Attention all viewers in the UK with access to BBC TV channels and iPlayer:

We strongly recommend that you do not miss tuning in to Winterwatch and Winterwatch Extra (BBC Two)!

Last night, in a programme broadcast partly live from Scotland, we saw rare footage of a group of male Black Grouse doing a winter dance ("lekking"), a Golden Eagle flying over the Cairngorn Mountains, a Crossbill feeding on pine cones, and some Dippers diving for food in flooded, fast-flowing mountain streams. Also a tame Tawny Owl and a Barn Owl, which were brought into the studio while participants asked questions about their habitats, habits, lifestyle and calls. As always, the programme is hugely entertaining, very enjoyably educational, and a sheer delight to watch. You can still see it on your iPlayer.

Tonight's Winterwatch starts at an earlier time of 8 pm (20:00 hours) British time. Happy viewing!