Get Birding

National Nestbox Week kicks off on 14 February: https://www.nestboxweek.com/

Discover Jason Singh's music at: http://jasonsinghthing.com/

Find out more about Severn Trent's biodiversity projects: https://www.stwater.co.uk/about-us/environment/biodiversity/

Severn Trent Water is committed to providing a secure supply of clean water across the Midlands. Looking after water means looking after the environment too. As a result, the organisation unveiled ambitious plans to improve biodiversity across the Midlands as part of its Big Green Nature Boost campaign, including reviving 12,000 acres of land (an area bigger than the size of Gloucester), planting 1.3 million trees and restoring 2000km of rivers across the Severn Trent region by 2027.

Find out more about Swarovski Optik: https://www.swarovskioptik.com/gb/en/birding

Swarovski Optik, headquartered in Absam, Tyrol, is part of the Swarovski group of companies. Founded in 1949, the Austrian company specialises in the development and manufacturing of long-range optical instruments of the highest precision in the premium segment of the market. The binoculars, spotting scopes and optronic instruments are products of choice for demanding users. The company’s success is based on its innovative strength, the quality and intrinsic value of its products, and their functional and esthetic design. The appreciation of nature is an essential part of its company philosophy and is reflected commendably in its environment-friendly production and its long-term commitment to selected nature conservation projects. In January, Swarovski Optik announced Dr Mya-Rose Craig as a partner opinion leader for 2021; she will aim to inspire people from all backgrounds to learn more about the benefits of enjoying nature activities.

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02/12/21 • 45 min

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Series 1: Episode 1 - Chris Packham, Jason Singh

Get Birding

01/29/21 • 30 min

Mya-Rose Craig talks to BBC nature presenter Chris Packham about the magic of birdwatching, the need for diversity in nature, his Bird To Watch and the annual RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch this weekend - the biggest citizen science project in the UK. Nature beatboxer, composer and sound artist Jason Singh - whose work has featured at the BBC Proms, on Countryfile and the V&A - explains how he started mimicking birdsong alongside drum and bass to create beautiful forestry environments with his voice alone.

Find out more about the RSPB Big Garden Birdwatch here: rspb.org.uk/birdwatch

Resources to help, including a printable bird ID guide here https://www.rspb.org.uk/globalassets/downloads/biggardenbirdwatch/2021/how-to-resources/eng_id-print_at_home--min.pdf

And further resources https://www.rspb.org.uk/get-involved/activities/birdwatch/everything-you-need-to-know-about-big-garden-birdwatch/

Discover Jason Singh's music at: http://jasonsinghthing.com/

Host: Dr Mya-Rose Craig

Guests: Chris Packham & Jason Singh

Producer: Tom Bonnett

Executive Producers: Jane Gerber & Katie Derham

Production Manager: Cara Ghoshal

Production Assistant: Louis Facey

Sponsors: Severn Trent Water & Swarovski Optik

Music from Jason Singh in this episode: Mystery Bird, Afternoon from Tweet Music, Awekids Collective - Sounds from the Grassland Village

Music from Podington Bear (soundofpicture.com) in this episode: Platformer, Moonrise, Dusk

Podcast art by Make Productions

Find out more about Severn Trent & biodiversity: https://www.stwater.co.uk/about-us/environment/biodiversity/

Find out more about Swarovski Optik: https://www.swarovskioptik.com/gb/en/birding

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01/29/21 • 30 min

Series 2: Episode 1 - Dr Mya-Rose Craig, Poppy Rummery

Get Birding

10/08/21 • 47 min

In the first episode of series two, our new host - ornithologist and BBC Countryfile’s Hamza Yassin - talks to series one’s presenter, environmental campaigner Dr Mya-Rose Craig, about their shared love of birds.

The appearance of a rare black browed albatross this year was one of the hot birding stories of the summer. Hamza speaks to RSPB Bempton Cliffs Visitor Experience Assistant Poppy Rummery to shed some light on why it's here and discuss the impact this unusual visitor has had on the reserve.

Host: Hamza Yassin

Guests: Mya-Rose Craig, Poppy Rummery

Producer: Jo Barratt

Executive Producers: Jane Gerber & Katie Derham

Production Co-ordinator: Louis Facey

Social Media Assistant: Dilber Mogal

All music by Poddington Bear

Additional birdsong and nature recordings by InspectorJ, earthsounds, iainmccurdy, acclivity, inchadney under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence

Podcast art by Make Productions

Sponsored by birding binoculars specialist Swarovski Optik. To Find out more visit: https://www.swarovskioptik.com/gb/en/birding

Sponsored by Zurich Insurance - insuring conservation groups across the UK. To find out more visit Zurich.co.uk/getbirding

Zurich insure more than 15,000 not-for-profit organisations of all shapes and sizes including conservation, gardening and ornithological groups across England, Scotland and Wales.

