BBC Springwatch
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For this season of Winterwatch we are focusing our social output on Facebook, Instagram, and the BBC's YouTube and TikTok accounts.
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Did you miss us? 🌱 . We are back for Springwatch 2024 🦊 . Tune in to BBC Two at 8pm on Monday 27th May as we bring you the very best of British wildlife 🐣 . #Springwatch
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Take a look at how still this kingfisher keeps it's head while hunting, incredible! 💙 #Winterwatch
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Take a look at how still this kingfisher keeps it's head while hunting, incredible! 💙
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What’s out YOUR window?☺During this difficult time we can still enjoy nature, from the safety of our homes! We want to see photos & videos of what you're seeing every day. It might not be quite as cute as this sleeping fox. But please send it our way! 🙌. #WildlifeFromMyWindow
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Good morning folks! Sometimes all you need is a robin having a little bath ❤️ Always make sure you have some water in the garden for birds to drink and have a wash in! It can even be an old washing up bowl! 🥰
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Super-mum strikes again! The Mandarin ducklings have all fledged safely and it's the cutest thing we've ever seen 😍 🦆. #Springwatch
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#Throwback to the starlings with some serious rhythm and beatboxing skills! 😎 . SOUND ON TEAM! 🔊🔊. #Springwatch
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Wayne is cleaning up North Somerset's beaches and he's on a mission to litter-pick the ENTIRE coast of the UK 👏 .
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What a wonderful sight to have in the back garden! 😍
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OMG! We LOVE this so much! 😍A hedgehog with her hoglets! . Have you done #Gardenwatch yet? Head to our website NOW and let us know what you have in your garden to help build a better future for hoglets across the UK! 😍. 👉�. #Springwatch
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And we've come to the end! What a wonderful year. A massive thank you to everyone who's worked to make #Springwatch2020 happen and an EVEN BIGGER thank you to all of you who watch and send your photos, videos and support! We couldn't do it without you!. Until next year! 👋💚
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Robin making the most of a small garden pond, an adorable reminder to leave out water for our wildlife 😍 #WednesdayWisdom vid by @realchriskidd
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This has to be one of the CUTEST things we've EVER seen! 😍😍🌲. An adorable red squirrel tucking itself into bed! 💚Enjoy! . #Springwatch #Gardenwatch
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Everyone heading back to the office after the bank holiday weekend. #Wildlife #Springwatch
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⚠️ BREAKING NEWS ⚠️ The pine marten has returned to the Forest of Dean! 💚. Following the successful release of 18 pine martens one of Britain's rarest mammals in back thanks to @gloswildlife @vincentwildlife @ForestryEngland & @Forest_Research 🎉🌲🐾. 🎥©️Russell Savory
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🐰 Baby hares are known as leverets. Hares can have between 2-4 litters a year, their first being born around February! Leverets feed for most of the night and huddle together for warmth and protection! We think they're gorgeous 🐰 😍
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Relax this Sunday and take a look at these gorgeous leverets🐰 Hares can have between 2-4 litters a year, their first being born around February! Leverets feed for most of the night and huddle together for warmth and protection! ADORABLE 🐰 😍.#Springwatch
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Is it a flower?. No, it's little baby octopus emerging! 🐙 Look at that colour change .(via @JanFreedman).
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Seeing as it's Easter weekend we HAD to re-share THIS! Mandarian ducklings jumping from their nest STILL might be the cutest thing we've ever seen 😍 🦆🐥. #Throwback #Easter #Springwatch
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#Tbt to the ULTIMATE snugglers! 😍😍 Who remembers these guys from last year? We LOVE them! #Winterwatch
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Good Morning folks! Take a look at these two garden friends! 😍. #Autumnwatch starts TONIGHT at 8pm on @BBCTwo! Who's excited?! We are! 🍁🌲🍂✨🍄
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You NEED to hear this - sound on people! 👂🔊 'Bullfinches have this incredible capacity not only to memorise a tune, but also to perfect it'. Absolutely beautiful! 🤗❤️🐦 🎶 #Winterwatch #Wildlife #Bullfinch #Birdsong #Sundayvibes #Mothersdaymelody
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It's #Monday! So let's kick it off with something rather scrumptious- these ADORABLE long-tailed tits having a snuggle 🤗Hoping you all have a wonderful week! #MondayMorning #NewWeek
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#Throwback to the starlings with some serious rhythm and beatboxing skills! 😎 . SOUND ON TEAM! 🔊🔊. #Springwatch #MondayMotivation
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Fact of the day 🤓 . Almost half the world's bluebells are found in the UK and they’re relatively rare in the rest of the world. Has anybody spotted any the last few weeks? 💙. #Springwatch
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#Throwback to the starlings with some serious rhythm and beatboxing skills! 😎 . SOUND ON TEAM! 🔊🔊. #Wildlife #Birds #Nature #Springwatch
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Aaaand breathe. Take a 5 minute break this Monday to de-stress and listen to the beautiful sound of birdsong 💆.🔊 Sound on 🔊
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Autumnwatch is BACK to bring warmth to homes across the UK, at a time when many of us need it most. Join us LIVE from 27th October to 6th November, Tuesday to Friday on @BBCTwo at 8pm!. We will see you all soon… 😊. #Autumnwatch 🍂
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This was INCREDIBLE! 💚 . Last night on Watch Out @HannahStitfall and @ChrisGPackham were joined LIVE on air by a nightjar! 😍 At first they could only hear it, then it appeared from behind the camera crew and swooped around our live set! One of the most magical moments ever!
