billytheghillie Posted March 12, 2023 Report Share Posted March 12, 2023 Well did you watch it? Say what you want about the B.B.C. but they do crackin nature programmes. The scene with the orcas hunting was stunning, excellent camera work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted March 12, 2023 Report Share Posted March 12, 2023 7 minutes ago, billytheghillie said: Well did you watch it? Say what you want about the B.B.C. but they do crackin nature programmes. The scene with the orcas hunting was stunning, excellent camera work. I agree - some superb camera work. Enjoyed watching the white tailed eagles chasing the goose - even if the goose did loose in the end. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arjimlad Posted March 12, 2023 Report Share Posted March 12, 2023 Rather good! We were at Old Harry rocks not long ago & a beautiful peregrine just sat there showing off. They're right, there is so much to see. I had some decoys out this afternoon but my attention was taken by murmurations of linnets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aberisle Posted March 12, 2023 Report Share Posted March 12, 2023 (edited) I saw the bit about Islay and the geese, the crazy thing but not mentioned in the show is that the taxpayer pays for the Barnacles to be culled, i dont know why they dont operate a permit scheme where wildfowlers pay a fee to shoot the geese, that way the geese still get culled but it raises money rather than costing money, and the geese end in the food chain.It would also bring money in from visiting wildfowlers i wonder how much shooting brings in to Orkney each year? I know of someone who has a licence to cull the geese and they are not allowed to shoot them when flying because they will be getting "sport" out of it, but they can shoot them when on the ground with 5 shot pumps and semi autos, if you tried that when out on the foreshore you would be hounded and banned from every club in the country. Here is a link to the figures on the geese culled on Islay, i know the birders wont like it but a dead goose is a dead goose and it better being used as a resource than treated like trash. https://theferret.scot/geese-shooting-islay-scientists/ More on the culling on Islay Caught on film: geese being shot and injured on Islay (theferret.scot) Edited March 12, 2023 by aberisle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billytheghillie Posted March 12, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2023 14 minutes ago, aberisle said: I saw the bit about Islay and the geese, the crazy thing but not mentioned in the show is that the taxpayer pays for the Barnacles to be culled, i dont know why they dont operate a permit scheme where wildfowlers pay a fee to shoot the geese, that way the geese still get culled but it raises money rather than costing money, and the geese end in the food chain.It would also bring money in from visiting wildfowlers i wonder how much shooting brings in to Orkney each year? I know of someone who has a licence to cull the geese and they are not allowed to shoot them when flying because they will be getting "sport" out of it, but they can shoot them when on the ground with 5 shot pumps and semi autos, if you tried that when out on the foreshore you would be hounded and banned from every club in the country. Here is a link to the figures on the geese culled on Islay, i know the birders wont like it but a dead goose is a dead goose and it better being used as a resource than treated like trash. https://theferret.scot/geese-shooting-islay-scientists/ Very interesting article 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old man Posted March 13, 2023 Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 Some of the very best filming I have ever seen. Still find it hard to reconcile the old presenters eco stance as he possibly has contributed more to climate fluctuation than most? A good illustration of the ever present conflict between conserving the geese and livelihoods? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted March 13, 2023 Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 Stunning camera work and to me the highlight was the Eagles catching the Barnacle goose in mid air by it's talon , well worth watching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morkin Posted March 13, 2023 Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 Yes I watched it , and got to agree the eagle catching the goose, I was sat there thinking that eagle has got to tire soon but he kept at it, and a result. Fantastic filming .😜 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted March 13, 2023 Report Share Posted March 13, 2023 Always worth a watch if Attenborough is presenting or narrating it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SuperGoose75 Posted March 14, 2023 Report Share Posted March 14, 2023 (edited) Only managed to watch the first episode today. Brilliant altogether! Interesting watching the barnacle geese and sea eagles on Islay. We get a lot of feral greylag that come down fron Islay at the end of june each year. Also we have a Sea Eagle that hangs around and is possibly one of the Islay birds. I have seen it a few times an some gulls were mobbing it the first time I saw it. The wing span looked very impressive. Here is a video I took on my phone last August of some of the Greylag returning to roost and this is where the eagle hangs about. Could have took a handy R&L but even if it had of been September, I am just as likely to have let them fly on unchallenged these days. Looking forward to episode 2 of Wild Isles. Edited March 14, 2023 by SuperGoose75 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlistairB Posted March 15, 2023 Report Share Posted March 15, 2023 It was very good, but I suspect most, if not all the audience don't realise that whilst the BBC commissioned the series, it was actually co-produced by the OU, the WWF and the RSPB. I've yet to figure out exactly what their "angle" is yet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyjones329 Posted March 16, 2023 Report Share Posted March 16, 2023 Did you catch the bit where they made a 360 degree turn while in mid-air? Amazing! I'm looking forward to next week's episode. 😄 Have you seen any of the other programmes on there, like Planet Earth 2? They are all worth watching. 🙂 What did you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnfromUK Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 Just watched another stunning episode. Amazing filming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marsh man Posted March 19, 2023 Report Share Posted March 19, 2023 5 minutes ago, JohnfromUK said: Just watched another stunning episode. Amazing filming. The highlight of Sundays night viewing , keep you entertained from start to finish . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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