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10/08/21 • 47 min

Series 1: Episode 4 - Samuel West, Lucy Lapwing, Sam Lee

Get Birding

03/12/21 • 49 min

During lockdown, we've become more aware of birdsong but can we recognise the birds we're hearing? In this episode, Mya-Rose Craig explores how to identify different birds, from robins to wrens to blackbirds; why birds sing; what a dawn chorus is all about; and how birdsong makes us feel.

Actor and keen birder Samuel West takes time out from filming the new series of All Creatures Great and Small to give top tips on how to learn birdsong, with his very own patch diary from Yorkshire.

RSPB’s Lucy Lapwing, host of YouTube channel Birdsong Lessons, explains how to tell garden birds apart, whilst Get Birding listeners reveal the birdsong that stops them in their tracks.

Jason Singh speaks to Mercury Prize nominated folk singer Sam Lee about his magical live woodland concerts “Singing with Nightingales” and his debut novel “The Nightingale: Notes on a Songbird” which tells the story of this endangered bird and its place in music and literature.

Host: Dr Mya-Rose Craig

Music Host: Jason Singh

Guests: Samuel West, Lucy Lapwing, Sam Lee

Producer: Tom Bonnett

Executive Producers: Jane Gerber & Katie Derham

Production Manager: Cara Ghoshal

Production Assistant: Louis Facey

Sponsors: Severn Trent Water & Swarovski Optik

Music from:

Podington Bear - Sneaker Chase

Podington Bear - Golden Hour

Podington_Bear_-_Fluorescence

Podington Bear - Delta

“” - Platformer

“” Happiness Is

Sam Lee and Lisa Knapp - Tan Yard Side

Sam Lee - Turtle Dove

Sam Lee - IMPROV SWN

Sound recordings from:

Tony Whitehead

InChadney

Vonora

Sheyvan

Acclivity

Erh

Dobroide

Podcast art by Make Productions

Follow Samuel West at: @exitthelemming

Check out Lucy's YouTube Channel at: www.youtube.com/c/lucylapwing

Insta: @Lucy_Lapwing

Twitter: @Lucy_Lapwing

Find out more about Sam Lee's upcoming events at: www.thenestcollective.co.uk/

Singing with the Nightingales: https://thenestcollective.co.uk/includes/singing-with-nightingales/

Pre-Order Sam Lee's 'The Nightingale' here: https://www.waterstones.com/book/the-nightingale/sam-lee/2928377019877

Find out more about Severn Trent's biodiversity projects: https://www.stwater.co.uk/about-us/environment/biodiversity/

Find out more about Swarovski Optik: https://www.swarovskioptik.com/gb/en/birding

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03/12/21 • 49 min

Series 1: Episode 5 - Ajay Tegala, Lucy Lapwing, Ben Dolan, Afro Celt Sound System

Get Birding

03/26/21 • 61 min

The birds in our skies are about to change. Spring marks the start of migration, with birds flying thousands of miles across the world. It's a magical, mysterious wonder of nature that has fascinated us for centuries.

In this episode Mya-Rose Craig discovers why bird migration happens; learns about species we can expect to see flying into the UK; and hears from listeners from the Orkneys to East London about the first migrating birds they're seeing.

Nature broadcaster Ajay Tegala and RSPB's Lucy Lapwing explain the facts behind migration; Swarovski Optik's Dale Forbes provides top tips on choosing binoculars to help spot migrating birds; and West Midlands Bird Ringing Group's Ben Dolan reveals how he charts birds' journeys across the world using innovative thermal imaging.

Grammy Award nominated Afro Celt Sound System talk to nature beatboxer Jason Singh about their 2018 album Flight, themed around migration.

Host: Dr Mya-Rose Craig

Music Host: Jason Singh

Guests: Ajay Tegala, Ben Dolan, Dale Forbes, Lucy Lapwing, Afro Celt Sound System

Producer: Tom Bonnett

Executive Producers: Jane Gerber & Katie Derham

Production Manager: Cara Ghoshal

Production Assistant: Louis Facey

Sponsors: Severn Trent Water & Swarovski Optik

Music:

Chad Crouch - Platformer

Chad Crouch - Investigation

Chad Crouch - Dusk

Podington Bear - Brightening

Podington Bear - Happiness Is

Afro Celt Soundsystem - When I Still Needed You

Afro Celt Soundsystem - Working the Land

Afro Celt Soundsystem featuring the Amani Choir - Sanctus

Afro Celt Soundsystem - Hawk Owl [Unreleased Demo Excerpt]

