
Episode 2
Wildlife cameraman Simon King and his family experience the changing seasons on the Shetland Islands. Spring arrives in Shetland, bringing with it an influx of wildlife.
Simon King, wildlife cameraman and Springwatch presenter, sets off on an adventure to the Shetland Islands to live there with his family through the changing seasons. Simon has travelled the world for 30 years, but his boyhood dream was always to visit Shetland. And now he has the chance to try to capture some of the remarkable wildlife and experience the beauty and the wild weather of Britain's most northerly isles.
Spring arrives in Shetland, bringing with it an influx of wildlife from all over the world. Simon dives in the sea and discovers starfish, dead man's fingers and moon jellyfish. He also gets very close to a seal.
Simon follows the heartrending struggle at a wildlife sanctuary to teach Kirikoo, an injured baby otter, to use her back legs.
And with a little help and hindrance from his two-year-old daughter Savannah, he sets up a hide and gives her a lesson in birdwatching.
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Otters
Duration: 01:11
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Simon King |
| Presenter | Marguerite Smits van Oyen |
| Director | Alison Pinkney |
| Producer | Amanda Reilly |
Broadcasts
- Thu 11 Feb 201020:00
- Thu 1 Apr 201019:00BBC Two England
- Fri 2 Apr 201019:00BBC Two Northern Ireland
- Wed 19 May 201002:05
- Tue 18 Jan 201119:00BBC Two Wales & England only
- Wed 19 Jan 201119:00BBC Two Northern Ireland
- Sat 30 Jun 201820:00
- Sun 1 Jul 201802:30
- Sat 9 Jan 202119:00
- Sun 10 Jan 202103:00
- Mon 1 Mar 202120:00
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- Mon 15 Mar 202115:00
- Sat 23 Jul 202220:00
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