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Bird Behaviour

Adam Walton visits The Spinnies Wildlife Reserve, near Bangor, where he talks to experts about bird behaviour and learns how they are adapting to change.

28 minutes

Last on

Sun 29 Apr 2018 06:30

Watch the birdy

Birdsong reaches its peak this month (April). Our feathered friends are noisily attracting mates and marking territory;Ìý justÌýstop and listen in the streetÌýor in the woods, and you can hear their call.

We think of them as creatures of habit, but on Science Café this week, we’ll be looking at the ways they are adapting to their changing environment.

Adam talks about evolving bird behaviour withÌýbiologist Dr Sam Hardman, who while studying at Aberystwyth University,Ìýfound that some city birds are tougher thanÌýtheir country cousins. His research on Great Tits revealed that this creature is particularly adaptableÌýto urban surroundings.

Other bird species are struggling though, and Adam talks to ornithologist Ben Stammers about the plummeting numbers of breeding Swifts. BenÌýworks for the North Wales Wildlife Trust and explains why the public are being invited to get involved with the Swifts' housing crises.ÌýReporter Elen Ifan attends a course run by theÌýTrust toÌýmake gardens more bird and insect friendly.Ìý

Best of all, AdamÌýtakes a strollÌýthrough one of Wales’Ìýloveliest wildlife reserves, abundant with birdlife - The Spinnies, just outside of Bangor.Ìý

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Broadcasts

  • Tue 24 Apr 2018 18:30
  • Sun 29 Apr 2018 06:30

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