Wren

Birdznerdz

Science EN ↓ 85 episodes

The robin in your garden can see the Earth's magnetic field. The jay on your fence post has been quietly building Britain's oak forests for thousands of years. The swift over your street hasn't landed in two years. These are the birds you see every day. And most people have no idea what they're actually doing. I'm Wren, and this is BIRDZNERDZ — a British birds podcast that takes the familiar and makes it extraordinary. Every episode, one bird, the full story. New episodes every Thursday and Sunday. Subscribe — and remember to look out and look up. 🐦

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Wren

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Science

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Latest episode

Jul 5, 2026

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Episodes

The Bird That Came Back From the Dead. 28.05.2026

The Red Kite is an episode of BIRDZ where we get to meet the bird that once cleaned the streets of Shakespeare's London, was hunted to near extinction, and is now soaring above the M40 in numbers that nobody thought possible 30 years ago.#BIRDZ #RedKite #BritishBirds #UKWildlife #BirdwatchingUK #BritishWildlife #BirdsOfPrey #Raptors #NaturePodcast #BirdsOfInstagram #WildlifeUK #UKNature #NatureLov...

The Bird That Built Britain's Forests -The Jay. 24.05.2026

Every oak tree you've ever walked under may owe its existence to a single bird. The Jay doesn't just cache acorns — it remembers where it buried thousands of them, uses landmarks to find them again months later, and when it forgets, it plants a forest. This is the bird that built Britain's woodlands. And it's doing it right now.#birdwatching #birdlovers #birds #britishbirds #ukwild...

The Jay: Architect of the Ancient Woodland 24.05.2026

This is the bird that built Britain's woodlands. And it's doing it right now. Full episode on  ⁨@wrenbirdz⁩  #birdwatching #birdlovers #birds #britishbirds #ukwildlife #corvid #BIRDZ #naturepodcast #birdpodcast #ornithology #jay #jaybird #corvids #corvidae #oakwoodland #britishwildlife #wildlifeuk #forestbirds #uknature #birdnerds #gardenbirds #autumnwildlife #woodlandbirds #birdinguk #nat...

How to keep feeding the birds now that the RSPB has recommend we take feeders down. 23.05.2026

Ditch the Feeder is the episode of @BIRDZ where we find out how to keep feeding the birds now that the RSPB has recommended taking feeders down between May and October. We look at the best plants to grow — sunflowers, teasels, ivy, milk thistle and wild thistles — what soil conditions they need, how to water them, and some reallysimple home hacks to get your garden right. And the good news? If you...

Out and About. Top five Countryside spots 21.05.2026

If you manage to get out and about her are five birds to look out for. 🌾 The buzzard soaring on thermal currents overhead. The skylark climbing vertically into the sky, singing all the way up. The swallow threading between hedgerows on its way back from Africa. The kestrel hanging motionless in the wind, watching the grass below with eyes that can see ultraviolet light. And the yellowhammer — tha...

From Near Extinction to Your City Centre 21.05.2026

The fastest reliably recorded stoop of a peregrine falcon was 389 kilometres per hour. It steers like a guided missile, hits like a punch at full speed, and was nearly wiped out by a single pesticide within living memory. It recovered. It moved into our cities. And right now, one is probably perched on a building somewhere near you. #birdwatching #birdlovers #birds #britishbirds #ukwildlife #BIRDZ...

The Fastest Animal on Earth - The Peregrine Falcon 21.05.2026

The fastest reliably recorded stoop of a peregrine falcon was 389 kilometres per hour. It steers like a guided missile, hits like a punch at full speed, and was nearly wiped out by a single pesticide within living memory. It recovered. It moved into our cities. And right now, one is probably perched on a building somewhere near you.#birdwatching #birdlovers #birds #britishbirds #ukwildlife #BIRDZ...

Stop and look at the Water. 20.05.2026

Five birds. One riverbank. All of them extraordinary. 🌊 The kingfisher, the heron, the sand martin, the little egret — and the mallard, with the most irresistible ducklings in Britain. The waterside is one of the richest wildlife habitats we have, and most of us walk past it every day without really seeing it. 🎙️ #BIRDZ #WatersideBirds #Kingfisher #GreyHeron #nature #wildlife #SandMartin #LittleE...