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Whilst we might be mostly confined to our homes, for wildlife this is the busiest time of year ❤️ . This is why we will be BACK on your screens LIVE from across the UK on the 26th of May to the 12th of June on @BBCTwo at 8pm!. We'll be seeing you all soon ☺️🙌. #Springwatch
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Hands up if you've spotted one of these cheeky chaps in your garden! 🙌🏽
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📢🍁Exciting announcement 📢🍁Autumnwatch is BACK! 🙌. We are back on your screens and are coming to you LIVE from the Cairngorms on Tuesday the 29th of October to Friday the 1st of November on @BBCTwo 🎉🌲🐦🍄. We cannot WAIT! See you soon!. #Autumnwatch
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How about this! 18 blue tits in one nest box! 🐣🐣🐣 Thanks to @melissacoxo for sending them in to us! We LOVE them! #Springwatch
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"The future of all life on Earth now depends on us" - Sir David Attenborough on #BluePlanet2.Help save #OurBluePlanet:
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#Throwback to our mandarin duck nest in a tree from #Springwatch 2018! 🦆🐥. Who's excited for this years series!? Not long now folks! 🥰
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One of our smallest birds in the UK, the delightful wren! ☺️ And doesn’t it look beautiful in the winter frost! ❄️💙✨. 📸 Ged Gill via Flickr
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Now that’s a photogenic fly by! This fantastic series of short-eared owl photos was taken by photographer @NicDibNick over Portland in Dorset. “The owls over-winter here before flying north to Scotland and Scandinavia in spring to breed” he explained.
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Seeing as it's Easter weekend we HAD to re-share THIS! Mandarian ducklings jumping from their nest STILL might be the cutest thing we've ever seen 😍 🦆🐥. #Throwback #Easter #Springwatch
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Scottish photographers have been capturing stunning images of the Northern lights .
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Just because it's Monday ☺️🦆💚 Have a great start to the week Watchers! #MondayMotivation #Springwatch 🐥🌱
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Baby hares are known as leverets, feed for most of the night and huddle together for warmth and protection! We can't get enough 🐰 😍. #FridayFeeling
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After 11 years of planning, three young golden eagles have been released into the wild in Southern Scotland.
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Swifts can fly at over 69mph when hunting 🐦💨 During their migration from Africa they don’t even touch the ground once! They eat, collect nesting material and even sleep all on-the-wing! 😮 #Springwatch
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🐻🍁😍 Join us in this one-off special as we travel to New England to bring you the most spectacular of seasons.
