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Each autumn, around 30,000 barnacle geese arrive
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Wild Isles

Each autumn, around 30,000barnacle geese arrive on the Hebridean island of Islay

Each autumn, around 30,000
barnacle geese arrive on the Hebridean island of Islay

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Each autumn, around 30,000 barnacle geese arrive
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on the Hebridean island of Islay.
Duration
9 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:27:06
Uploaded
Apr 19, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary

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Movie Summary

Sir David Attenborough narrates a documentary about the natural animals in the British Isles and Ireland.
S01 • E05 It swims away by clapping together the two parts of its shell. - Wild Isles 00:06
It swims away by clapping together the two parts of its shel...
S01 • E04 With toad numbers down by two-thirds - Wild Isles 00:11
With toad numbers down by two-thirds
S01 • E02 A male red squirrel jumps into action. - Wild Isles 00:06
A male red squirrel jumps into action.
S01 • E01 They have all come from Greenland, where they spent the summer. - Wild Isles 00:06
They have all come from Greenland, where they spent the summ...
S01 • E06 Scallops can be harvested sustainably and without damaging - Wild Isles 00:10
Scallops can be harvested sustainably and without damaging
S01 • E05 It's a surprisingly effective technique, - Wild Isles 00:08
It's a surprisingly effective technique,
S01 • E03 A rabbit's life is full of danger. - Wild Isles 00:05
A rabbit's life is full of danger.
S01 • E04 At dawn, the female and her hitchhiker - Wild Isles 00:08
At dawn, the female and her hitchhiker
S01 • E03 A big warren can lose hundreds each year, - Wild Isles 00:12
A big warren can lose hundreds each year,
S01 • E01 Some years, half the world population arrive here, - Wild Isles 00:08
Some years, half the world population arrive here,
S01 • E02 He starts to feed on the rich, oily seeds the cones contain. - Wild Isles 00:07
He starts to feed on the rich, oily seeds the cones contain.
S01 • E05 But scallops don't have a strong sense of direction... - Wild Isles 00:06
But scallops don't have a strong sense of direction...
S01 • E04 The very pond in which she hatched as a tadpole. - Wild Isles 00:06
The very pond in which she hatched as a tadpole.
S01 • E06 Today, around a third of UK fish stocks are overfished. - Wild Isles 00:07
Today, around a third of UK fish stocks are overfished.
S01 • E05 ..and the starfish just keep coming. - Wild Isles 00:05
..and the starfish just keep coming.
S01 • E06 In places, we're removing life from the ocean faster - Wild Isles 00:08
In places, we're removing life from the ocean faster
S01 • E02 ..and his left-overs alert others to what is now available. - Wild Isles 00:06
..and his left-overs alert others to what is now available.
S01 • E04 They get straight down to business - Wild Isles 00:10
They get straight down to business
S01 • E05 The starfish first pulls the scallop shell apart - Wild Isles 00:12
The starfish first pulls the scallop shell apart
S01 • E01 That way, there will always be some eyes keeping watch. - Wild Isles 00:06
That way, there will always be some eyes keeping watch.