Springwatch 2010 (1 Viewer)

[birdboybowley]

So what did people make of the 'hummer' picture on last night's final Unsprung show?? Certainly didn't look much like a hawkmoth.....

 

[JCLynn]

So what did people make of the 'hummer' picture on last night's final Unsprung show?? Certainly didn't look much like a hawkmoth.....

I missed Unsprung and can't locate a picture of 'the hemel hummer'. bah!

 

[Himalaya]

Its not that bad. I think its a bit long and havingto watch 4 a week is too much.

Maybe they need to do a weekly follow up about the Sparrowhawks and others.

 

[The Kerreran]

So what did people make of the 'hummer' picture on last night's final Unsprung show?? Certainly didn't look much like a hawkmoth.....

Did you see Chris Packham's face? Poor guy - he was all ready with the standard "Its a Hummingbird Hawkmoth" [second most common answer, after "Its a Jay"] and then he sees the picture...

I suppose it was inevitable that one day a Hummingbird would escape when there were enough open flowers and the weather was warm enough for it to last more than 30 seconds.

I can only call it 'hummingbird sp.' - come on all you experts, which one is it then?

 

[Himalaya]

Cant believe its already 2 weeks since the programme stopped. It comes and goes quickly.

Any idea what happened to any of those chicks/families?

 

[Fozzybear]

I think they said they'll have an update in Autumnwatch, although that's quite a wait!

 

[AndyByron]

The Pensthorpe blog and the Springwatch site have both been updated.

Good news for Kestrel and Avocet fans - bad news for the Sparrowhawks.

Pensthorpe blog
(Scroll down to 2nd July)

Springwatch site

 

[palval147]

Thanks for posting the links, AndyByron.
Good news about the Kestrels, but not about the Sparrowhawks.

 

[Himalaya]

Would 4 Jays and 4 Magpies gang upon Sparrowhawks and take the chicks? It would be a bit of a risk would nt it for them?