:00:32. > :00:35.Are you want to know the difference between a beak and a bill? Do you
:00:35. > :00:41.want to get involved in the show and tell us about your or autumn
:00:41. > :00:48.experiences? If you do, you are in the right place. This is
:00:48. > :00:57.Autumnwatch Unsprung! Of course, tonight with us, hidden behind the
:00:57. > :01:05.audience, is Level-headed Jo. Communicate with us through the
:01:05. > :01:10.ether. We have got our fabulous audience here. And amongst them, it
:01:10. > :01:16.is going to be a beast of a show, we have that 72-year-old beast,
:01:16. > :01:26.Johnny Kingdom. I think we should start off with some rather fabulous
:01:26. > :01:30.
:01:30. > :01:38.photos, inspired by last week, with our live rock pool. Let's have a
:01:38. > :01:47.look at the photos that you send in. This was a small, spotted cat to
:01:47. > :01:55.shock, on the Gower peninsula, hiding under some seaweed. -- cat
:01:55. > :02:05.shark. Why have they changed from calling it a dog fish? I have
:02:05. > :02:05.
:02:06. > :02:10.absolutely no idea. They change the name of everything all the time. It
:02:10. > :02:14.will depend on the size of the rock pool, whether it will be too big or
:02:14. > :02:22.not. If it gets too big and it uses all of the oxygen, there could be
:02:23. > :02:30.trouble. We have got another picture here, inspired by last week,
:02:30. > :02:40.a sea urchin. Incredible bit of natural architecture. How does it
:02:40. > :02:45.work? I think it extends itself, using those pieces at the top. It
:02:45. > :02:54.pushes itself out of the protective part of the sea urchin, and it can
:02:54. > :03:01.nibble away, using that bit in the centre. What does a sea urchin eat?
:03:01. > :03:11.It nibbles on things like algae. Let's have a look at another
:03:11. > :03:13.
:03:13. > :03:17.picture, this is a sparrowhawk. has been trying to grab a ton stone.
:03:17. > :03:22.It says a lot about the tenacity of these birds, they're so ferocious,
:03:22. > :03:32.even when a bird is flying over the sea, trying to get away from it, it
:03:32. > :03:36.
:03:36. > :03:41.cannot do so. Now, last week we had a bit of a conundrum with the snipe.
:03:41. > :03:48.Let's have a look at it again. We said we did not know why it was
:03:48. > :03:54.bobbing. There is no mistaking that this is definitely a proactive
:03:54. > :03:58.behaviour type. We have had several ideas sent in to us. Kirstie's dad
:03:58. > :04:02.said he thought it might be to mimic the movement of the water, to
:04:02. > :04:12.help their camouflage. We think this might be one reason why
:04:12. > :04:12.
:04:12. > :04:19.dippers might dip and wagtails might wag. However, these birds
:04:19. > :04:26.live in marshes, not alongside water. We do know that some birds
:04:26. > :04:33.repeatedly stamped on the ground to disturbed insects. But not this one,
:04:33. > :04:37.we do not think so. But here's a really good one. These two think
:04:37. > :04:44.that because the snipe does not have binocular vision, his has its
:04:44. > :04:49.eyes on the side of its head, that when it bobs up and down, it allows
:04:49. > :04:54.it to get two vantage points from the same place, and developed
:04:54. > :04:59.stereoscopic vision, so it can judge distances very well. I might
:04:59. > :05:03.buy into that. Except that woodcock also have their eyes on the side of
:05:03. > :05:08.their head, and they just do not bob up and down. But it might be a
:05:08. > :05:13.feeding thing. I think that is the best idea we have had. Hats off to
:05:14. > :05:20.those two. I'm just going to do something. I'm going to put that
:05:20. > :05:27.stone there. Can we have some things? You will see why a we are
:05:27. > :05:30.doing this later on. It looks a bit random! Would you like to come
:05:30. > :05:40.round and do my Christmas decorations? We will come back to
:05:40. > :05:47.
:05:47. > :05:57.that magic stone later. OK, quiz. We have here are three different
:05:57. > :06:03.
:06:03. > :06:13.types of British bill. You have to let us know which bird would be
:06:13. > :06:22.
:06:22. > :06:31.Send your answers into Jo and she will see if anyone can get this
:06:31. > :06:39.right. Let's just see in the audience. Anyone? It is a tricky
:06:39. > :06:42.one. I think A is the most tricky one. But B is quite difficult, too.