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I'm never inviting the neighbours over for lunch again - they eat with their mouths open don't even say thank you! 😂. Sent in by Toby Houlton on Flickr
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"The reason we're here is that we've both come close to killing ourselves". @ChrisGPackham met @BirdTherapy to talk about how nature helped to save them from depression. For more information, check Joe's blog:
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Get ready to fall in LOVE! 😍😍 A gorgeous pine marten has moved into one of our wildlife boxes to keep warm and snug away from the snow! SO cute! 💙❄️ #Winterwatch
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We are back!❄️😍🐾 . Join us for Winterwatch, live from the 17th to the 27th of January, Tuesday to Friday at 8pm on BBC Two. Plus our Watch Out show at 1pm on Facebook and BBC iPlayer! 📺🙌. We are so excited! See you all soon 😍. #Winterwatch ❄️
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Coal tits are often regarded as being a species found in coniferous woodland but they do occur in many other habitats, including gardens! Lovely little birds! 🐦❄️🌲 #Winterwatch
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I'm never inviting the neighbours over for lunch again - they eat with their mouths open don't even say thank you! 😆🦡 #Springwatch
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Seeing as it's Easter weekend we HAD to re-share THIS! Mandarian ducklings jumping from their nest STILL might be the cutest thing we've ever seen 🐣🌱❤️🥰. #Throwback #Easter #Springwatch
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As if this show wasn't exciting enough already - now we have FOUR wildcat kittens in Alladale Wilderness Reserve!🐱🐱🐱🐱 😍.#Springwatch 💚
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Aaaand breathe. Take a 5 minute break this Monday to de-stress and listen to the beautiful sound of birdsong 💆.🔊 Sound on!🔊 #Winterwatch
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This is outstanding!🥰. Taken by our friend @daveinnature - a young badger in the bluebells💜. This photo was down to months of patience & field craft, & was totally worth the wait! Well done Dave!🦡. 📸@daveinnature. #wildlife #wildlifephotography #naturelovers #SolaceInNature
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Tonight on #Winterwatch we are showing a very moving short called 'Bird Therapy' looking at how nature can help us 💙. We would love you to get in touch with us here in the comments and let us know how nature has helped and inspired you 💙 Thank you 💙
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Dear Watchers. We wish you all the best in this uncertain time - nature is still open & it is officially SPRING! Whether you live in a town, city, have a garden or simply a window we can all still enjoy nature! And we will be working hard to bring you the best of UK wildlife 💚
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WOoOHOo! We're heading back to the Cairngorms for #Winterwatch! .You heard it here first ❄️
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Happy Christmas to you all from all of us here on the Watches! We hope you have a great one whatever this year may look like for you ❤️🎄 Sending you all well wishes and Christmas cheer 🥰. 📸 Jamie Mitchell on Flickr
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Every morning, this little robin comes into a store in Swansea to start his 'shift'. 🎶 Singing by the bird food! #EmployeeOfTheMonth 🔊Sound on🔊
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We are BACK on your television screens tomorrow! We can barely contain our excitement and neither can Chris and Michaela. Tell us what you're most looking forward to for #Springwatch 2018!
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Turn your volume up!!! ❤️🔊 . How marvellous is this jay filmed by Lisa Wood!! 🎶🎵🐦. #Autumnwatch 🍂
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The wading bird with all the moves 😎 yet one we still know so little about! Jack snipe are perfectly camouflaged within their environment and will stay completely still on the ground, not making a move unless disturbed! #Winterwatch ❄️
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If you can find a red deer more majestic than this chap then you win the internet for today ❄️
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Happy Monday folks! Hand-feeding robins is such a beautiful joy 😍. #Springwatch #MondayMotivation
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🐦To fledge or not to fledge, that is the question. Throw back to Springwatch 2018, when we caught up with some chatty little blue tits.🗣️ #ThrowbackThursday #Springwatch #ChickChat
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White stoat taking an egg for a walk! 👀.This beautiful stoat in ermine stole 14 eggs from a house in Dalwhinnie! . #Winterwatch.#Wildlife.#Nature
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YES TEAM! 😍SPRINGWATCH IS BACK! 🎉🦊🌲💚 LIVE from the Cairngorms on Monday 27th May with FOUR 90-minute shows starting at 7:30pm on @BBCTwo, then back to our usual one hour shows for the following two weeks - Monday 3rd to Thursday 13th of June! 😍 See you soon! 💚#Springwatch
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And. BOUNCE! . Fox cubs learn through play - could this one be an early hunter?.#Springwatch
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SPRINGWATCH IS BACK! 🎉🐰🐸 We will be returning to your screens on Monday 28th May, with our live cams starting at 9am and our main show coming to you LIVE from Sherborne Park Estate at 8pm on BBC Two. Did you miss us? 😉 See you then 👋
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Nature can be a solace when we feel most isolated. Many of us, including @ChrisGPackham, have been taking solace in the wild world around us during these strange times 💚. #Springwatch
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Today is officially the first day of spring! How wonderful! 🌿🌸🌼🌳. 📸 Andrew Wilson
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❄️ ONE WEEK TO GO TEAM! ❄️😍.Coming to you LIVE from the Cairngorms on Tuesday the 29th of January at 8pm on @BBCTwo 🦌🌲🐿️🦉.Get it in the diary! 😍 #Winterwatch
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Well. this is VERY exciting. the swallows are BACK! 🙌🥳 After their epic migration from South Africa we have had numerous reports that they are now back in the UK! Has anybody seen any yet? Please do let us know! . 📸 @holtby_linda. #solaceinnature #wildlifefrommywindow #birds
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