Episode 7

Synopsis

Chris Packham and Kate Humble are in Pembrokeshire, south Wales, to find out how our marine wildlife is faring this autumn.

Seasonal storms stir up a rich mix in our seas and it's at the coast where you can witness the results, whether it's by looking in a rock pool or simply combing the beach. Simon King is in Senegal, west Africa, on the trail of arguably Britain's most spectacular summer visitor - the osprey. These migratory raptors fly south for the winter in search of the world's best fishing grounds.

Gordon Buchanan is on the trail of another viewer's story and Martin Hughes-Games reveals how to get more involved with the wildlife and the series.

Chapters

1. Chapter 1

   Welcome

   Autumnwatch goes coastal on the beaches and cliffs of Pembrokeshire. Meanwhile Simon King follows 'Scottish' ospreys, all the way to Africa.

2. Chapter 2

   Pembrokeshire 1

   Chris and Kate search the tideline for natural treasures beached by autumn's high seas.

3. Chapter 3

   Senegal 1

   Simon King travels to west Africa to see ospreys that migrate there from Scotland each autumn.

4. Chapter 4

   Pembrokeshire 2

   Kate Humble goes rock-pooling and considers the area's recovery from a major oil spill in 1996.

5. Chapter 5

   Science with Chris

   Geek Chris tackles 'syzygy', or why ocean tides vary through the day and through the year.

6. Chapter 6

   Amateur video

   Impressive footage of dolphins and a fin whale filmed off the Pembrokeshire coast.

7. Chapter 7

   Marine life rescue

   Kate joins a training exercise with volunteers from British Divers Marine Life Rescue.

8. Chapter 8

   Pembrokeshire 3

   Chris meets a birder who's spent 15 years studying the colourful chough.

9. Chapter 9

   Senegal 2

   Simon watches an osprey in its element: fishing in the early morning.

10. Chapter 10

    Pembrokeshire 4

    The team films an otter family that live near a freshwater lake.

11. Chapter 11

    Manx shearwater rescue

    Gordon Buchanan meets the dedicated locals in a Scottish fishing port who help misguided birds get on their way to South America.

12. Chapter 12

    Pembrokeshire 5

    Picking through the wildlife - and litter - along the high tide line.

13. Chapter 13

    Senegal 3

    Simon finds out what Senegalese people think of living with ospreys that are consummate fish hunters.

14. Chapter 14

    Swallows and weather

    What weather will migrating swallows - and people in the UK - be facing?

15. Chapter 15

    Migrations update

    Martin Hughes-Games updates migration stories from previous episodes - including painted lady butterflies and Crinkly the swan.

16. Chapter 16

    Goodbye

    Includes a Scottish viewer's film of a garden red squirrel for whom the only way is down.

Credits

Presenter

Chris Packham

Presenter

Kate Humble

Presenter

Simon King

Presenter

Gordon Buchanan

Presenter

Martin Hughes-Games

Producer

Roger Webb

Executive Producer

Tim Scoones

Broadcasts

1. Fri 13 Nov 2009
   20:30
   BBC Two (England, Northern Ireland, Scotland only)
2. Sat 14 Nov 2009
   18:00
   BBC Two (except Northern Ireland (Analogue), Wales (Analogue))