Afro Celt Soundsystem - The Migration Medley: Flight

Birdsong Recordings:

Pianofarm

Inchadney

Straget

Podcast art by Make Productions

Follow Ajay Tegala on Twitter: @AjayTegala

http://www.ajaytegala.co.uk

Check out Lucy's YouTube Channel at: www.youtube.com/c/lucylapwing

Insta: @Lucy_Lapwing

Twitter: @Lucy_Lapwing

Discover more about the West Midland Ringing Group here: http://www.westmidlandsringinggroup.co.uk/thermal-birding/4594503748

Find out more about Afro Celt Sound System: https://www.afroceltsoundsystem.org.uk/

Order your copy of Flight here: https://www.afroceltsoundsystem.org.uk/buy-album/

Find out more about Severn Trent's biodiversity projects: https://www.stwater.co.uk/about-us/environment/biodiversity/

Find out more about Swarovski Optik: https://www.swarovskioptik.com/gb/en/birding

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03/26/21 • 61 min

Series 1: Episode 6 - Emma Kennedy, Yetunde Kehinde, Kate Fox, El Búho

Get Birding

04/08/21 • 61 min

As lockdown restrictions start to ease, Mya-Rose Craig explores how we can expand our birding horizons from our back gardens and regular walks to further afield, paying a visit to the Wildfowl & Wetland Trust’s Slimbridge reserve in Gloucestershire which will reopen soon.

Writer, broadcaster and actress Emma Kennedy explains her love of birding, stork spotting, RSPB Minsmere and blackbirds singing show tunes – as well as revealing that crows hold grudges for 20 years!

18 year old Yetunde Kehinde, a member of the Natural History Museum’s Youth Advisory Panel and Action for Conservation ambassador, gives tips on discovering nature in an urban environment.

Nature beatboxer Jason Singh talks to DJ & producer El Búho about how he blends birdsong into electronic music to raise awareness about endangered bird species.

Host: Dr Mya-Rose Craig

Music Host: Jason Singh

Guests: Emma Kennedy, Yetunde Kehinde, Kate Fox, El Búho

Producer: Tom Bonnett

Executive Producers: Jane Gerber & Katie Derham

Production Manager: Cara Ghoshal

Production Assistant: Louis Facey

Sponsors: Severn Trent Water & Swarovski Optik

Music:

Podington Bear - Happiness Is

Podington Bear - Fluorescence

Podington Bear - Pink Gradient

Podington Bear - Delta

Podington Bear - Golden Hour

Chancha Via Circuito - Maca Tobiano from A Guide to the Birdsong of South America

El Bu’ho - Dim Sum from Cenotes EP

Dengue Dengue Dengue - Remolinera Real from A Guide to the Birdsong of South America

Dj Jigue - Ferminia from A Guide to the Birdsong of Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean

The Garifuna Collective - Black Catbird from A Guide to the Birdsong of Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean

Barrio Lindo - Capuchino Pecho Biano from A Guide to the Birdsong of South America

Birdsong Recordings:

Mike Stranks

Dobroide

Straget

Soundatic

Inchadney

Juskiddink

Podcast art by Make Productions

Follow Emma Kennedy on Twitter: @EmmaKennedy

Enjoy her birding, books and bricks at: www.emmakennedy.co.uk

Yetunde Kehinde is an ambassador for Action for Conservation. Follow them on Twitter: @Action4Conserv

Check out Action for Conservation’s new book "How You Can Save The Planet" by Henrikus van Hensbergen https://www.penguin.co.uk/books/317/317556/how-you-can-save-the-planet/9780241453049.html

The Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust (WWT) Slimbridge Wetland Centre is a visitor centre open all year and home to thousands of birds, mammals and other wildlife.

A massive thank you to the WWT for opening their doors to us early for the Covid-safe recordings featured in the show.

WWT Slimbridge Wetland Centre is delighted to be opening their doors again from 12th April. Every person who is coming to visit will need to pre-book.

Find out more about El Búho: www.sonidoelbuho.com

"A Guide to the Birdsong of Mexico, Central America & the Caribbean” is an album of music inspired by the song of endangered birds with 100% of the profits going towards organisations working to protect them. You can purchase the album on Bandcamp here.

Find out more about Severn Trent's biodiversity projects: https://www.stwater.co.uk/about-us/environment/biodiversity/

Find out more about Swarovski Optik:

04/08/21 • 61 min

Get Birding - Trailer

Get Birding

01/28/21 • 0 min

Being in lockdown has unleashed our love for nature. Goats taking ownership of our streets, deer sleeping on town commons, birds and their song reclaiming our soundscape - a full wildlife drama happening every day in our gardens, streets and countryside for us all to watch.

