http://www.rarebirdalert.co.uk/v2/Content/talking_naturally.aspx page about the podcast en-gb ℗ & © 2016 Rare Bird Alert A fortnightly podcast discussing birds, birding, wildlife, conservation and all things nature Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Talking Naturally is a fortnightly podcast discussing birds, wildlife, conservation and whatever else interests us and we think will interest you. Presented by Charlie Moores, a long-term birder with a passion for conservation and animal welfare and is produced jointly by Rare Bird Alert and WildSounds & Books. Rare Bird Alert is the longest running instant bird news service in the UK providing birders with up-to-the minute sightings of rare and scarce birds to turn up in Britain via pagers, smartphone app and online. WildSounds & Books are a leading international supplier of wildlife books audio & multimedia guides that donates a significant proportion of its profits to bird conservation organisations. Talking Naturally is a fortnightly podcast discussing birds, wildlife, conservation and whatever else interests us and we think will interest you. Presented by Charlie Moores, a long-term birder with a passion for conservation and animal welfare and is produced jointly by Rare Bird Alert and WildSounds & Books. Rare Bird Alert is the longest running instant bird news service in the UK providing birders with up-to-the minute sightings of rare and scarce birds to turn up in Britain via pagers, smartphone app and online. WildSounds & Books are a leading international supplier of wildlife books audio & multimedia guides that donates a significant proportion of its profits to bird conservation organisations. Rare Bird Alert admin@rarebirdalert.co.uk http://feeds.feedburner.com/TalkingNaturally Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Wildlife Crime and Grey Parrots http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/EP31_Wildlife_Crime_and_Grey_Parrots.mp3 Fri, 02 Aug 2016 09:00:00 GMT 01:10:21 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Hen Harrier Day 2016 http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/EP30_Hen_Harrier_Day_2016.mp3 Mon, 15 Aug 2016 15:05:00 GMT 01:03:54 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Britain's Birds: The Making of a Field Guide http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/EP29_Britains_Birds.mp3 Tue, 02 Aug 2016 10:45:00 GMT 01:06:14 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Pedalling for Parrots http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/Ep29_Pedal_for_Parrots.mp3 Thu, 21 Jul 2016 10:50:00 GMT 00:26:27 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Mental Health http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/EP28_Mental_Health.mp3 Mon, 4 Jul 2016 09:30:00 GMT 00:59:06 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds TN Special Kielder Water http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/TNSpecial_07_Kielder_Water.mp3 Mon, 14 Jun 2016 11:26:00 GMT 00:54:32 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Baer's Pochard: nondescript, poorly-known, and Critically Endangered http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/EP027_Baers_Pochard.mp3 Mon, 06 Jun 2016 10:20:00 GMT 00:29:37 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds TN Special Derwent Reservoir http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/TNSpecial_06_Derwent_Reservoir.mp3 Mon, 31 May 2016 14:55:00 GMT 01:14:01 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Cleaning Up Beaches http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/EP026_Cleaning_Up_Beaches.mp3 Mon, 16 May 2016 10:50:00 GMT 00:56:20 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Hedgehogs and Hounds Off http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/Ep025_Hedgehogs_and_Hounds_Off.mp3 Tue, 03 May 2016 10:30:00 GMT 01:10:07 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Ultra Marathons http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/ep024UltraMarathons.mp3 Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:50:00 GMT 01:07:26 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds TN Special - Ethical Consumer Optics Report http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/TNSpecial_05_Ethical_Consumer_Optics_Report.mp3 Mon, 31 Mar 2016 11:35:00 GMT 00:26:55 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds TN Special - Jankowski's Bunting http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/TNSpecial_04_Terry_Townshend_on_Jankowskis_Bunting.mp3 Mon, 31 Mar 2016 11:30:00 GMT 00:23:46 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Birding Beijing http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/TN023_Terry_Townshend_Birding_Beijing.mp3 Mon, 29 Mar 2016 10:00:00 GMT 01:04:32 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Around the Med - Part Two http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/TN022AroundTheMedPartTwo.mp3 Mon, 09 Mar 2016 12:05:00 GMT 00:36:53 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Around the Med - Part One http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/TNep22.mp3 Mon, 07 Mar 2016 11:40:00 GMT 00:57:26 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds TN Special - Abberton and Hanningfield Reservoirs http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/TN-Special-Abberton.mp3 Mon, 29 Feb 2016 12:30:00 GMT 01:11:21 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Causes http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/ep21.mp3 Mon, 22 Feb 2016 13:30:00 GMT 01:21:45 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Icons http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/ep20.mp3 Mon, 08 Feb 2016 10:30:00 GMT 01:01:35 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds A Bigger Picture http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/ep19.mp3 Mon, 25 Jan 2016 10:15:00 GMT 01:29:52 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Some thoughts on UK nature - Iolo Williams, Alan and Ruth Davies http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/ep18.mp3 Mon, 11 Jan 2016 10:15:00 GMT 01:01:19 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds A look back at 2015 http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/ep17.mp3 