:06:42. > :06:52.If none of you know, can you all just go, and we will bring the
:06:52. > :06:54.
:06:54. > :06:57.other audience in?! We have a question from Facebook - does the
:06:57. > :07:03.autumn spread across the country from one end to the other? The it
:07:03. > :07:08.does, in fact. It goes from the north-east of the south-west. I'm
:07:08. > :07:18.not quite sure how they judge this, but it is thought to take 80 days
:07:18. > :07:20.
:07:20. > :07:27.to do that. That seems remarkable to me. -- 18 days. Of course, there
:07:27. > :07:30.are so many factors involved. could have a beech tree which was
:07:30. > :07:35.an unwise watery place, another one which is bone dry, completely
:07:35. > :07:42.different. As a general trend, the answer is yes, but it varies from
:07:42. > :07:48.year to year. Our next one is for you, it is from a 15-year-old,
:07:48. > :07:53.Caroline. I liked this one, I have been taken to task by a 15-year-old
:07:53. > :07:58.girl. I have that regularly, actually. But she has written to me
:07:58. > :08:02.and said, we were talking about birds singing and as said that it
:08:02. > :08:06.would be impossible for them to do that simply for pleasure, that
:08:06. > :08:13.animals always do something for a reason. And she said, I will
:08:13. > :08:16.condense it, she says they have a chemical in the brain which
:08:16. > :08:23.produces a pleasure response. Michaela was saying earlier that
:08:23. > :08:28.when she does exercise, it makes her feel good, for the same reason.
:08:28. > :08:35.I do exercise and I feel...! She says this has been proven to be
:08:35. > :08:39.found in the brains of birds. So could it be that when they sing
:08:39. > :08:43.this chemical gets released, which provides them with pleasure, and
:08:43. > :08:48.therefore they continue to sing? Interesting, I have to say,
:08:48. > :08:52.Caroline. First of all, birds sing for a function, either to defend a
:08:52. > :09:02.territory or to attract a mate. Secondly, there is an evolutionary
:09:02. > :09:03.
:09:03. > :09:06.reason for this. Sometimes it is a development thing. They might be
:09:06. > :09:12.singing to learn the soul from the adults or something. And then of
:09:12. > :09:22.course, lastly, there is the whole reason why it starts in the first
:09:22. > :09:22.
:09:22. > :09:25.place. I suppose I admire your idea, it is a useful one, but I don't
:09:25. > :09:29.think they can sing just for pleasure. It is interesting that
:09:29. > :09:34.singing might produce pleasure, which would enhance them to sing
:09:34. > :09:40.more. But whether they actually feel joyful or not, what do you
:09:40. > :09:47.think? There are some animals which do things just for pleasure. Do
:09:47. > :09:51.they? That is what I have always thought. You have just don't go
:09:51. > :09:55.huge pit for yourself. Are you saying no animals other than humans
:09:55. > :09:59.do things for pleasure? No, I think there has to be a function behind
:09:59. > :10:02.the pleasure. Even if the bird is feeling pleasure, there is a
:10:02. > :10:06.functional reason for that. Whereas perhaps we would do something for
:10:06. > :10:11.pleasure, like watch football, and there is no functional reason for
:10:11. > :10:16.that whatsoever. Although speaking as a Southampton fan, and being top
:10:16. > :10:22.of the Championship at the moment, I have got dopamine! Someone who
:10:23. > :10:32.gets a great deal of pleasure about being in Exmoor is our guest for
:10:33. > :10:42.
:10:42. > :10:48.I had better take a hat off. Good to see you, mate. Johnny has so
:10:48. > :10:54.much passion full of life, and in particular, Exmoor, your home.
:10:54. > :10:59.for a long time. I have got some questions here. This is from
:10:59. > :11:05.another 15-year-old, Josh. He's thinking of going into wildlife
:11:05. > :11:10.filming. He wants to ask Johnny, does he need to invest in
:11:10. > :11:17.professional stuff or is it better to start small and build up? Start
:11:17. > :11:24.small and build up would be the right way to do it. The main thing
:11:24. > :11:29.is to get the right sort of dress. Honestly, I use a mask and gloves
:11:29. > :11:37.and everything. It is important, when the sun shines on your face,
:11:37. > :11:42.especially with the deer, they can see you. If I was that age, I would
:11:42. > :11:48.think about asking a farmer, see if you can get on to a little bit of
:11:48. > :11:53.ground, and build a hide. This is what I have done. Go and ask the
:11:53. > :11:58.Farmer, there's a lot of nice farmers on Exmoor, they will let
:11:58. > :12:05.you build a little hide. A small camera would be the right idea, but
:12:05. > :12:12.it is the dress. This is a handy thing to have, something
:12:12. > :12:22.interesting. Especially at this time of year, in October. If you
:12:22. > :12:23.
