most concern to the rspb are things like starlings, which we think of...ime period and house sparrows by more than half. there are some areas, some of our big urban areas don't have house sparrows, or very few. on the plus side there's birds like the goldfinch moving in and we're putting out some wonderful food in our gardens and things like goldfinches are coming into enjoy that. tell us more about those unusual birds like the waxwings, what do they look like? well, yeah. there's certain birds, the waxwings in particular... you can see one there as you're speaking. dramatic, exotic looking thing, these actually come from the east. we are talking scandinavia, russia. if there is no berries in the winter, this is what they feed on predominantly in the winter, they'll come to our lovely winter, they'll come to our lovely winter climate, which is a lot warmer than were therefrom and that's what's happened this year. they come to gardens. we plant a lot of very plants and that's a real bonus for people coming to count them. if you have any pictures of them. if

the bird charity rspb are cautious about the impacts. the anglers are dead against.lay their migration, it could have impacts on seals and dolphins, with loss of habitat in the severn estuary, but furthermore the economics on which this scheme is based are based on a 120—year life span, and that's a huge time during which other technologies could come on stream, and we just don't think the lagoons will last that long before they get clogged up with silt. plans at swansea are ready to go. today's report suggests the government should agree terms for one lagoon, then wait and see. roger harrabin, bbc news. a 72—year—old female rally driver is coming out of retirement — to drive the original car in which she competed in the world rally cup almost 50 years ago. in 1970 bronwyn burrell was the youngest driver in the race from london to mexico. now she's been reunited with her austin maxi sports car, and is preparing to get behind the wheel again to recreate her epic drive. she's currently in training, and john maguire went along to meet her. wembley, 1970, and a car rally

the rspb says the current cold weather appears to be bringing unusual migrant birds to britain, suchan half a million people are expected to take part in what's claimed to be the world's largest wildlife survey. relocating can be stressful at the best of times, but residents in ghent, belgium, have found an inventive way to help their local library move down the road. more than 1,200 people formed a human chain over a distance of 250 meters to move books from the old library building to the new. you could say they had the situation covered. that is quite a long way. i think it isa that is quite a long way. i think it is a good idea. it gets everyone involved. and as you are passing the books you might think, hey, this one looks good. the complete works of shakespeare might be quite heavy to move that way. we are about to step into the weird and wonderful world of jose into the weird and wonderful world ofjose mourinho. the final score, you will hear written a moment, it was hull, two, man u, one. bearthat in mind. manchester united are into the efl cup final after beating hull city 3

i am joined by graham madge of the met office and previously the rspb.eaceful day in kent. it is hard to imagine some of the hazards that these birds face on their long journeys, including of course the weather. earlier in the year, there was some footage of some birds that appeared to be trapped right inside eye of hurricane matthew. is this a typical kind of hazard that birds face on their migratoryjourneys? the situation is that they are crossing the path, the exact track, that many hurricanes take, so it is quite likely that birds do get caught up in these weather systems. in fact, we know from birdwatchers' records in northern europe that many birds are brought to european shores on the back of these cyclones, as they move up into the north atlantic. so it is a very big threat that these birds face, and it is a very powerful hazard that these birds have to try and cope with in their lives. so i have heard some people say that birds can actually forecast the weather. is there any evidence or science behind this? there's this classic phrase, one swall

the bird charity rspb are cautious about the impacts. the anglers are dead against.ls and dolphins, with loss of habitat in the severn estuary, but furthermore the economics on which this scheme is based are based on a 120 year life span, and that's a huge time during which other technologies could come on stream, and we just don't think the lagoons will last that long before they get clogged up with silt. plans at swansea are ready to go. today's report suggests the government should agree terms for one lagoon, then wait and see. roger harrabin, bbc news. some breaking news. in the last few minutes it's been confirmed that the former england manager graham taylor has died. he was 72. let's speak to other sports correspondent andy swiss, who is at the bbc sports centre. he was a player, then a manager, a pundit. he's been a big figure in the world of football for a long time now. that's right, yes, this is very sad news which has just broken within the last few minutes. graham taylor first rose to prominence as manager of watford between 1977 and 1987. he was hired b

the bird charity rspb are cautious about the impacts. the anglers are dead against. loss of habitat in the severn estuary, but furthermore the economics on which this scheme is based are based on a 120—year life span, and that's a huge time during which other technologies could come onstream, and we just don't think the lagoons will last that long before they get clogged up with silt. plans at swansea are ready to go. today's report suggests the government should agree terms for one lagoon, then wait and see. roger harrabin, bbc news. in a moment a full weather forecast but before that, with this cold weather we're being warned blizzards could be seen in some parts of the country, and meteorologists are also predicting rare "thundersnow" for parts of wales. thundersnow is like a thunderstorm, except snow falls instead of rain, as nick miller explains. snow is one thing, thundersnow is another. unusual but some of us have observed that recently, there may be more to come, the weather set up as it is, plenty of cold air across the uk, and under that we are seeing snow

the bird charity rspb, are cautious about the impact. the anglers are dead against it. habitat. but furthermore, the economics on which this scheme is based are based on 120 year life span. that is a huge time, during which other technologies could come on stream and we do not think the lagoons will last that long before they get clogged up with silt. plans at swa nsea clogged up with silt. plans at swansea are ready to go. today‘s report suggests the government should agree terms for one lagoon, then wait and see. roger harrigan, bbc news. let‘s go live to swansea bay for some of the pros and cons to our correspondent. what are local people saying? i just correspondent. what are local people saying? ijust spoke to correspondent. what are local people saying? i just spoke to the correspondent. what are local people saying? ijust spoke to the council leader earlier today and he was buoyant at the news, hoping this would bring jobs and security to swa nsea. would bring jobs and security to swansea. 1.3 billion is the predicted cost of this project and it would encircle th

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