The Thames: Wildlife Superhighway

rlchew · #1 (**permalink**) 02-09-2007, 02:52 PM

.... but only for those of us living in the ITV London region

Miranda Krestovnikoff (you may remember her from "Coast") has just finished filming a new 6 x 30 minutes series called "The Thames: Wildlife Superhighway".

She will be taking a journey along the River Thames from its source in a meadow in Gloucestershire to Southend on Sea in Essex on a mission to uncover the secret world of plants, insects, fish, wildlife and birds, living in, on and around the riverbanks.

Each episode focuses on one section of the Thames where she will be discovering the range and diversity of Thames wildlife and exploring what kind of projects are underway to monitor and protect it.

Reminder .... programme 1 goes out at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday September 6th.

For those WABers in Essex, Kent, London and west of London along the River Thames .... enjoy!

Richard

pressld2 · #2 (**permalink**) 02-09-2007, 03:22 PM

Thanks for the heads-up Richard. I'll definitely give it a watch. I'm currently doing most of my wildlife watching and photography at the Crossness Nature Reserve which is on the Thames in Bexley. Was down there with my son this morning and walked some of the Thames path. We saw various gulls - lesser black-backed, black-headed (already in winter plumage) and common - quite a few ducks - mainly mallard - cormorant, lapwing, grey heron and a grey wagtail.

Dave P.

rlchew · #3 (**permalink**) 02-09-2007, 03:29 PM

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Originally Posted by pressld2

Thanks for the heads-up Richard. I'll definitely give it a watch. I'm currently doing most of my wildlife watching and photography at the Crossness Nature Reserve which is on the Thames in Bexley. Was down there with my son this morning and walked some of the Thames path. We saw various gulls - lesser black-backed, black-headed (already in winter plumage) and common - quite a few ducks - mainly mallard - cormorant, lapwing, grey heron and a grey wagtail.

Dave P.

Dave .... did you get to see the long-staying Grey Phalarope at Crossness NR in February-April this year? .... I never got around to crossing the bridge to see it!

Richard

Billy Wobble Dagger · #4 (**permalink**) 02-09-2007, 04:24 PM

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Originally Posted by rlchew

.... but only for those of us living in the ITV London region

Miranda Krestovnikoff (you may remember her from "Coast") has just finished filming a new 6 x 30 minutes series called "The Thames: Wildlife Superhighway".

She will be taking a journey along the River Thames from its source in a meadow in Gloucestershire to Southend on Sea in Essex on a mission to uncover the secret world of plants, insects, fish, wildlife and birds, living in, on and around the riverbanks.

Each episode focuses on one section of the Thames where she will be discovering the range and diversity of Thames wildlife and exploring what kind of projects are underway to monitor and protect it.

Reminder .... programme 1 goes out at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday September 6th.

For those WABers in Essex, Kent, London and west of London along the River Thames .... enjoy!

Richard

Sky channel 993 is ITV London. I have just set the reminder thingy

BWD

pressld2 · #5 (**permalink**) 02-09-2007, 07:32 PM

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Originally Posted by rlchew

Dave .... did you get to see the long-staying Grey Phalarope at Crossness NR in February-April this year? .... I never got around to crossing the bridge to see it!

Richard

Sadly no. Nor the Squacco Heron that was there in June. I don't seem to have much luck, I'm afraid.

Take this morning - the Dartford ringing group were there again today (I think they are there most Sundays) and they'd had a kingfisher in the nets before I arrived. That's another bird that I've never seen (apart from a 1/10th of a second flash of blue and orange which doesn't really count) and I missed it again! Ho hum. There were compensations like this juvenile blackcap...

Or even this migrant hawker which also got caught in the bird nets...

They let him go without a ring!

Dave P.

Dan Salter · #6 (**permalink**) 03-09-2007, 02:02 PM

Ahhh excellent..thanks for the heads up, i didnt know about this one..Im in KENT so i should be good for it?

Actually i only just noticed the TV/Radio forum...was about to post about something in the treehouse tv related but i need to see if its already here

Dan

rlchew · #7 (**permalink**) 06-09-2007, 06:15 PM

Reminder .... its on in 15 minutes ....

Richard

pressld2 · #8 (**permalink**) 06-09-2007, 06:34 PM

Got a regular recording programmed in for this. Can't watch it tonight as my son is away on a school trip so we'll watch it together over the weekend.

Dave P.

Billy Wobble Dagger · #9 (**permalink**) 06-09-2007, 08:36 PM

I thought it was a little disappointing, 50 miles in 30 minutes isn't really long enough, so much was missed out. Saying that, what was shown was interesting and I'll watch it again next week. Wont give to much away so as not to spoil it for those that have recorded it. Otters were lovely though

BWD

pressld2 · #10 (**permalink**) 12-09-2007, 10:07 PM

Just spotted that it's not on tomorrow - there's an hour long episode of Emmerdale. Part 2 is on next Thursday, 20th September.

