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A Summer of Swallows

Ep2: Planet Puffin - The Puffins鈥� ReturnEp2: Planet Puffin - The Puffins鈥� Return

Released On: 13 May 2019

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After a cold winter at sea, the puffins return to the Isle of May.

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Ep2: Planet Puffin - The Puffins鈥� Return
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Ep3: Planet Puffin - Grovelling for Pufflings
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Ep5: Planet Puffin - Rough Seas and a Wreck
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Ep6: Planet Puffin - Netting Puffins
Becky and Emily string up a giant net to catch puffins in the name of science
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Ep7: Planet Puffin - Looking Beyond Cuteness
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Ep8: Planet Puffin - The Plastic Problem
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Ep9: Planet Puffin - Nuffin' Like a Puffin
Writer Michael Morpurgo explains how the puffin became the last word in children's books
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Ep10: Planet Puffin - Puffin Decoys
How do you draw puffins to an island they abandoned long ago? One way is to do it loudly
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Ep11: Planet Puffin - Leaving the Nest
The last pufflings are checked over before they leave their burrows and head out to sea
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Ep12: Planet Puffin - The Puffin Rescuers
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Ep2: Summer of Swallows - Arrival
From the tip of Cornwall to the coasts of Scotland, the swallows are arriving home
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Ep3: Summer of Swallows - Nesting
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Ep 4: Summer of Swallows - Feeding
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Ep 5: Summer of Swallows - Fledging
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Ep 6: Summer of Swallows - Leaving
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