Nature programmes on the TV

OpenYourEyes

Not TV, but supposedly Mooney Goes Wild is back on the radio on Sunday 5th April at 10pm.

Bsal

Friday 3rd April at 9pm BBC2 Easter special episode of springwatch.

Bsal

Springwatch starts on Monday at 8pm BBC2.

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Bsal wrote: »

Springwatch starts on Monday at 8pm BBC2.

As usual, they a bit late with Spring.

OpenYourEyes

Keagan Square Handshake wrote: »

As usual, they a bit late with Spring.

Ah be nice, they'll have some great species and conservation projects on it this year

Capercaillie

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

Ah be nice, they'll have some great species and conservation projects on it this year

Me thinks you might make an appearance!

Bsal

That would be cool!

OpenYourEyes

Capercaillie wrote: »

Me thinks you might make an appearance!

No wardens - but the Roseate Terns should make an appearance - the real stars of the show!

Capercaillie

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

No wardens - but the Roseate Terns should make an appearance - the real stars of the show!

I hope they show the work that ye do though?

OpenYourEyes

Capercaillie wrote: »

I hope they show the work that ye do though?

It'll have nestboxes, so will probably discuss them a bit, but otherwise it'll just focus on the Terns I think - will have to wait and see! We're just delighted they're getting some publicitity - fantastic birds!

whyulittle

Bsal wrote: »

Springwatch starts on Monday at 8pm BBC2.

Just a reminder that this is starting tonight.

OpenYourEyes

Our Roseate Terns on Rockabill will be on Springwatch tonight - tune into BBC Two from 8pm onwards!

http://rockabillterns.blogspot.ie/2015/06/rockabill-roseate-terns-on-bbc.html

fryup

BBC big blue live...tonight @8.00

marine life in california

philstar

^^^^^^^^^^^

excellent programme, those sea otter pups are adorable

OpenYourEyes

The Rockabill Tern Conservation Project will be on 'Animal Rescue' on TV3 tomorrow night at 8.30pm.

Here's a link to short video preview: https://video-ams2-1.xx.fbcdn.net/hvideo-xpa1/v/t43.1792-2/12009398_10153229973854538_263841869_n.mp4?efg=eyJybHIiOjE1MDAsInJsYSI6MTAyNH0%3D&rl=1500&vabr=920&oh=a6ecb101ac9e62a8d60e147cb757472d&oe=55F58252

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Britain's Biggest Adventure with Bear Grylls

Started Tue Night, it was alright. Didn't to well in the auld ratings. Trying to be Bear Attenborough, no reason why it shouldn't work but...

http://www.theguardian.com/media/2015/sep/16/itvs-bear-grylls-show-fails-to-hit-big-time-as-just-15-million-tune-in

OpenYourEyes

Not TV - but close enough! Kieran Buckley of the NPWS and Irish Grey Partridge Trust was the focus of this weeks 'Ireland's Wild People' - a series by Colin Stafford Johnston:

http://www.rte.ie/radio1/nature-on-one/

whyulittle

I know it can be a bit samey each year, but Autumnwatch starts up again tomorrow evening on BBC2 for 4 episodes only.

BoltzmannBrain

I like Autumnwatch, great the camera angles they can get to watch the animals.

Keplar240B

Racing extinction ( 2015)

New Documentary

Oscar-winning director Louie Psihoyos assembles a team of artists and activists on an undercover operation to expose the hidden world of endangered species and the race to protect them against mass extinction. Spanning the globe to infiltrate the world’s most dangerous black markets and using high tech tactics to document the link between carbon emissions and species extinction, Racing Extinction reveals stunning, never-before seen images that truly change the way we see the world.( 2015)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PijSIbXCK1Q

On Discovery channel now. very good.

http://www.racingextinction.com

#StartWith1Thing

OpenYourEyes

Eco-Eye tonight featured Birdwatch Ireland's Little Tern project at Kilcoole, as well as other interesting research from the Marine Institute - well worth checking out on RTE Player.

whyulittle

Winterwatch starts tonight for 4 episodes, 8pm on BBC2.

Birdnuts

whyulittle wrote: »

Winterwatch starts tonight for 4 episodes, 8pm on BBC2.

Really enjoying this years offering:)

dodderangler

Anyone watch Attenborough and the dinosaur last week? That man is just brilliant . Recently got Netflix and have been watchin everything he's done so far. Really a man of the century and definitely a man that's lived the life

Woodville56

Birdnuts wrote: »

Really enjoying this years offering:)

Yeah, enjoyed BBC's Winterwatch too ! Some fantastic wildlife moments captured in quite challenging weather. While watching, I though more than once, why can't Irish TV do something similar - simple format, loads of interesting locations, habitats & species and we have plenty of well regarded naturalists / wildlife experts to present or contribute. In fairness, Colin Stafford Johnson does really good stuff but probably restricted in budget & commissioning by RTE etc to do more regular and seasonal work. I think back to the wonderful " Amuigh Faoin Speir" of childhood years - a formative experience for many who love and enjoy nature I bet ! Why not spend some of the licence fee on some quality home grown nature programming RTE ? It would make a change from all the imported soap style rubbish we're subjected to and might just sow some seeds of wonder and appreciation of nature in the next generations just like Eamon de Buitlear & Gerrit van Gelderen did all those years ago.

Bsal

The fight between the fox and eagle was something special and the mouse in the maze loved that, oh and when Chris says to Michaela ' how was your black cock experience' I was in knots laughing.

