Wild life...
Zoomer44
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Already missing Beechgrove 
but if anyone is interested in wild life, Autumn Watch has been coming live from Leighton Moss for the past three nights, watched the first one on iplayer yesterday. It's not everyone's cup of tea but I enjoyed it as I live in Lancashire. If you want to watch it now you'll need to do it on replay or iplayer.
David Attonbourgh it's not...but it had a good bit about migrating birds. It was filmed live and the impression given it rained alot whilst filming as there were references to Nick Kershaw and 'I won't let the sun go down on me' 
Liked the part about birds to watch out for in the garden distracted from their migration by the recent storm. There was also a bit about recycling and why worms are good for the soil.
The starings display is good too.
Have any posters watched the programmes?
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I always watch Autumnwatch and Sprongwatch - I love the programmes and look forward to them every year. Really interested in the Hen harrier/Marsh harrier feature. We see Marsh harriers around the Broads and the river/marshland near the north Suffolk coast - and I have seen a male Hen Harrier flying above a reserve near Southwold
Its a must watch for me too - spring watch as well. I like the fact that its not too formal - but i learn loads too. Had no idea how far some of these migraters go - eels too
The Nik Kershaw was because ChrisP saw a dead tree which reminded him of an NK album cover. Am waiting for them to find the silouhette of something that looks like a Joshua tree so we can have some U2!!! ( shows my age!)
Dove you are really lucky to have seen a hen harrier in England as they have virtually dissapeared. Marsh harriers are beautiful arent they. They are a great conservation story as they too had almost dissapeared 25 years ago.
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I try every time but I can't get over the ineptitude of some of the presenters out in the field and find Chris P just a bit arrogant though a lot better than bumbling Oddie.. Pity as some of the stuff is new and interesting. Gave up and changed channels half way through last night. Won't be trying again till next spring.
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
obelixx - on iplayer you can fast forward the bits you don't want to watch. Will catch up with the other three programmes over the weekend, it looks like it'll be raining most of it .
I love watching Autumn watch, Chris Packham is so amusingly geeky, but he knows his stuff. I've been watching out for Waxwings, but haven't seen any this year , although last year I was lucky enough to spot a flock of them eating all the berries in a rowan tree locally. I live in Chester. Any sightings in other parts of the country?
Yes I watched Autumn Watch tonight and thoroughly enjoyed it -
especially the starlings and the red squirrels. I live in Dorset, but a couple
of years ago my OH took me to see the starlings over the Somerset Levels
and it will stay with me for the rest of my life. According to the experts, there
are two million starlings "doing their thing" at sunset every night in the winter
over the Levels and it was a wonderful sight to see, especially as there was
the most beautfiul sunset. Like you, Zoomer, I think Autumn Watch is a
great programme - now we'll have to look forward to Spring Watch!!
Redwings have arrived. About 20 of them eating the berries on the yew trees. Sometimes get fieldfares in the orchard eating the windfall apples.
for the fag ends of the aristocracy.
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We've only had fieldfares once in 16yrs, that was winter of 2010. Not a berry left after 20mins. At first I thought they were big thrushes.