
Springwatch (2005)
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Iolo Williams as Self - Presenter
Episodes 115
Episode 5
From their new home in Mid Wales, the Springwatch team return for week two of the live wildlife event of the year, catching up on all the weekend's action. Chris Packham and Kate Humble report on their animal families. Off the south west tip of Wales, on Skomer Island, Iolo Williams unveils the newest stars of the series - puffins.
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Chris Packham and Kate Humble bring us the latest live updates from our Springwatch animal stars - from herons to red kites - as the real-life dramas unfold.
Martin Hughes-Games has the best of the wild animal antics that Springwatch viewers have filmed themselves.
On Skomer Island in south Wales, Iolo Williams updates us on the puffins and reveals the strange night-time goings-on of another seabird, the Manx shearwater.
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Reporting live from mid Wales, Chris Packham, Kate Humble, and Martin Hughes-Games catch up on all the animal dramas and report on other wildlife stories from around the British Isles. On Skomer Island off the Pembrokeshire coast, Iolo Williams takes to the water to reveal puffins at their best - diving for fish.
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The marathon live wildlife event continues with up-to-the-minute reports on all the animal stars - have any of Kate Humble and Chris Packham's chicks flown the nest? It is Iolo Williams last day with the puffins of Skomer Island and Martin Hughes-Games has been out and about to report on some of your surprising wildlife stories.
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More of the best live stories from the UK's wildlife with Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games.
The kingfishers face a dramatic turn of events and Iolo Williams goes underwater to witness the surprising mating ritual of one of the UK's biggest fish, the pike.
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Live with a family of urban peregrines as Iolo Williams reports on the chicks that must now risk leaving the nest. Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games catch up on the latest news from other bird families struggling to raise their young, and how to check how good your garden or local patch is for wildlife.
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Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games offer the last updates to the wildlife stories featured in 2012, including the latest news from the live nest cameras. Also, Welsh naturalist Iolo Williams has the final updates on the Springwatch fox and peregrine families.
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Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games report live on the latest news and unfolding drama on the nest cameras. Expert naturalist Iolo Williams is on the road, tracking down one of the UK's rarest birds of prey. Plus Springwatch launches a 'Garden BioBlitz', to engage the nation in the importance of gardens for wildlife.
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The best stories and live UK wildlife action with Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games. The network of remote cameras across the nature reserve uncovers the latest drama in the lives of nesting birds, and specialist macro technology reveals remarkable life in the undergrowth.
Meanwhile, Iolo Williams reports on why a group of bottlenose dolphins have started visiting a busy shipping harbour in Scotland.
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More of the best live stories from the UK's wildlife, with Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games. At their base in mid-Wales, the team report on the life and death situations in the daily lives of nesting bird families.
Meanwhile, Iolo Williams is live in Oxfordshire, where red kites have made a remarkable comeback, and are now nesting in a very unusual location.
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Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games report live on the latest news and unfolding dramas on the nest cameras. Iolo Williams is with red kites in Wales, reporting live on the success of these great birds across the UK. The nest-building secrets of long-tailed tits are revealed and there is more on how to get involved with BBC Learning's Summer of Wildlife.
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The team reveal live footage from their base in mid-Wales as they celebrate the best of the UK's wildlife in spring. Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games bring news from the nestcams. Richard Taylor-Jones explores the wildlife of an English orchard, and expert naturalist Iolo Wiliams is live at a city rooftop, with the extraordinary story of a pair of urban gulls.
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The Springwatch team is back with the best of the season's wildlife stories, live from a new base on the beautiful Suffolk coast.
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games get to know the badgers, otters, marsh harriers, avocets and other wild characters that live around their new home.
Iolo Williams reports live from the west coast of Scotland, where he gets up close to one of the UK's largest birds of prey, the white-tailed eagle.
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At the end of an action-packed week, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games report live on all the latest wildlife stories from their stunning new home in Suffolk.
