Show Notes
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
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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/ 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-r
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