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Podcast title	Nature's Voice
Website URL	http://www.rspb.org.uk
Description	A monthly podcast from the RSPB, Europe's largest conservation charity, with features and interviews reflecting its work to protect birds and the environment in the UK and around the world. From the joys of watching and looking out for the birds in
Updated	Wed, 19 Nov 2008 15:14:31 +0000
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1. Why city sparrows struggle for survival http://traffic.libsyn.com/natu... download (audio/mpeg, 9.52Mb) Description: House sparrow numbers have plummeted in recent years but the reason has been a mystery. At last a new study from the RSPB has come up with some answers. In this podcast Will Peach, who led the research, talks about what they've discovered and what we can do to help this iconic bird survive in our towns and cities. Agony Aunt Clare Rayner and the Urban Birder, David Lindo add their memories and hopes for the sparrow's future. We also get an early view of two new RSPB reserves that will open to visitors for the first time in 2009. We slip and slide through the mud at Middleton Lakes in the Midlands and preview the delights of Saltholme on Teeside.
2. Bird feeding tips for the credit crunch http://traffic.libsyn.com/natu... download (audio/mpeg, 9.26Mb) Description: Feed the Birds Day is approaching and in this episode of Nature's Voice we look at frugal ways to feed our garden birds. We'll visit a newly built garden pond and ask Jules Howard from Froglife how long it will be before frogs and toads to arrive. And one of the great winter spectacles - we'll be pinpointing some of the best RSPB reserves where you can see pink-footed geese in their magnificent thousands. Plus naturalist and TV presenter Mike Dilger chooses which bird he'd be - if he were a bird. Nature’s Voice is presented by Jane Markham.
3. Nesting hornbills in Sumatra and discovering the UK's lowland heaths http://traffic.libsyn.com/natu... download (audio/mpeg, 9.30Mb) Description: Saving the Sumatran Rainforest - a year after our first visit to the RSPB's ambitious project in the Harapan Forest we return to see how the regeneration this threatened habitat is getting on - there has even been a glimpse of the fantastically rare Sumatran tiger. And, closer to home, we look at a restoration project in the UK - how the reserve at Sandy in Bedfordshire is being returned to lowland heathland where an Iron Age hill fort has been uncovered in the process! Plus if he were a bird what bird would comedian Rory McGrath choose to be?
4. New families for orphaned peregrine chicks and great grassland reserves. http://traffic.libsyn.com/natu... download (audio/mpeg, 9.45Mb) Description: How the RSPB teamed up with Raptor Rescue to find wild Peregrine foster families for two orphaned chicks. We meet one of the youngest volunteers - at just 10 years old Daniel Barton has been working with the Peregrines at Chichester Cathedral. Our series looking at great nature reserves puts grassland sites in the spotlight. And if she were a bird what would interior design guru, Changing Rooms presenter, Linda Barker choose to be
5. The case against Biofuels and where to spot a puffin http://traffic.libsyn.com/natu... download (audio/mpeg, 9.10Mb) Description: Dr Mark Avery, the RSPB's Director of Conservation talks about why Biofuels (once seen as a green alternative to oil) are destroying vital habitats around the world. And, in what's turning out to be another poor breeding season for many seabirds, we visit some the most exciting coastal reserves in the UK. We hear about the rise and rise of the gannet but the decline of puffin populations and why wildlife presenter Kate Humble so passionately supports the introduction of legislation to protect marine wildlife.
6. How a new whisky will help the Black Grouse and RSPB reserves near cities http://traffic.libsyn.com/natu... download (audio/mpeg, 9.47Mb) Description: How a new whisky called Black Grouse will be helping the plight of its endangered namesake. It's a bird who loves to dance and does so in a spectacular way. Also, in the first of a series, we'll be visiting RSPB reserves around the UK, starting with some great days out in easy reach of big cities - near London, Birmingham and Glasgow. While naturalist and TV presenter Chris Packham makes his choice in 'If I were a bird'. And he'd be up to no good!
7. Birds of prey - the good news, Bill Oddie and the Loch Garten ospreys http://traffic.libsyn.com/natu... download (audio/mpeg, 8.77Mb) Description: The launch of 'On a Wing and a Prayer' a new report into the status of the UK's Birds of Prey. There's plenty of good news but still work to do to protect the most threatened species - like 'Harry' the Hen Harrier at Geltsdale, a youngster in search of a mate. And Bill Oddie looks forward to this year's Springwatch. We report from the RSPB's reserve at Loch Garten where it's hoped their pair of ospreys may have good news to hatch in time for the series!
8. India's vultures on the edge of extinction and UK egg thief is jailed http://traffic.libsyn.com/natu... download (audio/mpeg, 9.12Mb) Description: Three of southern Asia's vultures have declined by more than 95 percent since the early 1990s and this episode of Nature's Voice looks at what is being done to reverse this catastrophic loss to the region's ecology. And what makes someone steal wild bird's eggs? This month a man was sent to prison after being discovered with more than 7000 eggs at his home - Jane Markham talks to the RSPB investigator who worked with police on the case. Plus if she was a bird what bird would TV's It's Not Easy Being Green Brigit Strawbridge choose to be?