Chris Packham continues his quest to follow migrating cuckoos from Africa to the UK, while Iolo Williams has the latest from the wild west coast of Scotland.
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It is week two for the Springwatch team at RSPB Minsmere in Suffolk, and Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games catch up with all the wildlife action that has happened over the weekend. Have any of the star bird families fledged their nests? What did the badgers get up to?
Up on the west coast of Scotland, Iolo and his team have also had a busy time, and they have the latest on the otters, beavers and sea eagles.
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At the end of a dramatic week for wildlife on the Suffolk coast, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games report live on all the latest action from RSPB Minsmere.
Chris catches up with a young fox family in Brighton, and Iolo Williams presents the latest from his base on the wild west coast of Scotland.
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Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games are live with all the wildlife action from the weekend at RSPB Minsmere in Suffolk. There is a special report following Monty the osprey as he returns to nest in Wales, and Iolo Williams brings the latest from the wild west coast of Scotland.
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Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games present a final live update on all the wild drama from RSPB Minsmere on the Suffolk coast. They are joined by Iolo Williams, fresh from his adventures in Scotland, and there is a special report on what the summer holds in store for our wildlife.
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Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games are back with the best of the season's wildlife, live from the beautiful Suffolk coast. They get to know the badgers, otters, avocets and other wild characters that live around their base at RSPB Minsmere, while Iolo Williams gets close to puffins in the far north of Scotland.
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The Springwatch team is live on the stunning Suffolk coast, giving updates on the otters, avocets, badgers and adders from RSPB Minsmere. Martin Hughes-Games is out at sea learning about marine wildlife, while Iolo Williams heads to Orkney and gets close to one of the island's success stories, the majestic hen harrier.
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It's week two for the Springwatch team at RSPB Minsmere in Suffolk, and Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games catch up with all the wildlife action that has happened over the weekend. What did the badgers get up to? Have any of our star bird families fledged their nests? Up on Orkney in the far north of Scotland, Iolo Williams gets close to the fulmar, one of our most characterful seabirds.
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Chris Packham, Martin Hughes-Games and Michaela Strachan continue their wildlife watch live from the RSPB's Minsmere reserve in Suffolk. Martin has an exclusive report on the newly discovered wild beavers down in Devon. Meanwhile, up in Scotland Iolo Williams embarks upon a hunt for a local 'super' vole.
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Live from their base on the Suffolk coast, the team share overnight breaking news from the wildlife cameras. Down in Devon, Martin Hughes-Games helps release a beaver into the wild, following health checks. Iolo Williams continues his journey through the Northern Isles of Scotland and catches up with the wildlife in Lerwick harbour in Shetland.
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At the end of a dramatic week for wildlife on the Suffolk coast, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan report live on all the latest action. Martin Hughes-Games is out on the reserve exploring the amazing aerial world of the swift, while up in Shetland Iolo Williams goes in search of two very special otters.
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It's week three for the Springwatch team at RSPB Minsmere in Suffolk. Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games are live with all the wildlife action from the weekend, catching up with the badgers and marsh harriers on the reserve. Up in the Shetland Islands, Iolo Williams is on the trail of some very special otters.
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Live from RSPB Minsmere on the wild Suffolk coast, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan bring the latest news from the badgers, bitterns and otters on the reserve. Martin Hughes-Games heads out to sea to discover the rich marine life thriving on the seabed, while Iolo Williams continues his wild journey through the Shetland Islands.
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Chris Packham, Martin Hughes-Games and Michaela Strachan are live from RSPB Minsmere on the Suffolk coast, bringing updates from the otters, badgers and other wildlife on this beautiful reserve.
The 'urban birder' David Lindo heads into central London to experience the magic of the dawn chorus, and Iolo Williams ends his Scottish journey on the most northerly point of the British Isles.
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Springwatch is back! Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Martin Hughes-Games kick off an action-packed wildlife extravaganza, live from RSPB Minsmere reserve in Suffolk.
