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Winterwatch 2022 episode 4: Not everything heads into hibernation in winter, and Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan look at the season’s movers and shakers. In fact, with our ever-changing climate, there are some animals we may be surprised to see out at this time of the year. Over in Northern Ireland, Megan McCubbin looks at some of the mammals that call WWT Castle Espie home, and Iolo Williams never tires of Mull’s wild offerings, from otters to eagles, pine martens and owls. It’s a wildlife haven that just keeps giving.     Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Winterwatch, sometimes known collectively as […]

Winterwatch 2022 episode 3: The days may be shorter and the nights longer, but winter is far from a season of slumber. In Northern Ireland, Megan McCubbin takes a look inside an egret roost after dark, revealing a world we rarely get to see. Norfolk is putting on a show of its own at Wild Ken Hill, where the wading marsh is awash with action. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan bring us its winter highlights. Over on the Isle of Mull, Iolo Williams is banking on some hungry winter dinner guests. A golden eagle wouldn’t be too much to ask,

Winterwatch 2022 episode 2: With cameras trained on a carcass on Mull, Iolo Williams is hoping for an appearance from one of the island’s most enigmatic residents, the eagle. In Norfolk, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan look at the winter survival strategies of the local wildlife and keep their eyes peeled for one of Wild Ken Hill’s resident beavers, while Megan McCubbin investigates winter wildlife at WWT Castle Espie.     Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Winterwatch, sometimes known collectively as The Watches, are annual BBC television series which chart the fortunes of British wildlife during the changing of the seasons in

Winterwatch 2022 episode 1: Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan visit Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk, where thermal cameras reveal animal antics after dark. Iolo Williams witnesses eagles and otters on the Isle of Mull, and Megan McCubbin watches events unfold at WWT Castle Espie in Northern Ireland, where swathes of winter waders are seeing out the season.     Springwatch, Autumnwatch and Winterwatch, sometimes known collectively as The Watches, are annual BBC television series which chart the fortunes of British wildlife during the changing of the seasons in the United Kingdom. The programmes are broadcast live from locations around the