Hold tight for a bird's eye view of the world in #Earthflight, BBC One

Don't miss episode 3, Europe: Thursday 12th January, 8pm, BBC One 

In Earth Flight, amazing sights from five continents are revealed in a whole new light as we soar with the birds. From flamingos over the soda lakes of Africa to flocks of waders landing in an invasion of horseshore crabs, and hummingbirds darting through the Grand Canyon. Episode one was a beautiful roller-coaster of a ride, and while at first glance you may expect to be engulfed in a birders wonderland, this series is far more than twitchers eye-candy. Birds are vehicles by which we are whipped along to witness incredible spectacles from the air - as if we were Bastian clinging to the back of Falkor in The Neverending Story. Sadly this show does have an ending, but not before we've revelled in some jaw-dropping moments. One of the most spectacular showed dozens of devil rays jumping out of the water in the Sea of Cortez, something I had never seen before - and as David Tennant said, apparently no one knows why they do this.

Filmed from microlights, hang-gliders, wirecams and 'spy-cams' the film provides a uniquely privileged perspective - a birds eye view of the world.

In Lake Bogoria, a hungry fish eagle hunts flamingos. Earthflight uses many different filming techniques to create the experience of flying with birds as they encounter some of the greatest natural events on the planet.

 Eagle fitter with 'spy-cam' (Image: John Downer Productions)

Bald Eagle (Image: John Downer Productions)

Eagle in flight (Image: John Downer Productions)

Pelicans flying under the golden gate bridge (Image: John Downer Productions)

S shaped flock of flamingos (Image: John Downer Productions)

Vulture in flight (Image: John Downer Productions)