Saving Species - Episode 34

34/40 In our special series about "Ladybird Book" Britain, it's summer. What has changed in the 50 years since the first publication of the book? Chris Sperring is out and about finding out for himself and discovers some downs but also some ups. He's very struck by a picture in the book that portrays Cuckoo's being common place and alighting on the washing lines in gardens. Cuckoo's are in serious decline and for largely unkown reasons. But Chris also notes that in his book, written in 1959, it says Sedge Warblers are a rare migrant visitor - as you'll hear, they might not be as numerous as they should be, but most reedbeds of reasonable size and well vegetated ditches, have several pairs - many more than 50 years ago. Presented by Brett Westwood Produced by Kirsty Henderson Series Editor Julian Hector.