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  1. Town and Country Birds (1994 Video)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Hire (Educational Distribution Serivce) Sale (RSPB Film & Video Unit), Videocassette. VHS. col. 86 min., 1997 sale: £12.99 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Tony Soper presents 55 species of bird. Each bird is highlighted, giving clear identification points, examples of songs and calls, behavioural patterns and preferred habitat.

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  2. Countryside Fit for Birds, A (1992 Video)

    Subject
    Agriculture
    Distribution
    Sale (video only - RSPB Film & Video Unit), Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min., 1997 sale: £8.15 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Explores some of agricultural reforms necessary to reshape the countryside to include habitats for a rich variety of wildlife, including birds.

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  3. Bird Traffic (1991 Video)

    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Sale (video only - RSPB Film & Video Unit), Videocassette. VHS. col. 25 min., 1997 sale: £8.15 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Examines the international wild bird trade, showing wild birds trapped in their natural habitats in South America, Africa and Asia and transported to Europe. Looks at the resulting threat of extinction for...

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  4. Mud Matters (1988 Video)

    Producer
    Jeffery Boswall
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Hire (c/o Educational Distribution serivce) Sale (video only - RSPB Film & Video Unit), Videocassette. VHS. col. 29 min., 1997 sale: £8.15 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Shows the importance of Britain’s estuaries for as many as 20 species of bird. That they are endangered may spell disaster for the two million ducks, geese and wading shore birds which depend on them for...

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  5. Concerning Swans (1984 Video)

    Director
    David Urry; Katie Urry
    Producer
    John Tomkins
    Subject
    Biology; Environmental science
    Distribution
    Sale (video only - RSPB Film & Video Unit), Videocassette. VHS. col. 26 min., 1997 sale: £8.15 (inc. VAT +p&p)

    Shows the beauty and serene majesty of swans: whooper and Bewick’s swans in winter; mute swans courting and nest building in spring; cygnets; the swannery at Abbotsbury, the only surviving managed colony...

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  6. Where Eagles Fly (1984 Film, Video)

    Producer
    John Tomkins
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    A study of the golden eagle in Scotland, showing physical features and behaviour and, as winter ends, nest building at the eagles’ chosen cliff site. Sequences show incubation, hatching, feeding of young,...

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  7. Heritage of the Forest (1983 Film, Video)

    Director
    Robert Crane
    Producer
    John Tomkins
    Subject
    Environmental science
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Gives a brief account of the vast forests which once covered Britain, describing the various types of woodland that evolved and how man has managed them over the centuries. Shows the wealth of flora and...

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  8. 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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  9. 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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  10. 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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