Top Ten Town singers. 19.05.2026

You don't need to go far to hear something incredible. Step outside in any British town and you're surrounded by song — if you know what to listen for. Here are 10 bird calls you've almost certainly heard but might not have been able to name:🐦 Robin — that rich, melancholy warble drifting through the early morning 🐦 Blackbird — deep and flute-like, one of the most beautiful sounds in...

You think migration is over by June. It isn't. 19.05.2026

Some of Britain's rarest and most extraordinary summer visitors are only just arriving — right now, this month. A flycatcher with perfect aerial precision. A warbler whose song shimmers through ancient oak woodland. A thrush that climbs mountains to breed. A dove whose purring call is disappearing from the British countryside for good. And a tern that flew here directly from Antarctica. #birdw...

The Night Hunters of Britain 🦉 18.05.2026

The Owls is an episode of BIRDZ where we get to meet the Barn Owl and the Tawny Owl — birds that hunt in total darkness, recognise their neighbours by voice, and have been woven into human mythology for as long as we've been paying attention to the night.#BIRDZ #BarnOwl #TawnyOwl #BritishOwls #Owls #BritishBirds #UKWildlife #BirdwatchingUK #BritishWildlife #NaturePodcast #BirdsOfInstagram #Wil...

Nobody knows where they go in winter. 16.05.2026

We get to meet the bird that crosses continents to raise its family right above your bedroom window — and why it's struggling to find the one thing it needs most: mud. #BIRDZ #HouseMartin #BritishBirds #UKWildlife #BirdwatchingUK #SummerVisitors #NaturePodcast #BirdsOfInstagram #BirdConservation #BritishNature

They Come From Africa to Build Above Your Door. The Martins 16.05.2026

They fly thousands of miles from Africa to be here. One builds its home from a thousand pellets of mud, right above your bedroom window. The other carves an entire city into a cliff face with nothing but its feet and its bill. The Martins is an episode of BIRDZ where we get to meet the House Martin and the Sand Martin — two birds living extraordinary lives in plain sight, and both under very real...

The bullet train bird, The Kingfisher. 14.05.2026

The Kingfisher is an episode of BIRDZ where we get to meet a bird so precisely engineered that its beak inspired the design of Japan's bullet train — and find out how it hunts underwater while correcting for the laws of physics in real time.#BIRDZ #Kingfisher #BritishBirds #UKWildlife #BirdwatchingUK #BritishWildlife #NaturePodcast #BirdsOfInstagram #WildlifeUK #BirdNerd #RiverWildlife #UKNatu...

The Bird that inspired the bullet train. 14.05.2026

The Kingfisher is an episode of BIRDZ where we get to meet a bird so precisely engineered that its beak inspired the design of Japan's bullet train — and find out how it hunts underwater while correcting for the laws of physics in real time. #BIRDZ #Kingfisher #BritishBirds #UKWildlife #BirdwatchingUK #BritishWildlife #NaturePodcast #BirdsOfInstagram #WildlifeUK #BirdNerd #RiverWildlife #UKNat...

House Sparrow 14.05.2026

The House Sparrow is an episode of BIRDZ where we get to meet the most familiar bird in Britain — its extraordinary history, its surprising decline, and what we can actually do about it. #BIRDZ #HouseSparrow #BritishBirds #UKWildlife #BirdwatchingUK #BritishWildlife #GardenBirds #NaturePodcast #BirdsOfInstagram #WildlifeUK #BirdNerd #ConservationUK #BirdsOfEurope #CommonBirds #conservation #Nature...

This tiny bird is racing against climate change 🐛 13.05.2026

The Tits is an episode of BIRDZ where we get to meet five of Britain's most recognisable small birds — and discover that behind those familiar faces lies surprising intelligence, extraordinary nest-building, and a race against climate change playing out in your garden every spring. #BIRDZ #BlueTit #GreatTit #LongTailedTit #CoalTit #MarshTit #BritishBirds #UKWildlife #BirdwatchingUK #BritishWil...