Dave P.

Billy Wobble Dagger · #11 (**permalink**) 13-09-2007, 08:10 AM

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Originally Posted by pressld2

Just spotted that it's not on tomorrow - there's an hour long episode of Emmerdale. Part 2 is on next Thursday, 20th September.

Dave P.

Typical, I was looking forward to the next part. Certainly won't watch Emmerdale, guess it will be another evening on WAB.

BWD

Dan Salter · #12 (**permalink**) 13-09-2007, 05:12 PM

I missed part one

ZooSi · #13 (**permalink**) 14-09-2007, 09:37 AM

Me too

pressld2 · #14 (**permalink**) 15-09-2007, 03:06 PM

Just got around (finally!) to watching part 1. Quite good I thought - looking forward to the rest now.

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Originally Posted by Dan Salter

I missed part one

Barring any technical mishaps or power cuts, it's my intention to record the whole series and then burn it onto a DVD. I'd be happy to send it on to you if you PM me your address. Perhaps you could then forward it to ZooSi? And if anyone else that missed it or isn't in the London TV region want to see it we could set up a chain...

Dave P.

Dan Salter · #15 (**permalink**) 24-09-2007, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by pressld2

Just got around (finally!) to watching part 1. Quite good I thought - looking forward to the rest now.

Barring any technical mishaps or power cuts, it's my intention to record the whole series and then burn it onto a DVD. I'd be happy to send it on to you if you PM me your address. Perhaps you could then forward it to ZooSi? And if anyone else that missed it or isn't in the London TV region want to see it we could set up a chain...

Dave P.

Did you manage to record them? that would be very kind of you ill pm my address. I tuned in to watch episode 2 i believe and got the boat show instead? so in kent i guess im NOt in the area for it which is odd.
Dan

pressld2 · #16 (**permalink**) 25-09-2007, 08:42 AM

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Originally Posted by Dan Salter

Did you manage to record them?

I've got the first two which is all they've shown so far. According to the Radio Times it's not on again this week (another hour long Emmerdale) so if showing them fortnightly is the normal pattern I won't have them all until 15th November. At which point I'll happily send you the DVD.

I watched episode 2 at the weekend. Loved the "Fish Cops"! Those guys should have their own series.

Dave P.

ZooSi · #17 (**permalink**) 25-09-2007, 12:51 PM

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Originally Posted by pressld2

Just got around (finally!) to watching part 1. Quite good I thought - looking forward to the rest now.

Barring any technical mishaps or power cuts, it's my intention to record the whole series and then burn it onto a DVD. I'd be happy to send it on to you if you PM me your address. Perhaps you could then forward it to ZooSi? And if anyone else that missed it or isn't in the London TV region want to see it we could set up a chain...

Dave P.

If possible that would be great! Much appreciated. I'll pm my address at a later date, as it seems silly to do it so soon.

Simon

pressld2 · #18 (**permalink**) 25-09-2007, 12:56 PM

No problem Simon,

I'll send it to Dan and include your address so he can forward it when he's watched it. If anyone else wants to be included just PM me your address anytime between now and mid November and I'll add you to the train.

Dave P.

pressld2 · #19 (**permalink**) 05-10-2007, 06:36 PM

Episode three recorded successfully last night (haven't watched it yet).

Episode four is on Next Thursday, 11 October, so these hour long Emmerdales seem to be fairly random. Might not have to wait quite as long as I thought for the complete set.

Dave P.

pressld2 · #20 (**permalink**) 23-10-2007, 11:23 PM

The final part is on this Thursday, 25 October, so I should get a disc in the post to Dan by the weekend.

ZooSi, if you let Dan have your address he can forward it on to you when he's watched it - shouldn't take him long as each ep is only about 23 mins once the adverts are chopped.

If anyone else would like to see it just let us know - first come, first served!

Dave P.

rlchew · #21 (**permalink**) 26-10-2007, 06:00 PM

It was good to see my local patch appear on the last programme in the series .... Wat Tyler Country Park in Pitsea, Essex.

Wat Tyler Country Park and RSPB Vange Marsh

I must go there tomorrow .... my last visit was over a month ago!

Richard

MartinD · #22 (**permalink**) 28-10-2007, 08:28 AM

Hi Everybody

Really glad I found this website, I emailed the company that produced this great little series (I was born on Canvey Island and now live in Shoebury just 5 mins walk from the estuary) to ask them about a possible DVD release, but have not heard anything back yet, I think they could sell loads of copies if they quickly released it before Xmas.

Big thanks to pressld2 for having the foresight to record them all onto 1 disc.

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