9. Big Garden Birdwatch results and a new RSPB centre for Wales http://traffic.libsyn.com/natu... download (audio/mpeg, 8.46Mb) Description: Kate Humble and the Mayor of Newport cut the ribbon to launch the RSPB's newest visitor and education centre just minutes from the city centre on the Newport Wetlands nature reserve. And Sarah Kelly who leads the Big Garden Birdwatch team looks at the results of this year's count.
10. Skylarks and stone curlews at risk http://traffic.libsyn.com/natu... download (audio/mpeg, 8.93Mb) Description: Skylarks and stone curlews are under threat due to the loss of set-aside land on the UK's farms. The RSPB's Head of Agricultural Policy looks at the implications of new rules for farmers. And preparing your garden for the nesting season - Richard Bashford gives Jane Markham's garden the once over and suggests improvements to encourage more wildlife into it.
11. Big Garden Birdwatch 2008 http://traffic.libsyn.com/natu... download (audio/mpeg, 9.32Mb) Description: The 29th annual Big Garden Birdwatch takes place on the last weekend in January when the RSPB asks us all to spend an hour counting the birds that visit our gardens. This podcast looks at the history of the event and the valuable scientific data it provides. Also what's the most exciting bird wildlife photographer Chris Packham has spotted during Big Garden Birdwatch? Plus there's information on how you can take part.
12. Successes and Challenges - the RSPB's Chief Executive looks back at 2007 http://traffic.libsyn.com/natu... download (audio/mpeg, 9.51Mb) Description: As the end of the year approaches, Graham Wynne, the RSPB's chief executive puts the highs and lows of 2007 into perspective and looks forward to the challenges ahead in 2008. Plus the confused Christmas robins - we investigate reports of a nest and a clutch of eggs in Bedfordshire in December while TV wildlife presenter Kate Humble chooses the bird she'd like to be...if she were a bird. If you'd like to comment on the podcast we'd love to hear from you at our new email address - naturesvoice@rspb.org.uk
13. Lake Natron flamingo threat http://traffic.libsyn.com/natu... download (audio/mpeg, 9.27Mb) Description: One of the most important breeding grounds for Lesser Flamingos in East Africa is under threat from industrial development - the RSPB's Chris Magin tells us why and what we can do to protect one of nature's most spectacular sights. We look at the increasing popularity of giving virtual gifts - from buying a fish supper for a Bittern to a nest box for a tree nesting duck on an RSPB reserve. Plus the Urban Birder, David Lindo, is the 'If I were a bird' guest - what would he be?
14. Homes for Wildlife http://traffic.libsyn.com/natu... download (audio/mpeg, 9.08Mb) Description: TV presenter, Kate Humble, tells us how she encourages wildlife into her tiny London garden as the RSPB launches Homes for Wildlife. In this edition of Nature's Voice we're in at the start of this five year project to improve our garden habitat and monitor the creatures, great and small, that we attract to share our space. We also meet Sally Webber the RSPB's woman at Westminster and find out about her work in the corridors of power to influence environmental policy and reflect the views of RSPB members.
15. Sumatran rainforest on the brink http://traffic.libsyn.com/natu... download (audio/mpeg, 9.51Mb) Description: News of an ambitious project to regenerate one of the world's most important habitats for biodiversity and save it from the threat of destruction the Harapan Rainforest in the lowlands of Sumatra, named after the Indonesian word for hope. And we celebrate 40 years of out of the classroom learning on RSPB reserves at one of the newest sites - the soon to be carbon neutral education centre at Rainham Marshes on the edge of London.
16. Birds at sea and a wetland recreated http://traffic.libsyn.com/natu... download (audio/mpeg, 8.74Mb) Description: Kittwakes on the cliffs at Bempton in Yorkshire and puffins at Sunborough Head in Scotland in this episode we're looking at and looking after the remarkable bird life around the UK's coasts. And we celebrate 10 years on Otmoor - an RSPB success story that has recreated the moor’s traditional wetland habitat for birds like snipe and bittern. Plus Graham Wynne (the RSPB's chief executive) on why wetlands are so important.
17. Birds of prey still under threat http://traffic.libsyn.com/natu... download (audio/mpeg, 9.00Mb) Description: Hear about the illegal persecution still faced by birds of prey, find out about RSPB projects where you can see them in the flesh and exciting news of a pair of rare Montagu's harriers that have nested at Digby Fen in Lincolnshire this summer.
18. Saving the albatross and Spring on Islay http://traffic.libsyn.com/natu... download (audio/mpeg, 8.58Mb) Description: Prince Charles adds his voice to the campaign to save the albatross from extinction. We look at how the RSPB and Birdlife International are making a difference - but is it too late? And Springwatch on Islay - behind the scenes with one of the BBC's most successful wildlife shows.