:12:23. > :12:33.get something like this, this will attract some things. This will call
:12:33. > :12:34.
:12:34. > :12:39.the stag up to you. The stag will come to you. Are you telling a 15-
:12:39. > :12:49.year-old to hide in the bush? not? That's brilliant, isn't it?
:12:49. > :12:51.
:12:51. > :13:01.That's a bad idea! What's this one? Wild boar. It is a fallow deer.
:13:01. > :13:09.
:13:09. > :13:12.This man has got it right. He's so good. What about this one? It has
:13:12. > :13:22.eyehole murder of blackbirds and thrushes, isn't it? A could be
:13:22. > :13:23.
:13:23. > :13:30.right, I do not even know myself! had this done, those other calls,
:13:30. > :13:36.especially this one... I will not tell you the name of the stag, I
:13:36. > :13:40.knew him so well, for many years. Can I just say, if you are on half-
:13:40. > :13:46.term next week, do not get one of those, I'm not sure that is a good
:13:46. > :13:52.idea. But if you want a call the stag up, you would get some lovely
:13:52. > :13:57.shots. You would. I would be straight down the shop if I was a
:13:57. > :14:01.15-year-old to get one of those. Get some brilliant shots, then you
:14:01. > :14:11.can make some really good films. That is the way I do it. A lovely
:14:11. > :14:19.
:14:19. > :14:29.camera like that. A 20xzoom lens. Any important. And if you have got
:14:29. > :14:31.
:14:31. > :14:35.any home movies, we would love to Right. We'll move on now. We're
:14:35. > :14:38.going to my favourite part. Sorry, Johnny, that was my favourite part.
:14:39. > :14:43.This is my second favourite part coming up soon. Questions now.
:14:43. > :14:51.We ae had questions. This is one, this is something which comes up
:14:51. > :14:55.again and again "Could you help me identify the difference between all
:14:56. > :15:01.the blackbirds?" Let's start with the most common one. What we need
:15:01. > :15:07.is somebody, a friend of Unsprung, Lloyd. Come on in, please. Help us
:15:07. > :15:16.answer this question. It's our live animal in the studio. Fantastic.
:15:16. > :15:21.Right, Lloyd, please tell us, what is this big blackbird A 16-year-old
:15:21. > :15:26.carryian crow. The one that people have problems is what is the
:15:26. > :15:31.difference between this and a rook. They are the same size? It is
:15:31. > :15:38.confusing when they are juveniles. When they are adults, always this
:15:39. > :15:47.crow has a lovely black head, feathered around his face. With the
:15:47. > :15:52.Rooks they have a grey facial patch. And they tend to form large flocks
:15:52. > :15:59.in a field. Crows tends to be individuals or small groups. If you
:15:59. > :16:06.see a lot of crows together it is rooks.
:16:06. > :16:13.There's a rook with the white face. Slightly ugly, I think. Look, this
:16:13. > :16:20.is beautiful. They have a lovely blue sheen to their plumage. He has
:16:20. > :16:25.it a little bit. He's quite big. reasonable size. That is crows and
:16:25. > :16:32.rooks. In a minute you'll bring us another treat on. Yes. Shall I go?
:16:32. > :16:36.That's a crow. We've done the rook. When a crow is flying they have a
:16:36. > :16:41.rounded tail and the rook has a square-cut tail F you get one on
:16:41. > :16:46.its own and it is soaring above you.... We have a picture. No, this
:16:46. > :16:53.is slightly different. Here we have a crow, here, and on the other side
:16:53. > :16:58.it was the largest of all the of them in the world. This is a raven
:16:58. > :17:03.with a diamond-shaped tail. It has been brought on too early. Let's go
:17:03. > :17:09.to a blackbird that is very common - this is the jackdaw. There's a
:17:09. > :17:15.jackdaw. You can see, it has beautiful blue eyes and an almost
:17:15. > :17:21.grey head. Where you see them, I have them all over my house. They
:17:21. > :17:26.try and get in the chimney. Every year the chimney sweep has to get
:17:27. > :17:32.them out. It is not poor old chimney sweep. They are quite
:17:32. > :17:38.expensive. A much paler bird. I would like to say thank you to the
:17:38. > :17:45.contribute ir. Yellow Welly sent the picture of the raven and Steve
:17:45. > :17:50.the picture of the crow. We have done the crow, the rook, in big
:17:50. > :18:00.groups. The jackdaw. What we want is the king, and by golli we've got
:18:00. > :18:00.
