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Iolo's Secret Life of Birds

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About Iolo's Secret Life of Birds

Iolo's Secret Life of Birds is a documentary TV series that premiered on BBC One on November 14, 2010. It has 1 season and 5 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 5 "Designed for a Welsh Life", aired on December 12, 2010.

Iolo Williams explores the behaviour of birds in Wales, revealing all aspects of their lives from surviving harsh winters and avoiding predators, to living alongside us in our towns and cities.

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5 episodes · 1 season

Season 1

2010 · 5 episodes · Last episode: 15 years ago

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    5. Designed for a Welsh Life

    Finale

    In this final episode, Iolo explores bird design - from their ability to fly to the way that their beak design, colour and camouflage enable them to live in the many habitats Wales has to offer. Using ultra-slow motion photography, Iolo looks at how garden birds have such control over take off and landing, and explains why fulmars are one of our most supreme fliers.

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    4. Living with Us

    In this fourth episode, Iolo Williams explores how birds in Wales have adapted to living alongside us, making use of our buildings, parks and gardens and even the waste we throw away. One of the most notorious urban birds is the gull and Iolo explains why these very adaptable and intelligent birds are doing so well in Cardiff.

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    3. Living on the Edge

    Iolo discovers the difficulties birds face in order to stay alive, and the programme includes a dramatic scene in which a sparrow hawk seizes the moment to attack a wood pigeon nest.

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    2. Feathering the Nest

    In this episode, Iolo investigates the courtship and nesting behaviour of birds, including the amazing courtship display of great crested grebes at a reservoir near Pontypool, the impressive sky dance of hen harriers in the dramatic Cambrian Mountains, how nuthatch use mud like cement to prepare their nest in a woodland near Harlech, and why long-tailed tits near Newtown are exceptional nest builders.

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    1. Dawn Chorus

    In this first episode, he investigates how and why birds communicate, looking at the reasons snipe use their tail feathers to make a very distinctive noise and what's happening when thousands of starlings participate in stunning aerial displays in Aberystwyth.

Iolo's Secret Life of Birds FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Iolo's Secret Life of Birds?

Iolo's Secret Life of Birds has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on December 12, 2010.

When did the latest episode of Iolo's Secret Life of Birds come out?

The most recent episode of Iolo's Secret Life of Birds, Season 1 Episode 5 "Designed for a Welsh Life", aired on December 12, 2010.

How many seasons of Iolo's Secret Life of Birds are there?

Iolo's Secret Life of Birds has 1 season with 5 episodes in total.

When did Iolo's Secret Life of Birds first air?

Iolo's Secret Life of Birds first aired on BBC One on November 14, 2010.

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