72. Honey buzzards in a Welsh forest – a truly special encounter to start the new season of Plodcasts! - podcast episode cover

72. Honey buzzards in a Welsh forest – a truly special encounter to start the new season of Plodcasts!

Sep 29, 202048 minEp 1Transcript available on Metacast
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Welcome to episode 1 of season 7 of the BBC Countryfile Magazine plodcast – and meet the honey buzzards in a secret forest in South Wales. Honey buzzards are scarce summer migrants to the UK – a bird of prey that feeds mainly on wasps. Here Fergus Collins joins an expedition led by ornithologist Steve Roberts to locate a honey buzzard nest and ring the chicks in order to monitor their progress as they attempt to colonise the region. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices