chris's section on bird colour tonight fascinating? Well its been a bit of a grey day today here at the Lodge, so I could really do with seeing some of your colourful birds photos here.

Springwatch poll highlight of the night thursday 6 June 2013

IanH — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 23:19:06 GMT

Another cracking show tonight, a three day wait for the next one!!! To help fill the time here is another poll to give you a chance to discuss your favourite species, films and events from this evenings show.

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Springwatch Monday 3rd June poll - what was your favourite bit?

MrsT — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:47:16 GMT

Gorgeous evening wasn't it, so what was your favourite bit of the start of week 2? The Blackbird nest, the Kingfishers, the Dragonflies?

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Springwatch - what's in your garden?

MrsT — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:27:41 GMT

Wasn't Chris's section on garden biodiversity fascinating? YOUR garden is home to so many different species of plant, insect, mammal and bird all rubbing shoulders with each other. So how many species are in your garden? I suspect there are more than you think. Why not get counting now. Can you be an ecosystem engineer??

Springwatch - up close and personal

MrsT — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:23:13 GMT

Why not show off YOUR macro images of mini-beasts, such as butterflies, dragonflies and other insects! Go on, I know you want to!

Springwatch (Monday 3rd June) question - your thoughts

MrsT — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 19:08:11 GMT

Nest box raiding.... common Greater spotted woodpecker behaviour in your area? Have you witnessed it? Your thoughts and stories needed :)

Springwatch - For the love of Kes

MrsT — Wed, 29 May 2013 19:25:05 GMT

Can you remember the last time you saw a Kestrel? If like me you were touched by Chris's story on tonights Springwatch, why not check out the link below and get involved with the Kestrel count survey:

http://www.kestrelcount.org/

Springwatch Wednesday 29th poll - what was your favourite bit?

MrsT — Wed, 29 May 2013 19:18:28 GMT

Much better weather thank goodness, so did you enjoy tonights episode? I was glued to the screen again. So what was your favourite bit? Was it the meadow pipits?, the Jackdaw saga?, the osprey eggcitment?

Let us know!

Claire

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Springwatch (Wednesday 29th) question - your thoughts

MrsT — Wed, 29 May 2013 18:51:02 GMT

After the wren on the beach, Michaeala and Chris were talking about animal adaptation... can you think of any animals that have adapted their behaviour to survive in a world affected by man-made climate change? Let us have your thoughts.

Claire

Springwatch - The Osprey love triangle - your predictions!

MrsT — Tue, 28 May 2013 19:57:13 GMT

Blimey, its all go at Monty's nest. What a ladies man! So what's going to happen next? Are Monty and his new lady the real thing?

Springwatch Tuesday 28th poll - what was your favourite bit?

MrsT — Tue, 28 May 2013 19:48:56 GMT

Despite the wet weather, wasn't tonights episode amazing? I was glued to the screen. So what was your favourite bit? Was it the gannets?, the Jackdaw saga?, the toad travels?

Let us know!

Claire

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Springwatch (Tuesday 28th) question - your thoughts

MrsT — Tue, 28 May 2013 19:29:25 GMT

Micheala tonight asked "Is it a late Spring?" It has to be said the weather is all over the place isn't it? So what activities or behaviours have you witnessed that suggest that the seasons are a little out of sync? Have you seen late spawning toads (5 weeks late)? What's happened to your usual summer migrants?

Let us know.

Claire

Springwatch 2013

Ben A — Mon, 27 May 2013 16:34:26 GMT

Springwatch 2013 begins this evening and will run for the next few weeks, coming live from the RSPB's Ynys-Hir reserve! Tonight will feature Otters, Wild Boar, Dolphins and Red Kites and there are some really interesting nest cameras including a Buzzard and a Water Rail nest!

We'd really like some great discussion about the show, any feelings, thoughts and general chat regarding it so please use this thread as the place to discuss!

I'm really looking forward to it, especially after a great bank holiday weekend when it really felt like spring (at last!)

TV programme BBC2 1500 today, Spingwatch in the afternoon.

Jason — Mon, 27 May 2013 13:37:20 GMT

Its on in 25 mins and also believe Springwatch is on tonight too :)

Hebrides - Islands on the edge

Bob Philpott — Mon, 06 May 2013 19:15:43 GMT

Living in Scotland? Congratulations - On BBC Scotland at 21.00 tonight there is a Natural History programme about the Hebrides. I was in the Outer Hebrides in September and went to a talk by the producer. He showed us unedited clips and they are superb.

I understand the rest of us will get this released on BBC later this year.

Inside out

Seaman — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 21:55:49 GMT

Did anyone see the North East and Cumbria edition of Inside Out on BBC1 tonight ?interesting insight on the Hen Harrier problem,even featured a number of people we are in touch with.For those that missed it I think it is available on BBC I player well worth watching for those interested in the welfare of our raptors but not sure if anyone has come up with a working solution yet.

Deadly 60 on a mission

IanH — Mon, 25 Feb 2013 09:54:16 GMT

Did any of you catch this last night? Awesome footage of great white sharks breaching plus cheetah, secretary bird and venomous snakes including the boomslang and puff adder. Well worth a watch, this was the first of a new series on BBC1 at 6.05pm. Catch up on iplayer here

Wild Arabia BBC2 9pm 22/2/13

doggie — Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:27:35 GMT

From the website

Few places on earth evoke more mystery and romance than Arabia. This enters the forbidding wilderness and reveals a magical cast of characters. From the snow-white oryx that inspired the myth of the unicorn to the long-legged jerboa leaping ten times its own body length through the star-filled Arabian nights. Horned vipers hunt glow-in-the-dark scorpions, while Bedouin nomads race their camels across the largest sand desert in the world

Penguins..Spy in the huddle BBC1 9pm 11/2/13

doggie — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:18:16 GMT

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01460gm

There's a clip here

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p014rngj

Nice to see the RED KITE in south Milton Keynes

Rodney Lewis — Sat, 02 Feb 2013 23:33:34 GMT

Hi to everyone

I have recently joined the RSPB and have set up quite a few feeders in my garden and enjoy practicing my photography (keen amateur) and I generally have my camera set up on a tripod pointing at the feeders while I do some work on the pc so excuse the photo as I was a little over exited when I saw a red kite in the sky outside its not easy grabbing a camera on a heavy tripod change the setting try and bend it up at the sky and take a photo I have normally only seen these birds when I was working in the Chilterns (I do not know if they are popular around here) I would have taken it off the tripod but that takes time as its not on a quick release and I did not want to miss the shot or 2 so i thought I just had to share this then may be I can find out if we can expect to see some more of them in the near future i am near farmers fields close to the Milton Keynes to Leighton Buzzard by pass road if that helps I call south Milton Keynes

I have put the 1st pic in to show how far away he was the others are just cropped

Thank you in advance for looking

Rodney