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Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the UK and across the globe. We're keeping an eye on an important Nightingale story - the British Trus...t for Ornithology are re-capturing Nightingales' they attached data loggers to last summer. If they can re-catch these same birds they will be able to decipher the data on the loggers and tell us where these wonderful migrant song birds go to in Africa over winter. Because of the events in the Mississippi delta, we have delayed our first report from Howard Stableford in Costa Rica to this programme. He visited the rainforest in Costa Rica to see how forest disturbance was impacting on the pollination behaviour of hummingbirds. The research, only in its early stages, is showing that the behaviour of the birds does change near forest edges with banana plantations. Howard also reports on the delicate relationship hummingbirds have with the exotic heliconia flower. We also have the second part of the Field Cricket release into an RSPB reserve in southern England.
Saving Species on BBC Radio 4 explores biodiversity, conservation and natural history, both in the UK and across the globe. We're keeping an eye on an important Nightingale story - the British Trus...t for Ornithology are re-capturing Nightingales' they attached data loggers to last summer. If they can re-catch these same birds they will be able to decipher the data on the loggers and tell us where these wonderful migrant song birds go to in Africa over winter. Because of the events in the Mississippi delta, we have delayed our first report from Howard Stableford in Costa Rica to this programme. He visited the rainforest in Costa Rica to see how forest disturbance was impacting on the pollination behaviour of hummingbirds. The research, only in its early stages, is showing that the behaviour of the birds does change near forest edges with banana plantations. Howard also reports on the delicate relationship hummingbirds have with the exotic heliconia flower. We also have the second part of the Field Cricket release into an RSPB reserve in southern England.
| Series: | Saving species; Series 1 |
|---|---|
| Episode | 6 |
| First transmission date: | 2010-05-04 |
| Original broadcast channel: | BBC Radio 4 |
| Published: | 2010 |
| Rights Statement: | Rights owned or controlled by The Open University |
| Restrictions on use: | This material can be used in accordance with The Open University conditions of use. A link to the conditions can be found at the bottom of all OU Digital Archive web pages. |
| Duration: | 00:30:00 |
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| Producer: | Sheena Duncan |
| Presenter: | Brett Westwood |
| Contributors: | Kelvin Boot; Ed Drewitt; Mike Edwards; Rowan Edwards; Adam Hadley; M. R (Matthew R.) Oates; Howard Stableford; Brett Westwood |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Production number: | PBS01910WZ0006 |
| Available to public: | no |