:18:00. > :18:07.him. This is Bran. He's a raven and he's
:18:07. > :18:13.enormous. He's seen something here. He's also seen it.
:18:13. > :18:19.That stone I put in there. That is Bran's stone, isn't it? Yes. Go on
:18:19. > :18:23.then. He knows there is a treat for him underneath. You clever birbd.
:18:23. > :18:31.This is his stone. -- bird. This is his stone. The stone goes with us.
:18:31. > :18:35.I hide it in various places. So he knows that is his stone? This is
:18:35. > :18:42.not good enough, I am afraid. Help us with that original question.
:18:42. > :18:49.How do you tell if it is a raven. He is enormous. By the size. He's a
:18:49. > :18:56.larger bird and a lovely sort of diamond tail. Can you see that
:18:56. > :19:00.diamond tail and the call. Very deep throated. When they open their
:19:00. > :19:05.throat and call.... Ravens are much more common now in the UK. They
:19:05. > :19:14.used to be very rare. Shall I tell you something else he can do. This
:19:14. > :19:18.will show you how strong they are. Under here I have a, oh the food
:19:18. > :19:24.has come.... Here you are, there's a two pound weight there. He knows
:19:24. > :19:27.to turn that over. There we are. Good boy. Now, unfortunately the
:19:27. > :19:36.food reward has come out of it, so I will give him something for doing
:19:36. > :19:43.Now I'll turn it over. He did all that and there was nothing there.
:19:43. > :19:50.That is two lbs. It shows how much strength he has in his neck to do
:19:50. > :19:55.that. Oh, he's off! He was wrecking your Christmas
:19:55. > :20:01.display there. He is forgiven. He's brilliant. Is he happy to sit there
:20:01. > :20:08.for a while while we move on? likes to wander around. There could
:20:08. > :20:16.be mayhem. We have done it. Stay here, mate.
:20:16. > :20:26.If he gets upset. Do we have any questions for Lloyd?
:20:26. > :20:30.
:20:30. > :20:37.Are there any questions? Is he the first one to build a nest? You are
:20:37. > :20:41.right, they nest early. You are right. Threes weeks ago I saw 17
:20:41. > :20:50.ravens on Exmoor. They are getting a lot of ravens around. When we see
:20:50. > :20:55.a raven we think of the Tower of London because that is where it
:20:55. > :21:03.originated from. That is the first bird to build a nest.
:21:03. > :21:10.This one from Twitter, "Where's the best place to see ravens in the
:21:10. > :21:15.UK?" There are very good places I believe up in Anglesey. A big roost
:21:15. > :21:21.there. Generally around the UK, you would be surprised where they are.
:21:21. > :21:28.In Somerset, Wiltshire, a lot around the Bristol area. You can
:21:28. > :21:32.see them in the Avon Gorge and in city environments, they roost in
:21:32. > :21:40.cathedrals. Even though they are bigger, sometimes to get your
:21:40. > :21:44.perspective right, it is not easy. The call is a dead give away.
:21:44. > :21:51.Have we time for the other question, from Janet Smith, she is watching a
:21:51. > :21:56.small group of ravens in East Devon, one had a twig in its beak, it
:21:56. > :22:00.transferred it from its beak to its feet - why? It was showing off and
:22:00. > :22:06.showing how clever and agile it was in the sky. It could be looking for
:22:06. > :22:10.a mate. It could be a juvenile young bird. Often they do these
:22:10. > :22:16.things because they are fun. They do things because they can and its
:22:16. > :22:20.a laugh. I think he wants to answer himself. Don't you poop on my map!
:22:20. > :22:30.Yes, I'm talking to you! What about some photos?
:22:30. > :22:30.
