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Of a woodland near oxford has shown that the timing of spring has shifted by up to three weeks since the 1940s. the wytham woods great tit project is one of the longest running animal tracking studies in the world. scientists, with special permission to access nests and handle the nestlings, have tracked 40 generations of the birds. victoria gill has been to wytham to find out more about the project. than 500 plant species, 800 types of butterflies and moths, and in one woodland site about and i...

Oh, wow, that is impressive. this year marks the 75th anniversary of the wytham great tit project. scientists have systematically monitored every chick hatched in their nest boxes here since i9a7. and we are about to meet the newest generation. wow, how many are there? eight. thats a very standard size for a great tit. eight seems a lot. eight very hungry babies to feed. you can actually see most of their digestive systems. they are all transparent. transparent, mouths open, "feed me, feed me". ...

Theres growing evidence that spring is beginning earlier, after a woodland study suggests the timing of the season has shifted forward by three weeks, compared to the i9a0s. researchers have come to that conclusion because the great tit birds that live in whytam woods near oxford are laying their eggs earlier than ever. victoria gill reports. more than 500 plant species, 800 types of butterflies and moths, and in one woodland site of about a square mile, there are 1,200 specially built nest boxe...

Has shifted forward by three weeks, compared to the 1940s. researchers have come to that conclusion because the great tit birds that live in wytham woods are laying their eggs earlier than ever. victoria gill reports. more than 500 plant species, 800 types of butterflies and moths, and, in one woodland site of about a square mile, there are 1,200 specially built nest boxes. because wytham woods near oxford is a very special site of scientific interest. is this officially the most studied woodlan...

And in one woodland site of about a square mile, there are 1,200 specially built nest boxes. because wytham woods near oxford is a very special site of scientific interest. is this officially the most studied woodland in the world, do you think? i mean, it certainly must be one of them. this year marks the 75th anniversary of the wytham great tit project. scientists have systematically monitored every chick hatched in their nest boxes here since 1947. and we are about to meet the newest generati...

Because wytham woods, near oxford, is a very special site of scientific interest. is this officially the most studied woodland in the world, do you think? i mean, it certainly must be one of them. this year marks the 75th anniversary of the wytham great tit project. scientists have systematically monitored every chick hatched in their nest boxes here since 1947. and we are about to meet the newest generation. wow, how many are there? there are eight. thats a very standard size for a great tit. n...

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Thanks to their antics on nestcams, and now its hoped the popularity of four owls in somerset in south—west england will help promote conservation. barn owl numbers in the area are in decline and theres been a call forfarmers to install more nest boxes. as scott ellis reports, it now seems to be paying off. just look at the wing of this. you can see its not yet fully developed. born in the wild, but famous in tens of thousands of homes worldwide thanks to nestcam. these are the parents, finn a...

My peas when all social restrictions are finally lifted, but for these young people the party is here on the plots. theyve become unlikely online stars thanks to their antics on �*nestcams and now its hoped the popularity of four owls in somerset in southwest england will help promote conservation. barn owl numbers in the area are in decline, and theres been a call forfarmers to install more nest boxes. as scott ellis reports, it now seems to be paying off. just look at the wing of this. you c...