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  1. Bird Migration in South-East England (1959 Video)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale (Douglas Fisher), Videocassette. VHS. st. b&w. 18 min.

    A record made from work over a number of years using high-power radar. Radar echoes from aeroplanes and birds are shown, and spectacular examples given of movements at different times of year. Also shown are...

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  2. Seabirds (1983 Film, Video)

    Director
    David Urry
    Subject
    Biology; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A study of how the hundreds of thousands of seabirds that throng the coasts of Britain in the breeding season have adapted to survive in a somewhat harsh environment. Ends with a brief plea for the...

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  3. Commendable Crow, The (1981 Video)

    Producer
    John Tomkins
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Hire, Videocassette. VHS. col. 27 min.

    A study of the chough, a rare member of the crow family, which is sparsely distributed over mountain regions of Europe, Asia and Africa, but in Britain is confined to a few rugged coastal areas in Ireland,...

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  4. Secret Reeds, The (1981 Film, Video)

    Producer
    John Tomkins
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Deals with the ecology and management of reed bed areas, explaining how reed beds are very short-lived, always giving way to scrub and then woodland. RSPB reserves include major reed bed areas which support...

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  5. From Billions to None: The Passenger Pigeon’s Flight to Extinction (2014)

    Director
    David Mrazek
    Subject
    Natural history
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 NTSC, 57 minutes), £27.59

    Documentary. This film reveals the story of the extinction of the passenger pigeon. For centuries, the sleek long-distance flyer was the most abundant bird in North America and perhaps the world. Then, in a...

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  6. Radar Ornithology (1963 Video)

    Subject
    Biology; Physics
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. b&w. 25, 10 min., 1995 sale: £12.00 (+p&p)

    Part 1 (1963): A film about starlines made for the Granada Television series ANOTHER WORLD. In 1963 Douglas Fisher was filming starling roosts near Colchester when he heard that Dr Eastwood and members of...

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