Iolo Williams arrives on the Farne Islands in Northumberland, the UK's answer to the Galapagos, and his home for the next three weeks.
After a strange start to our spring, this year promises to be unmissable. Last year it was Spineless Simon, the Stickleback, but who will be this year's star of the show?
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Day two for the Springwatch team. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan bring live wildlife dramas from RSPB Minsmere in Suffolk. Martin Hughes-Games mucks in with the behind-the-scenes wildlife management of the reserve and gets some close encounters. On the fantastic seabird colony on the Farnes Islands, Iolo Williams introduces some very friendly puffins. Plus, there are exciting opportunities for you to get involved with the BBC's Do Something Great...for nature.
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In an extended Springwatch, Chris Packham, Martin Hughes-Games and Michaela Strachan continue their wildlife watch live from the RSPB's Minsmere reserve in Suffolk, and Iolo Williams has the latest from the Farne Islands in Northumberland. There is drama in the heron nests, an introduction to some of the strangest and noisiest nesting seabirds, and incredible footage from one of the UK's most spectacular predators.
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At the end of a dramatic week for wildlife on the Suffolk coast, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan report live on all the latest action from RSPB Minsmere. Martin Hughes-Games is out on the reserve getting stuck in helping the local wildlife. On the British version of the Galapagos, the Farne Islands, Iolo Williams has some extraordinary close encounters and reports on some exciting developments in the seabird colony. Plus a look at what opportunities are on offer as part of the Do Something Great campaign.
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It is week two for the Springwatch team at RSPB Minsmere in Suffolk, and Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan catch up with all the wildlife action that has happened over the weekend.
Martin Hughes-Games is out and about on the reserve getting his hands dirty, and Iolo Williams brings the latest dramas from the Farne Islands in Northumberland.
Plus, an update on all the activities viewers have been getting up to over the weekend.
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Chris Packham, Martin Hughes-Games and Michaela Strachan continue their wildlife watch live from the RSPB's Minsmere reserve in Suffolk.
Iolo Williams is in the Farne Islands in Northumberland, and there are updates on all the wildlife dramas, plus reports on the wild boar in the Forest of Dean.
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Live from their base on the Suffolk coast, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan share overnight breaking news from the wildlife cameras. Martin Hughes-Games mucks in with vital monitoring work of the animals on the reserve.
Iolo Williams has the latest from the seabird colony on the Farne Islands, and there is an exciting report on the golden eagles in Scotland.
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At the end of a dramatic week for wildlife on the Suffolk coast, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan report live on all the latest action from RSPB Minsmere. Martin Hughes Games is out on the reserve getting very close with some of the animals.
Meanwhile, in Northumberland Iolo Williams has the latest on the shag and puffin dramas. Plus, there are many opportunities this weekend to get out and Do Something Great... for our wildlife.
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It is week three for the Springwatch team at RSPB Minsmere in Suffolk. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan present all the action live with updates of all the weekend's drama.
Martin Hughes-Games gets stuck in helping with the wildlife management of the reserve. Up in Northumberland, Iolo Williams brings us updates on how the puffins are doing on the Farne Islands.
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Live from RSPB Minsmere on the wild Suffolk coast, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan bring the latest news from the wildlife cameras. Martin Hughes-Games is out and about Doing Something Great on the reserve. And Iolo Williams has updates on the latest dramas from the incredible seabird colony on the Farne Islands.
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Chris Packham, Martin Hughes-Games and Michaela Strachan are live from RSPB Minsmere on the stunning Suffolk coast, bringing updates from all the wildlife on this beautiful reserve. Further afield there is news from the golden eagle nest in Scotland and on the Farne Islands, Iolo Williams has the latest dramas from puffins, shags and more.
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The last in an action-packed series, Martin Hughes-Games, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan bring an exciting live final update on all the wild drama from RSPB Minsmere on the Suffolk coast. Iolo Williams has some exciting news from the Farne Islands in Northumberland. Urban birder David Lindo visits Liverpool for some unexpected encounters, and Nick Baker visits a surprising project in Bristol.