Fri, 05 Jan 2016 09:45:00 GMT 01:11:21 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Politics, Hen Harriers and activism http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/ep16.mp3 Fri, 04 Dec 2015 11:00:00 GMT 01:02:21 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Patrick Barkham - from Butterflies to Badgers and Brownsea http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/ep15.mp3 Fri, 20 Nov 2015 10:15:00 GMT 00:52:33 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Turtle Doves in Trouble http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/ep14.mp3 Fri, 06 Nov 2015 12:25:00 GMT 01:07:59 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Pesticides http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/ep13.mp3 Fri, 23 Oct 2015 14:20:00 GMT 01:04:38 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Culls and Crime http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/ep12.mp3 Fri, 09 Oct 2015 12:20:00 GMT 01:10:42 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Badgers - part 2 http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/ep11pt2.mp3 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:35:00 GMT 00:56:33 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Badgers - part 1 http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/ep11pt1.mp3 Fri, 25 Sep 2015 10:30:00 GMT 00:56:23 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Three cans of worms - Dolphins, Diclofenac, and Derogations http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/ep10.mp3 Fri, 11 Sep 2015 14:45:00 GMT 01:28:30 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds TN Special: Hawk and Owl Trust on Hen Harrier brood management Hawk and Owl Trust, Phillip Merricks. The Hawk and Owl Trust (often referred to as HOT) are currently alone amongst conservation groups in supporting a Hen Harrier brood management scheme to take place without a recovery in the Hen Harrier population to take place first. This highly controversial decision resulted in the resignation of their president Chris Packham and put them at odds with many professional conservationists as well as everyday wildlife and birding enthusiasts. This is the first in-depth interview with the chair of the HOT and gave him the opportunity to explain the rationale behind the decision and how they would see a brood management scheme working.]]> http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/TNSpecialPhilipMerricks.mp3 Wed, 18 Aug 2015 00:14:00 GMT 00:56:40 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Chris Packham Hen Harrier Day 2015 we have a wide ranging interview with naturalist, conservationist and broadcaster Chris Packham. Chris has been heavily involved with Hen Harrier Day since its inception and in this interview, recorded at his home in the New Forest, he discusses Hen Harriers, his sense of injustice at wildlife crime, Mark Avery's latest book, Inglorious: Conflict in the Uplands, for which Chris wrote a particularly powerful forward as well as the recent killing of Cecil the lion. Chris also tells us about the time he still makes to observe and enjoy wildlife and how he wishes he could do more for conservation.]]> http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/ep8.mp3 Wed, 05 Aug 2015 00:07:00 GMT 00:47:33 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Partnerships and rare breeding birds RSPBs Senior Investigations Officer. Mark Thomas. Mark tells us exactly what goes into protecting some of Britains rarest birds from disturbance and wildlife criminals such as egg collectors. Mark also discusses how the RSPB and RBA work together to ensure the safe release of news on these rare breeders. We follow that with a chat with Tim Mackrill, Senior Reserve Officer for the Lincolnshire & Rutland Wildlife Trust and who leads the Osprey Project which recently celebrated the hatching of its 100th chick. Lastly we talk about restoring Red-billed Choughs to Jersey with Glyn Young and Liz Corry of Birds On The Edge who are celebrating the first successful breeding attempt by these charismatic corvids in the Channel Islands since the 1920s. As we said, seamlessly-themed.]]> http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/ep7.mp3 Fri, 24 Jul 2015 00:07:00 GMT 01:18:31 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Three Logical responses: Inglorious, Illegal Killing, and an Imminent Invasion http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/ep6.mp3 Fri, 10 Jul 2015 00:10:00 GMT 01:06:43 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Sir.David Attenborough - Conservation, Education, and Inspiration http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/ep5.mp3 Fri, 26 Jun 2015 00:10:30:00 GMT 01:05:26 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Defending Nature, iconic birds and finding finches. http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/ep3.mp3 Fri, 29 May 2015 00:10:00 GMT 01:13:13 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Badger cull, Horrid Ground Weaver, Yellow-breasted Bunting, Ten Million Aliens and weekly birding roundups. http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/ep2.mp3 Sat, 15 May 2015 09:00:00 GMT 01:32:32 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Conservationists reaction to Forest of Bowland Hen Harrier disappearances
Whilst at a meeting (scheduled long before the Bowland news broke) to discuss, of all things Hen Harrier Day 2015, Charlie spoke with Tim Melling (Senior Conservation Officer for Northern England at RSPB), Tim Birch (Conservation Manager at the Derbyshire Wildlife Trust), Mike Price (Peak District Raptor Monitoring Group), and Phil Walton (Birders Against Wildlife Crime), to get their thoughts on the devastating and tragic news. The cover image for this episode, of a male Hen Harrier, was kindly provided by Andy Hay/RSPB-images.com.]]> http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/special_bowland_hen_harrier_deaths.mp3 Sat, 09 May 2015 15:00:00 GMT 00:28:22 Charlie Moores / Rare Bird Alert / WildSounds Vote National Bird, Hudsonian Godwit, Scarce Tortoiseshell and more http://rarebirdalert.co.uk/podcast/sound_files/ep1.mp3 Fri, 01 May 2015 11:00:00 GMT 01:20:31