Keplar240B

The Eco-Eye team ‏@EcoEye 1m1 minute ago
ProSilva Ireland Chair, Paddy Purser, explains benefits of Close-to-Nature continuous cover forestry #EcoEye at 7PM

Keplar240B

The Eco-Eye team ‏@EcoEye 1m1 minute ago
ProSilva Ireland Chair, Paddy Purser, explains benefits of Close-to-Nature continuous cover forestry #EcoEye at 7PM RTE

Hotei

BBC Northern Ireland's Newsline will be briefly covering a project to help re-introduce Corncrakes back to Rathlin Island. It's on tonight between 6.30 and 7.00 p.m. on BBC1. Just thought it might be of interest to Capercaillie.

emo72

seen an excellent show on bbc 4 over the weekend about sea birds on the scottish islands. about how the colonies look fine but they're not really. segment on catching puffins and eating them in iceland. also how and why some birds went extinct. would actually watch it again if i could my hands on it cos i fell asleep near the end. it was on after midnight in fairness and beer had been consumed.

OpenYourEyes

emo72 wrote: »

seen an excellent show on bbc 4 over the weekend about sea birds on the scottish islands. about how the colonies look fine but they're not really. segment on catching puffins and eating them in iceland. also how and why some birds went extinct. would actually watch it again if i could my hands on it cos i fell asleep near the end. it was on after midnight in fairness and beer had been consumed.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b072rpwn/the-last-seabird-summer-1-living-with-the-birds

That would be this documentary (for those who can watch BBC player)

Pretty sure there's a second episode on this weekend.

Woodville56

OpenYourEyes wrote: »

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b072rpwn/the-last-seabird-summer-1-living-with-the-birds

That would be this documentary (for those who can watch BBC player)

Pretty sure there's a second episode on this weekend.

Watched it - excellent programme, part 2 probably same time next week - Tues 8th @9pm ?

Capercaillie

Hotei wrote: »

BBC Northern Ireland's Newsline will be briefly covering a project to help re-introduce Corncrakes back to Rathlin Island. It's on tonight between 6.30 and 7.00 p.m. on BBC1. Just thought it might be of interest to Capercaillie.

Ahh missed it. Thanks for update though. I remember an incident on Rathlin Island during summer 2014. They managed to attract a corncrake to a nettle bed they created in a hay meadow. Somebody landed a helicopter in the Hay meadow a couple of days later. The corncrake deserted the site!!

Hotei

Capercaillie wrote: »

Ahh missed it. Thanks for update though. I remember an incident on Rathlin Island during summer 2014. They managed to attract a corncrake to a nettle bed they created in a hay meadow. Somebody landed a helicopter in the Hay meadow a couple of days later. The corncrake deserted the site!!

You didn't miss a whole lot to be honest, and reckon anything mentioned you would have been familiar with anyway. Volunteers were planting nettle beds along the field margins. It's a project being led by the NI branch of the RSPB.
They did mention the helicopter incident alright!
I hope it bears fruit for them this year or in the years to come.

Capercaillie

Hotei wrote: »

You didn't miss a whole lot to be honest, and reckon anything mentioned you would have been familiar with anyway. Volunteers were planting nettle beds along the field margins. It's a project being led by the NI branch of the RSPB.
They did mention the helicopter incident alright!
I hope it bears fruit for them this year or in the years to come.

They are looking to attract Corncrake that are on their way to Islands off Western Scotland or Donegal birds. Difficult since crexs return generally to within 1.5 km from where they are hatched. Even if they do get corncrake breeding it will be hard for them to establish. Small isolated population are vulnerable to dying out since you generally don't great migration from neighboring populations.

Hotei

They are hoping to attract birds that usually make their way to the Scottish Isles. So you're saying it may be an exercise in futility after all? That's a shame.

Capercaillie

Hotei wrote: »

They are hoping to attract birds that usually make their way to the Scottish Isles. So you're saying it may be an exercise in futility after all? That's a shame.

Not saying that. Not futile but project will be difficult to get results.

Bsal

Springwatch at Easter a one off episode on Friday 9pm BBC2.

mattser

Bsal wrote: »

Springwatch at Easter a one off episode on Friday 9pm BBC2.

Thanks. Looking forward to that.

Hotei

Bsal wrote: »

Springwatch at Easter a one off episode on Friday 9pm BBC2.

It's not being broadcast on BBC Northern Ireland by all accounts.

F.R.

Hotei wrote: »

It's not being broadcast on BBC Northern Ireland by all accounts.

BBC Two NI at 22:00 an hour later because of the rugby.

Hotei

F.R. wrote: »

BBC Two NI at 22:00 an hour later because of the rugby.

Ah great! Thanks F.R.

Bsal

BBC2 HD has it on at 9pm.

Bsal

Sunday 10 April 17:00 on BBC1 this looks interesting

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ra6I6svXQPg

mattser

Fantastic creature.

Hotei

'Into the Wild with Gordon Buchanan' is on BBC2 right now (18:30 - 19:30).
It's a new series where he takes celebrities into the wild. I think there are four more programmes at the same time this week.

cd07

Bsal wrote:

Sunday 10 April 17:00 on BBC1 this looks interesting

Would Really Love to see this if anyone could put up a link for it i would really appreciate it thanks

whyulittle

Set your planners for Sunday May 8th, 6.30pm, RTE 1, when John Lusby brings us on a tour of Galway city to explore its wildest secrets.

Wild Cities explores the urban wildlife of Galway, May 8th; Dublin, May 15th; Cork, May 22nd; and Belfast, May 29th.

https://www.facebook.com/irishwildcities/photos/a.591372854220724.1073741829.586127991411877/1179164688774868/?type=3&theater

Bsal

That time of year again Springwatch starts Monday at 8pm on BBC2.

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Lambing live ever coming back?