Sam & Ade Go Birding

Birdwatcher Samuel West introduces birding novice Adrian Edmondson to our most beautiful birds. Starting in Cornwall, they search for the chough and hope for exotic, wind-blown foreign visitors. Then they go on a 'wild goose chase' in North Norfolk.

Première diffusion : 14 avril 2026

On the North Norfolk coast, Sam West and Adrian Edmondson set off on a 'wild goose chase' that leads them through pine forests, across sweeping beaches and onto the marshes.

Première diffusion : 21 avril 2026

Samuel West takes his friend and birdwatching newbie, Adrian Edmondson, to the flooded Somerset Levels. They're in search of a bittern, Britain's loudest and possibly most mysterious bird.

Première diffusion : 28 avril 2026

In the Yorkshire Dales, Ade picks up Sam for a weekend of birdwatching. Their adventure begins with an after-work pint by the river, watching swallows, swifts and house martins swoop and wheel overhead in a dazzling aerial display.

Première diffusion : 1 octobre 2026

Samuel West and Adrian Edmondson head to West Wales during breeding season to view magnificent raptors and smaller woodland residents, including red kites, woodpeckers and ospreys.

Première diffusion : 8 octobre 2026

Samuel West and Adrian Edmondson head to Yorkshire's Bempton Cliffs, home to England's largest seabird colony. Around half a million birds gather to breed, but Ade has one mission - see a puffin.

Première diffusion : 15 octobre 2026