Page 12 - BBC Wildlife Volume 36 #04

WILD APRIL

EVENTS Rose Buck (pictured)
helped film the goose
chase for Attenborough:
60 Years in the Wild.

EVENT SPOTLIGHT

Our life with birds

Over the past 25 years, Lloyd and Rose Buck have
devoted their lives to taking care of birds and mastering
the art of capturing them on film. They have been
involved with over 100 different productions, including
BBC programmes such as Springwatch and Countryfile.
The bird handlers are touring the UK with a talk about
their work, illustrated with film footage and photography.
Audiences will also get the rare opportunity to meet
golden eagles and peregrine falcons.
O Until 20 April, various south of England locations, see venue
websites for ticket prices, http://bit.ly/2Bf9Ic5

Past and BATMAN SHARES HIS SECRETS
present Ecologist Jim Mullholland has been studying bats for 11 years
and is a leading authority on bat roosts in trees. During this
Join the WILDside project informal evening talk for Warwickshire Mammal group he will
in Northamptonshire to be sharing his research on Bechstein’s, brown long-eared,
celebrate butterflies. Former Natterer’s and noctule bats (below). Attendees will discover
recorder Douglas Goddard the lowest recorded tree roost, watch videos of bats and have
Cetacean
will outline the status of the the opportunity to ask questions.
county’s butterflies over the O 12 April, Brandon Marsh Nature Centre, Coventry, sugg £4 donation, http:// by-catch
past 30 years, while Back warksmammalgroup.wixsite.com/warks-mammal-group/surveys-and-events
from the Brink project officer The Cetacean Strandings
Susannah O’Riordan will Investigation Programme
present exciting news on the (CSIP) has been investigating
chequered skipper (below). UK stranded cetaceans by
O conducting post-mortem
examinations. It has found by-
catch to be the most common
cause of mortality over the 27-
year history of the programme.
In this ZSL London Zoo evening
event, speakers will explore the
issue of by-catch and what we
have learnt about this threat.
O 10 April, ZSL London Zoo, free
event, http://bit.ly/2BfRQh6 Rose Buck and David Attenborough: Jon Aitchinson; chequered skipper: David James; noctule bat: Paul Hobson/FLPA; harbour porpoise:

TS IN BRIEF Jelger Herder/Buiten-beeld/Minden/FLPA; great-spotted woodpecker: Russell Savory; stag beetle: IACR Rothamsted

LIVING WITH LYNX SUFFOLK SPECIES JOIN A STAG PARTY PUT PEN TO PAPER
Dr David Hetherington and Learn about the wildlife around This month sees the start of Be inspired by the landscapes
members of the Paisley Natural Stow Maries Aerodrome, the annual Great Stag Hunt, and wildlife of Eycott Hill Nature
History Society will be a WW1 military aviation organised by the People’s Trust Reserve, Cumbria, at this creative
examining whether museum, with wildlife for Endangered Species riting workshop led by tutor
we could live photographer Russell out for this impressiv ine Green.You’ll spend time
alongside lynx Savory at this RSPB and submit your sig fore crafting your
in the UK. talk at Oulton Broad. April onwards, and prose.
5 April, http://bit. 6 April, http://bit. http:/ /bit. ttp://bit.
ly/2slzVDd ly/2nReUuu ly/1TLfHGz g4
12 BBC Wildlife April 2018