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At the end of a dramatic first week in Gloucestershire, Michaela Strachan, Chris Packham and Gillian Burke report live on all the latest action from the National Trust's Sherborne Estate.
The blue tits are getting closer and closer to fledging, but the greater spotted woodpecker is visiting with increasing frequency. Meanwhile a nest is launched, a buzzard high up in a conifer, and the swallow chicks, only a day old, are growing rapidly.
Martin Hughes-Games is in north Wales, where he meets up with Iolo Williams to track down the elusive sand lizard, with an extraordinary live demonstration of autotomy.
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In the last of the series, Michaela Strachan and Chris Packham report live from the Sherborne Park Estate. Martin Hughes-Games finishes his tour of the UK.
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It is May Bank holiday and Springwatch is back – launching a week of special 90-minute programmes celebrating all the very best of our UK wildlife.
Broadcasting live from the Dell of Abernethy in the Cairngorms, Chris Packham, Iolo Williams and Michaela Strachan profile this special wilderness and the animals that live there. Meanwhile, Gillian Burke is in Cornwall bringing topical reports on the state of our coastal wildlife.
In the first show the presenters launch the largest Springwatch citizen science project ever attempted. Working with the British Trust for Ornithology, Garden Watch asks people to survey the wildlife living in their gardens in the hope of helping scientists build a comprehensive report of exactly what lives on the nation’s doorsteps.
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Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams are live again from the Cairngorms National Park, where overnight events have already created dramas.
Gillian Burke celebrates the rugged beauty of the Highlands when she goes wild camping in heart of the Glenfeshie estate. And there is a visit to Brighton as we follow wildlife gardener Kate Bradbury as she transforms her small outdoor space into a haven for wildlife.
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Live from their base in the heart of the Cairngorms in the Scottish highlands, Iolo Williams, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan share the latest stories from the wildlife cameras.
Gillian Burke arrives in a new part of Cornwall where she is hoping to catch up with more coastal wildlife, and there are surprising tales of the life living in a bed of nettles.
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It is the end of the first week of Springwatch and the team reviews the extraordinary events that have already taken place. Gillian Burke is looking back at her week in Cornwall while Michaela Strachan, Iolo Williams and Chris Packham update on the Springwatch Gardenwatch survey and reveal the tiny miracle workers living in our compost heaps.
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It is the second week of Springwatch, and Michaela Strachan, Iolo Williams and Chris Packham are back to catch up with all the latest news from the nest cameras.
Meanwhile, Gillian Burke has moved north to Birmingham for a week of live reports about the health of our urban wildlife. And paddle boarder and conservationist Cal Major starts a week long mission to inspire Britain to engage with their local wildlife.
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Chris Packham, Iolo Williams and Michaela Strachan are live again from the Cairngorms National Park, where the camera team has been staking out the Caldenonian Pine forests to catch the resident wildlife in action.
Gillian Burke is back in Birmingham explaining how we can all get involved in the Springwatch Gardenwatch campaign.
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Live from the Dell of Abernethy, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams share the latest news from the wildlife cameras over the past 24 hours. Gillian Burke has moved to Birmingham city centre on the trail of more surprising conservation success stories.
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It is the end of the second week and the Springwatch team looks back at another hectic week in the Scottish Highlands. Down in Birmingham, Gillian Burke takes to the city’s sprawling canal network to meet up with inspirational paddle boarder Cal Major and discover how she hopes to encourage people to understand more about the challenges our UK wildlife face.
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It is the third week of Springwatch, and Michaela Strachan, Iolo Williams and Chris Packham are back at the dell of Abernethy to catch up with all the latest news from the nest cameras. Meanwhile, Gillian Burke has joined the team in Scotland and reports live from the Glenfeshie estate right in the heart of the Cairngorms National Park.
