Coniferous chorus
Chris Watson, our resident wildlife sound recordist has been at it again.
Archives for May 2009
The elusive polecat
| 10:48 UK time, Wednesday, 27 May 2009
As you may have seen in recent episodes of Springwatch, Jamie and Jenny - our resident Polecat team are hot on the trail of a very shy polecat near Bala.
Dipping my feet in
| 08:16 UK time, Wednesday, 27 May 2009
Quite literally today, as I got a tip-off that some our camera team were off filming a dipper's nest, which they'd been watching near the dam at Lake Vyrnwy.
Cameraman John Aitchison was on a mission to fix a camera under a bridge to film the nest:
Filming kites at Gigrin
| 07:56 UK time, Wednesday, 27 May 2009
The weather was definitely against us as we drove into dark clouds and torrential rain on our way down to Gigrin Farm, so not ideal kite flying weather! Around an hour and half later we arrived at the farm and the skies were beginning to clear.
Lake Vyrnwy dawn chorus
| 13:40 UK time, Tuesday, 26 May 2009
Chris Watson, legendary wildlife sound recordist for the programme, goes out everyday recording weird and wonderful sounds with a variety of kit around the Springwatch locations.
A special guest
| 11:08 UK time, Tuesday, 26 May 2009
Before meeting a real life goshawk, Simon was keen to get some rehearsal in. Cue a very special furry guest.
Up with the larks
| 09:10 UK time, Tuesday, 26 May 2009
A cold dark start to the day today; 3.30am to be precise... I'd agreed to cover a dawn chorus with Simon King and Chris Watson, and we began to assemble outside the hotel reception in the half light.
Bird song quiz
Getting out and about at dawn is physically demanding, but rewarding from a nature point of view. The dawn chorus is a great wildlife experience.
Slow-mo goshawk footage
Having met Gelert , Simon King and the rest of the crew set up the gear to capture slow-mo footage of him.
Introducing a goshawk
I thought I'd show you the star of the goshawk shoot, Gelert. Paul Melton, head falconer at Mid Wales Falconry, gives us an introduction to this very special bird.
Lake Vyrnwy
| 13:16 UK time, Thursday, 21 May 2009
I thought I'd give you a bit of background information on the main Springwatch outside broadcast (OB) location today.
Gelert the goshawk
Well after a long but picturesque drive through the Welsh hills I arrived at the location for this year's first batch of Springwatch programmes - Lake Vyrnwy.
Springwatch in Wales
| 12:51 UK time, Tuesday, 19 May 2009
This year we're honoured to have the resident Springwatch wild man - Simon King visiting our shores.
Simon - 'the king of field craft' and his hi-tech, 'mission impossible' field team have the unique wildlife of mid and
north Wales in their sights this year.
The locations and habitats vary greatly and I'll be tracking their every move - reporting back with exclusive updates and video clips along the way.
Keep up to date daily via this blog or the BBC Wales Nature homepage.
My illustrious colleague - 'The Mole' will be filling in the gaps back at basecamp in Norfolk this year so check out the Springwatch blog for his exclusives and behind the scenes stories.
The programme begins on Bank Holiday Monday - 25 May, BBC Two, 8pm but I'll be blogging solidly before then, so try and keep up!
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That's it for now.
Gull
Glaslyn chick hatches
Glaslyn's breeding osprey pair passed a major challenge this morning with the hatching of their first chick in the brood.
Eco farmer ploughs down the opposition
Post categories: amphibians, birds, frogs, water, wildlife
| 13:57 UK time, Friday, 8 May 2009
Great news for Welsh farmer Alan Morgan as he's just been named Wales' winner of the Nature of Farming Award - a competition run by the RSPB and BBC Countryfile magazine. The 58-hectare farm in Monmouth is a haven for the rare silver-washed fritillary and clouded yellow butterflies.
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Welcome to the BBC Wales Nature blog where you can discover all sorts of things to see and do around Wales' great outdoors. From wildlife and walks to the latest weather updates, we'll also bring you the latest news and views from the field.
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