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Each spring, the machair becomes a nursery for ground-nesting birds
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Wild Isles

Each spring, the machair becomesa nursery for ground-nesting birds

Each spring, the machair becomes
a nursery for ground-nesting birds

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Each spring, the machair becomes a nursery for ground-nesting birds.
Duration
8 seconds
Views
36
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:53
Uploaded
Apr 19, 2025
Season
1
Episode
3
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 The intruder starts to retreat towards the sea. - Wild Isles 00:06
The intruder starts to retreat towards the sea.
S01 • E04 From this point on, they are freshwater fish. - Wild Isles 00:06
From this point on, they are freshwater fish.
S01 • E06 In the olden days, if I'd seen a flower in the meadow, - Wild Isles 00:07
In the olden days, if I'd seen a flower in the meadow,
S01 • E02 As winter loosens its grip - flowers emerge. - Wild Isles 00:06
As winter loosens its grip - flowers emerge.
S01 • E03 It's alive with chicks, - Wild Isles 00:08
It's alive with chicks,
S01 • E06 I was educated very conventionally, and I worked on a lot of farms - Wild Isles 00:08
I was educated very conventionally, and I worked on a lot of...
S01 • E05 Now, the smaller males join the chase. - Wild Isles 00:05
Now, the smaller males join the chase.
S01 • E04 Their bodies change, inside and out. - Wild Isles 00:05
Their bodies change, inside and out.
S01 • E02 Snowdrops are first, - Wild Isles 00:07
Snowdrops are first,
S01 • E06 And I was motivated by what all the other farmers around me - Wild Isles 00:12
And I was motivated by what all the other farmers around me
S01 • E03 Since 1960, - Wild Isles 00:09
Since 1960,
S01 • E04 Their sea-fresh silvery sheen dulls to a darker hue - Wild Isles 00:10
Their sea-fresh silvery sheen dulls to a darker hue
S01 • E02 Soon, more blooms appear, each adding a little colour - Wild Isles 00:08
Soon, more blooms appear, each adding a little colour
S01 • E06 And the way we farmed was about reducing the number of flowers, - Wild Isles 00:13
And the way we farmed was about reducing the number of flowe...
S01 • E05 The big male has retained his right to mate. - Wild Isles 00:06
The big male has retained his right to mate.
S01 • E03 ..which makes every one of these chicks - Wild Isles 00:07
..which makes every one of these chicks
S01 • E01 Shetland is the only place in Britain and Ireland - Wild Isles 00:07
Shetland is the only place in Britain and Ireland
S01 • E03 Just a day old, this youngster is starting off on - Wild Isles 00:08
Just a day old, this youngster is starting off on
S01 • E02 ..and inviting insects to spread their pollen. - Wild Isles 00:05
..and inviting insects to spread their pollen.
S01 • E01 Just one of the many remarkable creatures that inhabit our seas, - Wild Isles 00:09
Just one of the many remarkable creatures that inhabit our s...