Samuel West's been a keen bird watcher for over 20 years, and for his next few trips, he's invited along his mate Adrian Edmondson, a complete birding novice, to introduce him to some of the UK's most beautiful birds and habitats.
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Episode 1
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.
Episode 2
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.
Episode 3
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.
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