Episode 8
UK wildlife series. Chris and Kate are in the Cairngorms to witness winter's arrival, and Simon King is in the company of rooks, as thousands gather in a spectacular winter roost.
For the final Autumnwatch, Chris and Kate are in the Cairngorms to witness winter's arrival. These mountains in Scotland are home to ptarmigan, mountain hares and stoats - all of which perform one of nature's greatest tricks: they turn white, helping them blend in with their wintry surroundings.
Simon King is in the company of rooks, as thousands gather in a spectacular winter roost in a small patch of woodland in Norfolk.
Gordon Buchanan is on the trail of his own seasonal wildlife story, and Martin Hughes-Games shows how to look after garden birds this winter.
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Cairngorms ptarmigan
Duration: 05:23
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Pine martens
Duration: 04:24
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Dawn rooks
Duration: 04:29
Chapters
Timings (where shown) are from the start of the programme in hours and minutes
Introduction
The programme team report on their trip to Cairngorm in Scotland.
Duration: 03:50
Rooks 1
Simon King is in Norfolk at a roost site for tens of thousands of rooks.
Duration: 04:32
Cairngorms 1
Gordon Buchanan camps above the snow line to film white camouflaged ptarmigan.
Duration: 06:41
Science with Chris
'Geek Chris' explains highland animals' winter colour change.
Duration: 02:32
Cairngorms 2
Kate Humble looks to the skies for golden eagles.
Duration: 04:57
Rooks 2
Simon's waiting for the bird spectacular.
Duration: 04:20
Cairngorms 3
Chris and Kate get a grandstand view of local wildlife.
Duration: 03:25
Bird feeding
Martin Hughes-Games offers advice on garden bird feeding.
Duration: 04:28
Cairngorms 4
Chris and Kate stay up late to look out for a pine marten.
Duration: 04:14
Surveys news
An update on how viewers have helped with wildlife surveys.
Duration: 02:42
Weather
Rob McElwee from the BBC Weather Centre.
Duration: 02:59
Rooks 3
Simon does an early shift to watch the rooks rousing.
Duration: 04:31
Goodbye
The programme team looks back at the series' highlights.
Duration: 08:05
Credits
Role Contributor Presenter Chris Packham Presenter Kate Humble Presenter Simon King Presenter Gordon Buchanan Presenter Martin Hughes-Games Producer Roger Webb Executive Producer Tim Scoones Related Content