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Chris Packham, Iolo Williams and Michaela Strachan are live again from the Cairngorms, celebrating the wildlife that thrives in these very special habitats. Gillian Burke continues her reports from the Glenfeshie estate in the heart of the highlands and a Welsh farmer shares his passion for one iconic farmland bird that is now in trouble, the curlew.
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Live from the Dell of Abernethy, Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams share the latest news from the wildlife cameras over the past 24 hours. Meanwhile Gillian Burke has moved to another part of the Glenfeshie Estate to discover more about the stunning wildlife living there.
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It is the last Springwatch for 2019 so time for the team to look back at the highlights of the series. There is more news on how to get involved in Springwatch’s biggest ever citizen science project – Gardenwatch, which is asking people to carry out wildlife surveys on their own back gardens. And wildlife cameraman Luke Saddler shares his passion for the Scottish landscape as he showcases the species living in the local lochs.
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Springwatch returns for 2020 with a dramatic, exciting and different format to comply with Covid restrictions. The team are broadcasting live from locations close to home - Chris Packham is in the New Forest, Iolo Williams is in the heart of west Wales, and Gillian Burke is at the Beaver Project near her home in Cornwall. They are joined by guest presenter Steve Backshall at his home on the banks of the Thames. It is the first time they have all been home for more than a decade so a fantastic opportunity to celebrate and witness the incredible spring of 2020 from all round the country. And Michaela calls Chris live from South Africa to launch a series of her favourite Springwatch moments from previous years.
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Chris Packham, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams are live again close to their respective homes in the New Forest, west Wales and Cornwall, where overnight events have already created dramas.
This year, the Springwatch cameras are following the fortunes of bird families in the Somerset levels and in the wild and rugged Brecon Beacons. With no boat traffic on the Thames, Steve Backshall is witnessing beautiful aquatic insect hatches providing food for a host of birds like swallows and even red kites. Intrepid sound recordist Gary Moore records the incredible urban dawn chorus of songbirds which have been such a feature of spring 2020 .
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Live from their home bases in the New Forest, Cornwall, west Wales and the River Thames, Chris Packham, Gillian Burke, Iolo Williams and Steve Backshall share the latest stories from the wildlife cameras.
Chris reveals how fish have more ways of making sound than any other vertebrate on the planet, Iolo reveals the intimate secrets of the bird families he has been following in his own back garden, and Michaela relives the dramatic story of a very skilful stoat in Minsmere in 2016. There is also the extraordinary spectacle of the firework sea anemone, and a rare reef made by beautiful peacock worms.
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It is the end of the first week of Springwatch and the team review the extraordinary events that have taken place. Gillian is looking back at her week with the beaver family in Cornwall, Chris reveals the extraordinary transformation young salmon perform, and Iolo reveals the latest findings about the mysterious migrations of short-eared owls. Steve introduces his young two-year-old son to a local family of swans.
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Springwatch returns for a second live week of wildlife stories from across the country. Tonight, the team explore the power of nature on mental health. Chris Packham shares an extraordinary story of how a love of birds united British POWs and German officers during World War II. The team follow the fortunes of a pair of choughs in west Wales, and wildlife presenter and cameraman Gordon Buchanan focuses on Scottish ospreys in Loch Lomond National Park.
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Live from their respective home patches in the New Forest, Cornwall, Wales and Scotland, Chris Packham, Gillian Burke, Iolo Williams and Gordon Buchanan share more seasonal stories from spring 2020.
Gillian reveals the extraordinary camouflage tactics of some rock-pool inhabitants, Chris reveals how snails can use their shells to help them remember, and naturalist Brett Westwood celebrates the diversity of insects in his back garden, including an egg-shooting fly.