Many of us want to maintain our new found appreciation of this natural life - and birds offer the greatest escape, literally on our doorsteps and in the skies around us. This entertaining cross-generational series is aimed at beginners, families and diverse audiences living in both cities and countryside makes birdwatching accessible to all through unique, inspired voices.

18 year old ornithologist and conservationist Mya-Rose Craig is a passionate “twitcher” who has already seen half the world’s birds and is the youngest Briton to be awarded an honorary degree - for birdwatching. In each episode, Mya-Rose is joined by a celebrity birdwatcher co-host to share their passion and knowledge with a how-to on birdwatching at home, demystifying this relatively inexpensive hobby that anyone can do.

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01/28/21 • 0 min

Series 2: Episode 2 - Gabriel Willow, Adrian Thomas, James Taylor Foster

Get Birding

10/22/21 • 51 min

Hamza was born in Sudan and grew up Northampton before moving to his current home in the west coast of Scotland. He's now surrounded by a plethora of bird life, but this has always been the case. In this episode of Get Birding Hamza explores birding as part of the built environment from how nature can inspire us and be experienced in the most densely populated and built up areas, how we can encourage this and how we can come to appreciate birds wherever we come across them.

First, he talks to Urban Naturalist Gabriel Willow fresh off one of his nature tours of New York City. Gabriel talks about his experience of encouraging and being inspired by his experiences of birding in the city and he sheds some light on the differences in birding in the UK and the US. He reminds us that birds can thrive and be enjoyed in many different environments.

Adrian Thomas is the RSPB Garden Bird Expert. He talks Hamza though his own garden and the birds he finds there, and gives tips and advice for making our gardens and urban green spaces attractive to birds, whether you have access to an acre of land, or a balcony.

James Taylor-Foster is the curator of contemporary architecture and design at ArkDes - Sweden's National Centre for Architecture and Design. He shares with us his love of birds and the similarities between birding in the UK and Sweden and describes the work of Studio Ossidiana who for which consideration of bird life plays a role in their architectural practice. They invite us to consider a world designed for co-existence of birds and people

Host: Hamza Yassin

Guests: Gabriel Willow, Adrian Thomas, James Taylor Foster

Producer: Jo Barratt

Executive Producers: Jane Gerber & Katie Derham

Production Coordinator: Louis Facey

Social Media Assistant: Dilber Mogal

All music by Poddington Bear. Additional birdsong and nature recordings by dobroide, /listeningtowhales, sheriff, tim.kahn, tim.kahn and Keith Selmes under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence

Podcast art by Make Productions

Sponsored by birding binoculars specialist Swarovski Optik. To Find out more visit: https://www.swarovskioptik.com/gb/en/birding

Sponsored by Zurich Insurance - insuring conservation groups across the UK. To find out more visit Zurich.co.uk/getbirding

Zurich insure more than 15,000 not-for-profit organisations of all shapes and sizes including conservation, gardening and ornithological groups across England, Scotland and Wales.

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10/22/21 • 51 min

Series 2: Episode 3 - Ben McCarthy, Alys Laver and Yetunde Kehinde

Get Birding

11/05/21 • 52 min

With the COP conference happening this week in Glasgow, we are thinking about the environment. Climate change affects every living thing in this world and of course birds are no exception. In this episode Hamza speaks to his guests about the things they are noticing changing and looks to the future as to potential ways forward.

Ben McCarthy is Head of Nature Conservation & Restoration Ecology at National Trust. He talks to Hamza about the organisations monitoring of changes to the climate and how they see this affecting the birds that live on National Trust sites across the country.

Next, we visit WWT Steart Marshes, an innovative birdwatching site that site in the south west of England. Alys Laver is the site manager and takes on a journey across the beautiful, unique landscape and talks to us about the sometimes forgotten importance of our wetlands in absorbing Carbon.

Yetunde Kehunde was on the first season of Get Birding. In this episode Hamza checks in to hear what she has been up to over the summer as they share their passion for the environment and conservation around the world.

Host: Hamza Yassin

Guests: Ben McCarthy, Alys Laver and Yetunde Kehinde

Producer: Jo Barratt

Executive Producers: Jane Gerber & Katie Derham

Production Coordinator: Louis Facey

Social Media Assistant: Dilber Mogal

All music by Poddington Bear. Additional birdsong and nature recordings by iainmccurdy, mycompasstv and richwise under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 licence

Podcast art by Make Productions