:22:30. > :23:12.Apology for the loss of subtitles for 41 seconds
:23:12. > :23:19.They were outstanding. We never have time to show enough. There are
:23:19. > :23:24.64,000 or something on the Flickr site. Any favourites, you harsh
:23:24. > :23:30.man! I rather like this one, the reflection of the egret. I am
:23:30. > :23:39.concerned about that bubble. This was spoiling everything for me.
:23:39. > :23:45.This is mine, Stephen Darlington, for me, it is almost surreal, that
:23:46. > :23:51.misty, that beauty. This is my favourite, I think it is amazing.
:23:51. > :23:55.Gareth Scanlon. It is stunning that behaviour. It is. Don't start!
:23:55. > :23:59.not very pretty. It's an interesting piece of behaviour, but
:23:59. > :24:04.it is ugly. And the background is a bit of a mess.
:24:04. > :24:10.Why don't we have a vote in the audience. Leaves up if you like
:24:10. > :24:19.this one best? Leaves up for this one? Not very
:24:19. > :24:25.many. Leaves up for my one. Or, more. Fivers later. Leavings up for
:24:25. > :24:30.my one. What about this? This is one I
:24:30. > :24:38.picked out. I think art has to have a place and this one is taken, it
:24:38. > :24:42.was taken by Chris MCglogan. It is a piece of grass with a spider's
:24:42. > :24:52.web on it. I like that. I would put it on my wall. You can. You can
:24:52. > :24:54.
:24:54. > :25:00.take it home! The quiz. You hold that. A, the red
:25:00. > :25:07.beak, B or C. Have we had any correct answers. 300 people have
:25:07. > :25:12.had a go. Brad, Gym the Bird, they got them all.
:25:12. > :25:18.The first was pretty tricky. Why don't we show you which bill this
:25:18. > :25:28.bird belongs to. This is clever this. A bit, there
:25:28. > :25:32.
:25:32. > :25:42.it goes. Yes, it's the chuff. And the second bird.
:25:42. > :25:43.
:25:43. > :25:48.What is that voice behind me getting them all right?
:25:48. > :25:55.I didn't notice before they had this notch on the lower part. I
:25:55. > :26:02.think we have some film so some foraging here. They use their bill
:26:02. > :26:07.to root around. Look at this one here. That blood-red bill, into
:26:07. > :26:17.that crevice. The Welsh believe the chuff is the embodiment of King
:26:17. > :26:24.Arthur, with the blood of his enemies on his beak and talons.
:26:24. > :26:34.Vy to collar fi something from last week that you -- -- I have to
:26:34. > :26:42.clarify something from last week. Which owl does the twit and which
:26:42. > :26:49.does the twoo. The male does the twoo. The females are going "twit"
:26:49. > :26:55.to the male. Sorry, but it's true!
:26:55. > :27:02.Oh, hello! Right, do we have some questions here? We have James from
:27:02. > :27:07.Facebook - why do badgers cover their nose while sleeping? The same
:27:07. > :27:14.reason as dogs. Another area that would lose heat. It is not
:27:14. > :27:20.insulated. If they are curled up, they hide their nose, foxes wrap
:27:20. > :27:27.their tails around their nose, so do wolves. I am not sure you
:27:27. > :27:34.answered that. He gave it a try. This one, "Getting more and more
:27:34. > :27:37.blackbirds with black beaks and less and less with yellow, orangey
:27:37. > :27:41.beaks." Someone reported a collection of blackbirds with black
:27:41. > :27:49.beaks in the north of England. I have not seen one of these birds.
:27:49. > :27:54.Why don't we throw that out to our viewers. If you have some, send us
:27:54. > :27:58.in a photo and tell us where they are and come up with a theory as to
:27:58. > :28:01.why this morph of blackbird seems to be working in those areas? I
:28:01. > :28:06.suggestion it would not be as good as a yellow beak.
:28:06. > :28:14.I think it is time to find out what is going on. It is half time for a
:28:14. > :28:19.lot of people next week. So, what is going on in the map?
:28:19. > :28:25.Put in your postcode and find things near you. Tomorrow, that is
:28:25. > :28:35.Saturday, at Leeds museum, there's a discovery centre where they have
:28:35. > :28:40.beastie beasts to see between 10- 12pm. On Sunday, at the centre,
:28:40. > :28:45.there is a feed the birds event. You don't need to book. Finally if
:28:45. > :28:49.you want to get up early on Sunday morning there is a goose breakfast,
:28:49. > :28:54.which I think means watching them, rather than eating them, that is in