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The team are back for another hour of wildlife stories from across the British Isles. Filmed before the current restrictions, there is a chance to meet hedgehog champion Beryl Casey as she starts training a young apprentice to help her with the 30 hogs in her care. There is a trip down memory lane with Michaela as she celebrates Spineless Si the stickleback, and Iolo looks at white-tailed eagles as many more are now being sighted up and down the country.
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Chris Packham, Iolo Williams and Gillian Burke are live from their home patches for another hour-long celebration of British wildlife. They are joined by presenter and natural history cameraman Gordon Buchanan, who looks back on his epic wildlife week in Scotland.
Tonight, the team reveal a unique story of habitat rewilding taking place on the Knepp Estate in West Sussex, where white storks are breeding in the wild, and Chris is on a mission to explain why we should all love wasps.
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It is the third week of Springwatch, and Chris Packham, Iolo Williams and Gillian Burke catch up on all the dramas from the live wildlife cameras. They are joined by ecologist Ellie Harrison, who shares her own wildlife stories live from her home in the Cotswolds.
There is an encounter with otters for wildlife cameraman Raymond Besant at his home in the Orkney Islands, and a portrait of the natural beauty of the Lake District.
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Chris Packham, Iolo Williams, Gillian Burke and Ellie Harrison report live from their home counties, celebrating the wildlife thriving on their doorstep. Iolo shares his personal stories about the wildflowers growing in his local hedgerows, and cameraman Sam Oakes documents the fortunes of two very different long-tailed tit nests.
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Live from their home patches, Chris Packham, Gillian Burke and Iolo Williams share news from wildlife cameras across the country. There is drama on the storm-lashed Cornish coastline for a pair of shags struggling to rear a new family of chicks. A young female pine marten prepares to rear her young on a remote Scottish peninsular, and there is a moment of magic as the team celebrates the epic beauty of Dartmoor.
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In this last Springwatch of 2020, the team reflects on an unprecedented year and nature’s power to help people cope with such challenging times.
Wildlife sound recordist Gary Moore searches for a 'lost' dawn chorus on the Knepp Estate in West Sussex, where numbers of rare songbirds like the nightingale are beginning to recover. Gillian Burke explains how she has been helping with a survey of one of Cornwall’s much-loved mammals, the grey seal.
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Springwatch is back, broadcasting live from brand new locations across the UK. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are at Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk as cameras capture the daily dramas of such birds as avocets and barn owls, lapwings and yellow hammers. Iolo Williams sees eye to eye with some red deer at Alladale Wilderness Reserve in Scotland, and Gillian Burke dips into the vast waters of Strangford Lough in Northern Ireland to see why it’s a great place for the bird nicknamed the sea swallow.
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Gillian follows the fortunes of a harbour seal who’s in hospital in Northern Ireland. Iolo’s on the look out for golden eagles in the Glen, and Michaela and Chris assess the effects of this year’s late spring on our wildlife. Also, we drop into an oak tree to see why thousands choose to live there, as well as revealing the secret history of a London wood.
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Chris and Michaela bring the latest dramas from the live nest cameras in Norfolk. Iolo heads to Loch Fleet on Scotland’s east coast, hoping to catch ospreys and otters out fishing. Gillian checks out the batty nightlife at WWT Castle Espie, and Megan McCubbin joins conservationists shaping the UK of tomorrow.
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Iolo’s on a mission to see one of the most photogenic birds in the UK: the black-throated diver. There are live updates from Chris and Michaela in Norfolk – is there any sign of the elusive and rare turtle dove? Gillian enters the twilight zone to check out a British shark that can glow in the dark. And find out why water voles are choosing city life over country living.
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Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan report live from Norfolk, where Springwatch’s remote cameras are capturing the wildlife dramas at Wild Ken Hill. Gillian Burke looks at some clever cuttlefish in Northern Ireland, and Iolo Williams heads up into the Scottish Highlands to spot some flamboyant avian show-offs.
