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Winterwatch 2022 episode 7: Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan bring us the best wildlife from Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk. Megan McCubbin is investigating a rather surprising evolution among crabs in Northern Ireland, and she also looks into how our warming winters are seeing more short stopping in migrating birds. Iolo Williams is in his element on the Isle of Mull as he discovers a hen harrier roost and looks into the movements of some satellite-tracked individuals.     At Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan discuss some of our most topical wildlife issues. Megan McCubbin […]

Winterwatch 2022 episode 6: Poet Rob McFarlane transports us into a beautiful birch woodland and captivates us with his lyricism, and we get an insight into the life of one of our most charismatic wading birds, the oystercatcher, as we follow its day from dawn till dusk.     At Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk, Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan discuss some of our most topical wildlife issues. Megan McCubbin visits a marine lab, where she gets a close look at some of the strange and wonderful inverts that use the mudflats at Castle Espie, while Iolo Williams uncovers Mull’s

Winterwatch 2022 episode 5: The second week kicks off with a deluge of drama captured on the live cameras over the weekend. Chris Packham and Michaela Strachan broadcast live from Wild Ken Hill in Norfolk. On top of all the on-site action, they have been out and about getting to know some of the local wildlife.     From the Isle of Mull, Iolo Williams introduces us to some of his northerly neighbours – the great northern divers – and live from WWT Castle Espie in Northern Ireland, Megan McCubbin gets to know the oldest endemic mammal on the island

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