Just watched Michaela Strachan on This Morning and she said exclusively that BBC Springwatch is on 30th May can't wait.
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Springwatch 2016 (1 Viewer)
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Gaz Shilton
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Did she mention the location of just the date?
Just the date no word where it will be.
Telephoto Paul
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So far it's followed a strict three-year pattern, so it'll be the final year of Minsmere.
IAN JAMES THOMPSON
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Yes there's been a number of articles on the Internet, stating that it will be Minsmere again this year. No doubt the final year there, as you've said.
Ian.
Telephoto Paul
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There's been a distinct geographical split between Spingwatch and Autumn/Winter. The former hasn't ventured very far north (Devon, Norfolk, Mid-Wales, Suffolk), while Autumn/Winterwatch has tended to be from the north and Scotland. Time for SW to venture north?
Article about Springwatch
Just a mention that The Daily Mail magazine (Saturday) has an article about Springwatch (OH pointed it out to me this morning) - Pages 4-6
The programme is based at the RSPB Minsmere once more. A newbie on the block is a camera trained on a Golden Eagles nest. :-O
We do not usually get the Daily mail - but the Daily Telegraph on Saturday - due to something I wanted myself so that was lucky.
Just a mention that The Daily Mail magazine (Saturday) has an article about Springwatch (OH pointed it out to me this morning) - Pages 4-6
The programme is based at the RSPB Minsmere once more. A newbie on the block is a camera trained on a Golden Eagles nest. :-O
We do not usually get the Daily mail - but the Daily Telegraph on Saturday - due to something I wanted myself so that was lucky.
IAN JAMES THOMPSON
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I've had a tricky problem finding out about the BBC Springwatch webcams this year and I hope it's not true what I've read. But under the facs on the Springwatch webpage, about this years Springwatch webcams on the Internet, will be available from 4.30am to noon and the BBC red button webcam Springwatch service throughout the day. If it's true what I've read(I certainly hope not) the Internet service is a big reduction as it's normally gone on until midnight and the red button service on the first day next Monday is finishing at about 8.30pm and not continuing on through the middle of the night. Which if true is a big disappointment. I asked a question about matter on the BBC Springwatch Facebook webpage.
Ian.
Ian.
John Cantelo
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I'm getting a tad bored by all the UK locations; once you've seen one herd of rutting Red Deer you've seen 'em all ;-) ! I guess expense and logistics militate against it, but I'd love to see them do something earlier in Spring in SW Spain and then later in the season in the far north or to the east. It's a constant complaint of mine, but I'm irritated by the fact that we see unending wildlife programmes based in Africa (especially), Asia, Australia, America etc., etc., but very few just across the Channel on the European continent.
What you forget John, is that the programmes are not necessarily designed for you. There's new youngsters growing up every year who have probably not seen the series before, let alone 5 years ago! When were they last on Rhum BTW?
John Cantelo
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I was being somewhat tongue in cheek, but I do think that there's an element of recycling in the programmes which is beginning to show. Whilst there will certainly be many youngsters watching, I suspect that the demographic of the programme includes far more older people than young. I think 'Spring/AutumnWatch' goes on holiday to the Costas, Provence, etc would be terrific. Even avid watchers of wildlife programmes are unaware of the richness and diversity of wildlife close to well known holiday centres in the Med and elsewhere. Many fail to realise that we have Flamingos in Europe, in Iberian Lynx one of the world's rarest big cats, brown bears, the incredible spectacle of streams of raptors heading over the Med, etc., etc.
JTweedie
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I think one positive development in recent years has been fewer live nests and more discussion about distribution, feeding habits, ecological interactions of species as well as more filmed pieces that allow them to explore some topics in a little more detail, although often they're simply visual feasts.
Looks like this year Unsprung will be shown before the main show to be honest think it's better after the show.
Farnboro John
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I entirely agree with you.
I also agree with Mr Cantelo that it is time for a fresh look at the Springwatch concept, with a more European perspective long overdue. In addition to the spectacles that could be captured such as Gibraltar/Tarifa/Bosphrus/Falsterbo visible migration in season, matters such as migration hazards and the necessity for a combined approach to conservation could be addressed. The progress of Spring from South to North could also be shown.... time for a change from Red Deer, Otters and invisible or demonised Badgers.
John
John Cantelo
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Mr Cantelo? Lumme, you're being very formal today, John! Good to have some support for what seems to some to be a rather heretical view. I do wonder whether cost might be the limiting factor although one would have thought that with some careful organisation it could be a joint affair with a "native" broadcaster to spread the costs. The other objection that it might be seen as too 'specialist' since it deals with a non-British fauna would be largely avoided if sited in (or near) areas very popular with (and familiar to) British holiday makers. That's partly why my first thought was Spain ....
edenwatcher
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Having Springwatch happening before spring is essentially over would be nice!
The best ever Autumnwatch was the one which had one programme a week for several weeks and actually showed the season evolve.
Rob
The best ever Autumnwatch was the one which had one programme a week for several weeks and actually showed the season evolve.
Rob
Telephoto Paul
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A trip abroad would definitely liven things up. However, in lieu of that, I do reckon they should at least start sending the guest reporters off to europe – given the increased interest in rewilding, looking at Europe's bears, lynx, wolfs, boars, beavers, non-sheep-wrecked-uplands, etc would make a lot of sense.