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Gillian looks at spring from a swift’s point of view at WWT Castle Espie. Insect fan Penny Metal introduces us to the tiny residents in a London park. Iolo checks out some alien species on the forest floor at Alladale Wilderness Reserve, and there’s a Mindfulness Moment in an ancient Oxfordshire woodland.
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Featuring an island paradise for puffins in Scotland and golden hares in Northern Ireland. Chris checks in on the live nests to see who’s ready to fledge, whilst Michaela reports on the plight of the Norfolk plovers. Meanwhile, in Wales, it’s time to see if all the chough chicks survived to adulthood.
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There’s theft in the Scottish seas – but do great skuas deserve their reputation as pirates of the skies? Megan McCubbin goes to the Welsh border to investigate why restoring peatland bog is so important for wildlife. There’s also a live round-up of the wild soap operas playing out in Norfolk and a peek at a secretive owl in Northern Ireland.
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At the start of the final week, which birds are ready to leave their nests? Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan bring live updates from Norfolk, Gillian Burke investigates some clever cuttlefish in Northern Ireland and Iolo Williams tracks down mountain hares in the Scottish Highlands. Also, there are sea slugs making a colourful appearance and a report on the spring sounds of Sherwood Forest.
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Will rare turtle doves make an appearance alongside Chris and Michaela at Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk? Find out how the UK’s tallest bird has made a successful comeback.
Tiger wars break out amongst beetles in a woodland clearing, Gillian gets close to young Manx shearwaters in Northern Ireland and Iolo ducks into the river at Alladale to look for lampreys.
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Michaela and Chris investigate how British hedgehogs are coping this spring, and Megan McCubbin joins them live in Norfolk to discuss efforts to save the corncrake.
Iolo is in the Scottish Highlands, checking on some very special wildcats, and Gillian has a fishy tale about flapper skates in Northern Ireland.
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It’s time to round up this year’s Springwatch nest cameras with Chris and Michaela in Norfolk – did all the kestrel and avocet chicks survive?
Iolo heads to the Moray Firth to check on dolphins, and Gillian’s marine mission focuses on basking sharks in Northern Ireland. Also, how has London’s high rise living created a watery paradise for birds?
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Springwatch is back to wrap us in the comfort blanket that only the natural world can bring. Sit back and relax as we showcase the very best of the season’s wildlife across the UK.
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan bring us an abundance of live nest cameras, and all the spring dramas that come with them, from Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk. Iolo Williams returns to the Isle of Mull to delight us with eagles, otters and orca, while Megan McCubbin will be taking us on a spring road trip around the north east of England, visiting Kielder Forest, Hauxley Nature Reserve and Newcastle city centre to reveal the wildlife that call these places home in spring.
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Springwatch is bringing live wildlife action from across the UK. We have cameras poised to allow us a live and privileged view into the springtime dramas of our nesting birds from Norfolk, the Isle of Mull and the north east of England.
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan delight us with some exceptionally rare views of the lesser spotted woodpecker, Iolo Williams is out tracking adders on Mull, and Megan McCubbin gets to ring some new arrivals in a tawny owl nest.
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With spring in full swing (or is it summer?), our nests are full to bursting. It’s a season of new life. As well as all our live nest cameras, the programme showcases some of the season’s most recognisable stars.
The call of the cuckoo is a sure sign spring has arrived, and Michaela wants to hear it first-hand! Megan McCubbin revels in Kielder Forest being one of the best dark sky locations in the UK and what that means for its wildlife. Over on the Isle of Mull, Iolo Williams is investigating the comings and goings of one of his all-time favourite birds, the hen harrier.
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Tonight’s Springwatch is action packed with animal behaviour and live cameras.
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan reveal some new science about toads who make a mammoth migration in spring. Iolo Williams takes a live look into the underwater world around the coast of Mull and some of the most enigmatic birds that visit the island at this time of year: puffins.
Megan McCubbin looks at the wildlife success stories in Kielder Forest, including pine martens and voles, and looks forward to her onward journey exploring the wildlife wonders of the north east of England.
