Springwatch 2010

June 2, 2010

Springwatch is returning to our screens on Monday 31 May at 8pm on BBC Two. Join Chris, Kate, Simon, Martin and Gordon for three weeks of live animal drama in glorious high definition!

Once again the Springwatch team will be celebrating the best of our wildlife bringing you news and action live from across the country. As in previous years you are invited to get involved as your input makes the Springwatch programme so much more special and rewarding.

For extra insight into some of Springwatch’s big stories and your chance to give your views take a look at the Springwatch blog. If you prefer you can stay up to date via RSS or ATOM feeds. If you are not familiar with RSS take a look at the ProBlogger guide.

If you love the UKs wildlife and in particular the wide varieties of birds which live in or visit the UK why not become a member of the RSPB and help them protect our wonderful birds.

RSPB membership is a wonderful way to enjoy nature and the great outdoors with free entry to over 100 beautiful nature reserves across the UK, a free quarterly magazine and free joining gift; the beautifully illustrated RSPB Handbook of Garden Wildlife. This fabulous book is full of information on our most familiar garden wildlife and offers practical advice on attracting wildlife to the garden.

In the last few years the Springwatch website has shown us indepth coverage from within the nest boxes dotted around the estate. Here is a link to the Springwatch Webcams.

In the meantime iff you want to get close to the birds which choose your garden to lay their eggs and roost why not consider your own camera nest box.

Garden Bird Supplies have an ingenious multi-species nest box is fitted with a high quality, video camera designed to give sharp images with its in-built infrared lights.

The box has a hinged lid giving easy access to the camera unit without disturbing the birds, and is convertible to different species: With copper hole protector on – blue tit, marsh tit, coal tit, wren, with hole protector off – great tit, sparrow and with panel removed – robin, wagtail, spotted flycatcher.

It is available in Black and White or Colour.

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Big Garden Birdwatch

Big Garden Birdwatch encourages people all over the UK to count the birds in their garden for just one hour over the weekend. It’s very simple to take part and provides the RSPB with information and patterns in bird numbers that help prioritise their conservation work.

Why should you feed the birds during the winter?

Until your plants establish the birds are relying on you to provide them with the resources they need to see them through the long, cold winter months. Here’s what you need to keep your garden birds happy and healthy this winter.

Bird Tables and Bird Accessories from RawGarden

RawGarden bring you the best of bird tables and accessories. The perfect festive gift! They’ve got FSC certified bird tables and nesting boxes as well as Bird Feeding Stations that are excellent products to attract, feed and water all types of birds. All of these bird products are from the trusted and well known company Tom Chambers.

RSPB Gift Membership

If you’re looking for a gift for someone with a love for wildlife and birds, why not give a nature experience that lasts all year round and includes some amazing benefits?

Do you need to feed the birds?

I have always been a big believer in feeding the garden birds throughout the year. However, I stopped feeding a few months ago as the feeders were attracting vermin. Since then I have only provided saucers of water; they together with the Ivy and other bird loving plants still attract a good number of birds.

Watch the Baby Birds Live!

The BBC’s Springwatch programme has started and you can already watch the birds raising their young in the nests around the site. Choose from the Robin (my personal favourite), the Chaffinch, the Willow Warbler or the Blackbird. All are great; hopefully we’ll get to see them fledge.

Join the RSPB Today

All new adult and family memberships taken out online by 30 June, can also choose the “RSPB Handbook of Garden Wildlife” (RRP £9.99) as their free joining gift. This beautifully illustrated new handbook includes over 200 birds, mammals and other wildlife that people may come across in their gardens and also has sections on garden habitats and advice on how to attract new wildlife to the garden.