One of Britian's smartest birds. 12.05.2026

The Gulls is an episode of BIRDZ where we get to meet three of Britain's most familiar and most misunderstood birds — the Black-headed, Common and Herring Gull — and find out that the bird stealing your chips is one of the most intelligent animals in the country The Gulls episode of @BIRDZ is out now — it's not what you think. #BIRDZ #HerringGull #Gulls #BlackHeadedGull #CommonGull #BritishBirds #...

The Chip Thief With a Nobel Prize Connection 12.05.2026

The herring gull knows when you're watching it. 👁️ It reads human body language, uses bait to lure fish, performs a rain dance to trick earthworms out of the ground, and passes learned behaviours down through generations. It's also lost 50% of its population since the 1970s. The Gulls episode of @BIRDZ is out now — it's not what you think. #BIRDZ #HerringGull #Gulls #BlackHeadedGull #C...

Your Bird Feeder Might Be Killing This Bird 12.05.2026

The Finches is an episode of BIRDZ where we get to meet five British finches — and discover how a well-meaning bird feeder became one of the biggest threats to a bird that was a garden staple just twenty years ago, full episode on @birdz. #BIRDZ #Finches #Greenfinch #Goldfinch #Chaffinch #Bullfinch #BritishBirds #UKWildlife #BirdwatchingUK #BritishWildlife #GardenBirds #NaturePodcast #BirdsOfInsta...

The Genius on Your Garden Fence that carries the weight of World Peace. 12.05.2026

The Doves is an episode of BIRDZ where we get to meet the Woodpigeon and the Collared Dove — birds that can navigate by magnetic fields, see colours humans can't, and may be smarter than a five-year-old.🕊️ #BIRDZ #Woodpigeon #CollaredDove #BritishBirds #UKWildlife #BirdwatchingUK #BritishWildlife #GardenBirds #NaturePodcast #BirdsOfInstagram #WildlifeUK #BirdNerd #Doves #Pigeons #NatureLovers

Sweet sound of the Song Birds 12.05.2026

Today we're diving into two of the UK's most magical voices: the Nightingale and the Song Thrush. One sings through the night, one heralds the dawn — and both will absolutely stop you in your tracks. Let's listen in to the full episode here  ⁨@wrenbirdz⁩  #BIRDZ #BritishBirds #Nightingale #SongThrush #BirdSong #UKWildlife #BirdwatchingUK #BritishWildlife #Songbirds #NaturePodcast #Bird...

Lets follow the swalllow 10.05.2026

Join me on my full episode The Swallow, the summers messenger on @BIRDZ to find out just how far this little one has come. #birdwatching #ukbirds #britishbirds #gardenbirds #beginnerbirding #birdingforbeginners #birdsofinstagram #naturelover #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #birdz #merlinbirdid #rspb #birdsofbritain #getoutside #lookinup #naturecontent #uknature #birdsong #birdnerds #swallow

Cuckoo , the Master ghoster 09.05.2026

Join me on my full episode , The secret life of the Cuckoo on @BIRDZ to find out how it can ghost like no other. #birdwatching #ukbirds #britishbirds #gardenbirds #beginnerbirding #birdingforbeginners #birdsofinstagram #naturelover #ukwildlife #wildlifephotography #birdz #merlinbirdid #rspb #birdsofbritain #getoutside #lookinup #naturecontent #uknature #birdsong #birdnerds #cuckoo

Warblers- heard but rarely seen. 08.05.2026

Join me on myfull episode of Warblers- heard but rarely seen on @BIRDZ. #Warblers #BritishBirds #Birdwatching #UKWildlife #BIRDZ #WillowWarbler #Chiffchaff #Blackcap #ReedWarbler #SedgeWarbler #GrasshopperWarbler #GardenWarbler #DartfordWarbler #SpringMigration #BirdsongUK #BirdID #WildlifeUK #NaturePodcast #BirdsOfInstagram #BBCWildlif

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