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Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan take a live look at our nest cameras from Norfolk - but it’s the badgers that steal the show with some mind-blowing behaviours captured on camera.
Iolo Williams goes out in search of some white-tailed eagles out feeding on the Isle of Mull, while Megan McCubbin continues her road trip across the north east of England as she arrives at Hauxley Nature Reserve to showcase its coastal wildlife.
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Springwatch delves deeper into some sensational badger behaviour, while a remarkable young man shows us why he was driven to create a haven for hedgehogs at his local allotment.
We get an exceptional window into the lifecycle of the cuttlefish in the shallow waters of England's south coast, and, of course, we have all the live action from our nest cameras in Norfolk.
Iolo Williams continues his wildlife exploration of Mull with hen harriers and otters, and Megan McCubbin hopes to get a sneaky view of a stoat hunting in Hauxley Nature Reserve.
Read MoreEpisode 7
We’re covering a whole host of wildlife bases, from reptiles to mammals, birds to insects. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan broadcast live from Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk, while Iolo Williams continues to bring the very best behaviours from Mull’s wild residents.
Meanwhile, Megan McCubbin has her eyes set on exploring Coquet Island, a seabird sanctuary just off the coastline of north east England that is home to roseate terns, puffins and much more.
Read MoreEpisode 8
We take a look at the beauty of a green, iridescent, overlooked invertebrate as well as a fascinating insight into the family dynamics of the long-tailed tits in spring.
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan take us behind the scenes in Norfolk, showing us the inner workings of our live nest cameras. Iolo Williams is searching out seals on the Isle of Mull, and Megan McCubbin continues her seabird spectacle, looking at the spring visitors to Coquet Island on the Northumberland coast.
Read MoreEpisode 9
Week three of Springwatch kicks off with a smorgasbord of spring's seasonal best. Our live nests have been busy over the weekend, so Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan catch us up with all the comings and goings as well as checking in with them live on the programme.
Iolo Williams is on a seabird extravaganza, and where better to do it than on the islands around Mull. Megan McCubbin is on the last leg of her road trip across the north east of England, arriving in Newcastle city centre to showcase some of our urban wildlife.
Read MoreEpisode 10
Tonight’s Springwatch is a hive of activity, from busy bees to the latest fledglings, jumping spiders to allotment visitors.
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are poised to deliver the latest live action from our nests in Norfolk, while Iolo Williams is exploring Mull’s wildlife wonders. Megan McCubbin spends the evening on an allotment in Newcastle and meets some friendly owners who tell her all about their frequent wildlife sightings.
Read MoreEpisode 11
In the penultimate episode, all eyes are on the Norfolk nests. Will all of the chicks fledge successfully before the end of the series? The race is on, and the tension is palpable as Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan are on fledge watch.
We have special guests on the programme as Flock Together join us to explain the importance of spending time in the natural world. Iolo Williams is in search of some of Mull’s most majestic marine animals, while Megan McCubbin continues her urban adventures in Newcastle. In fact, she’s up early to experience an urban dawn chorus.
Read MoreEpisode 12
In the final episode of the series, we say goodbye to all the nests that we have followed throughout this season.
Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan recap the highlights and the dramas we’ve witnessed over the past three weeks. Iolo Williams gets to help ring a very special raptor chick on the Isle of Mull, and Megan McCubbin is looking into the importance of urban pollinators in cities as she wraps up her adventure in north east England.
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Iolo Williams is at the Dorset coast and Portland Bill bird observatory - a hotspot for seeing and recording returning avian migrants.
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Chris and Michaela begin the deliberation of which nests will fledge before the end of the series, Iolo is with some little owls, and Megan is in the heart of Glasgow.
Read MoreEpisode 12
Chris Packham, Michaela Strachan and Iolo Williams bid farewell to 2024’s nests and recap on the highlights of the series, whilst Megan Mccubbin wraps up her Glasgow adventure.
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