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    #242
    F.R.
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    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.


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    #243
    Hotei
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    F.R. wrote: »
    BBC Two NI at 22:00 an hour later because of the rugby.

    Ah great! Thanks F.R.


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    #244
    Bsal
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    BBC2 HD has it on at 9pm.


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    #245
    Bsal
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    Sunday 10 April 17:00 on BBC1 this looks interesting

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


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    #246
    mattser
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    Fantastic creature.


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    #247
    Hotei
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    '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.


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    #248
    cd07
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    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


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    #249
    whyulittle
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    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


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    #250
    Bsal
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    That time of year again Springwatch starts Monday at 8pm on BBC2.


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    #251
    _Tombstone_
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    Lambing live ever coming back?


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    #252
    ytpe2r5bxkn0c1
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    _Tombstone_ wrote: »
    Lambing live ever coming back?

    I hope not!
    ;)


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    #253
    mattser
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    Bsal wrote: »
    That time of year again Springwatch starts Monday at 8pm on BBC2.

    Brilliant


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    #254
    Joe_ Public
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    Bsal wrote: »
    That time of year again Springwatch starts Monday at 8pm on BBC2.

    Great to have it back. That golden eagle was just something! Is it me or is it a bit later than other years? Lot of the chicks have fledged already.


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    #255
    Woodville56
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    Bsal wrote: »
    That time of year again Springwatch starts Monday at 8pm on BBC2.
    Loved the badgers - not guilty !


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    #256
    cd07
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    Keagan Square Handshake wrote:
    No offence to Bill as I like him ,have met him birding several times, and found him well informed but the programme is much better without him this year. Chris has a better all round knowledge and less of the childish antics. If we could get rid of Kate now the show would be fantastic.


    Bought a great dvd narrated by chris packham off the net recently called the secret life of the sparrowhawk. An excellent documentary about such an in many ways elusive bird. Fantastic shots of id say never before seen footage of these incredible birds.


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    #257
    fryup
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    anyone see Storyville:Blackfish on BBC4 last night

    all about Orca whales being held captive in sea shows, i.e. sea world in Orlando

    absolutely heartbreaking with tragic consequences for some of the trainers,

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2vG_Ifu4zg


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    #258
    emo72
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    fryup wrote: »
    anyone see Storyville:Blackfish on BBC4 last night

    Saw it a few years ago. Yeah it will change your mind about keeping orcas in captivity. Distressing watching them being captured in the wild. Could you imagine if they tried that nowadays?


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    #259
    fryup
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    ^^^^^^^^^

    maybe they still do??


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    #260
    emo72
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    fryup wrote: »
    ^^^^^^^^^

    maybe they still do??

    I'm not the authority on this, but I don't think they can pull them from the wild these days. Hence why they are taking the psycho whales semen for breeding. Poor sod. Interspecies hand sex.


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    #261
    Joe_ Public
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    Through great pangs of conscience and the noble instinct to simply do the right thing Seaworld made the decision to phase out its orca shows........(or maybe it was something to do with the fact that crowds were dwindling on the back of public shaming and its revenue was declining but who are we to be so cynical?)


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    #262
    Capercaillie
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    fryup wrote: »
    ^^^^^^^^^

    maybe they still do??
    They still capture dolphins.


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    #263
    emo72
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    Capercaillie wrote: »
    They still capture dolphins.

    Dolphins just don't have the charisma. But seriously yeah, not under any illusion about dolphins been hunted.


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    #264
    fryup
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    Capercaillie wrote: »
    They still capture dolphins.

    for live shows??


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    #265
    Capercaillie
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    fryup wrote: »
    for live shows??
    Maybe not Seaworld using captured Dolphins, but numerous Dolphins captured in Japan for use in Dolpinariums worldwide.


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    #266
    whyulittle
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    New series of Living The Wildlife starts this evening on RTE1 at 7:30.


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    #267
    Alun
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    whyulittle wrote: »
    New series of Living The Wildlife starts this evening on RTE1 at 7:30.
    Watching it now and couldn't understand a word the guy from Donegal was saying. I still don't know what bird those feathers belonged to :) No subtitles either as far as I can tell.


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    #268
    recedite
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    Dunnock and a swallow I think. The Donegal guy held back from speculating as to how the sparrowhawk would catch a swallow, which was good because then you feel confident that what whatever he actually does say is factual.

    Here's a springwatch account. Still no detail though. I wonder would they swoop down from above and catch the swallows in flight? Or just raid the nests? The swallow is a very fast and agile bird.


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    #269
    whyulittle
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    Only getting to see this now, was expecting worse from his accent! :)

    Song Thrush and Swallow IDed by him, and Dunnock by Colin.


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    #270
    Alun
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    whyulittle wrote: »
    Only getting to see this now, was expecting worse from his accent! :)
    I'm English, that's my excuse :D


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    #271
    whyulittle
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    Autumnwatch returns to BBC Two at 8pm on Monday.


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