Autumnwatch
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Tens of thousands of rooks
Finding your local roost requires patience, perseverance – and luck.
20 November 2009
This week
- Highland autumn
Autumnwatch heads for the Scottish Highlands in search of wildlife that really does have to prepare for winter.
- Roosting rooks
Simon King completes his migration monitoring, following ospreys from Scotland to their winter home in west Africa.
- Tree O'Clock world record
On Saturday 5 December, 11am to 12 noon, you can take part in an amazing one-off tree planting event.
- Your thoughts and ideas
How have we done and how can we make it better next time? We'd love to hear your views.
- Feeding garden birds
If you want to help birds through the winter, start here for advice.
- Autumnwatch Local
Discover a wealth of autumn nature and things to do, brought to you by your local BBC team.
Messageboard
How high can birds fly?
Collision between an aircraft and a vulture at 37,000ft... how can they breathe at that altitude?
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Marine Bill
Vote for your favourite bit of coast.
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Marine Life Rescue
Volunteer to care for stranded animals.
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Tawny owl survey
The BTO wants you to listen out for owls.
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Beachwatch
Help to survey and clean the UK coast.
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Wet, wet woods
Wildlife thrives in one of England's most rainy places.
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Don't pick me
Just 1% of fungi are edible but you can enjoy them all.
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Leaf colours
Do autumn leaves turn red to fend off interested insects?
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What to feed birds
Start here for links to advice from the RSPB and BTO.
Latest
- New blog post: why bird feeding is an endless source of fascination for Martin
- Sound recordist Chris Watson's rook roost soundscape
- Martin brings you the latest migration news 20th November 2009
- Chris Packham reveals all... Those album cover cue cards
- Martin Hughes-Games has filmed a guide about How to feed your garden birds
BBC Breathing Places
Little things that make a big difference and are a lot of fun too.
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Free trees for schools
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Tree O'Clock
Plant a tree on 5 December and join a world record attempt.
Find some nature near you
Your Videos
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Your movies
Whether an unusual wild visitor to your garden or some truly extraordinary animal behaviour, if you've filmed it, we'd love to see it.
Your autumn photos
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From red deer to spiders to fungi, share your pictures of autumn.
Nature
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Wildlife Finder
Red deer
UK's largest resident deer species. -
Earth Explorers
Birds on the edge of Britain
Radio 4 team recording at a Manx bird sanctuary.
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