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29-10-2010, 10:05 PM
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| | | Johnny Kingdom's Year with the Birds
Hi all
Just a little info on another tv series on BBC4.
Johnny Kingdom's Year with the Birds is a 3 part series starting on Wednesday 3rd November at 8:30pm,.
Cheers David 
will be repeated on Saturday evenings.
Last edited by david156; 29-10-2010 at 10:06 PM.
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04-11-2010, 10:30 AM
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| | | Re: Johnny Kingdom's Year with the Birds
Very little comment on this program vs Birds Britannia, did nobody watch it?
I know JK is something of an acquired taste for some, but always good value for me, the wren roost footage was superb |
04-11-2010, 10:53 AM
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| | | Re: Johnny Kingdom's Year with the Birds
I enjoyed it. I like JK, he's an exceptional charcter with a real passion. He's an amateur with great experience in the field, and it makes his presenting style and programmes easy to relate to. |
04-11-2010, 12:18 PM
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| | | Re: Johnny Kingdom's Year with the Birds
I watched it and have to admit I quite like his quirky style. Some great footage there too which is what it's all about.
He's so lucky to have bought a load of land at the edge of Exmoor to mess around on. If I had the money I'd be doing something very similar!
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04-11-2010, 01:20 PM
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Met him at the Bird Fair. Great guy.
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04-11-2010, 03:27 PM
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| | | Re: Johnny Kingdom's Year with the Birds
Footy was on so flicked over at times.Liked the View cam of all those Wrens in the nest box.And the woodpecker shots..
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05-11-2010, 07:51 PM
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| | | Re: Johnny Kingdom's Year with the Birds
I watched this the other night and thought it was great, what a great character JK is, had me smiling at the tele a great deal and even guffawing now and then, along with my 16 year old step-son  It's nice just to have someone different to listen to instead of the usual cut and polished presenters.
Well done Johnny Kingdom (even the name is great), looking forward to next weeks episode now.
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05-11-2010, 07:56 PM
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| | | Re: Johnny Kingdom's Year with the Birds
It makes you realise you can do the things like put a camera in a box and see things like those wrens cramming into that little box, I only knew they did this recently. |
05-11-2010, 08:37 PM
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| | | Re: Johnny Kingdom's Year with the Birds
18 wrens in total, amazing!
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05-11-2010, 10:29 PM
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| | | Re: Johnny Kingdom's Year with the Birds
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Originally Posted by turkeyneck  18 wrens in total, amazing! | Don't know if the record still holds, but in 1963 here on the Isle of Wight on 13th January, 51 wrens roosted in a nest box measuring 5"x6"x7". !!
The average over the winter was 42, and it took 25 to 30 minutes between the first and last birds entering the box.
When film of the scene was shown on the BBC it was stated that the previous record was 46. | | | |
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