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The Birds of Blakeney Point

1935 , Blakeney (Norfolk)

Cat no. 523

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The bird life found at Blakeney Point

Shots of boats moored in the Pit near Blakeney Point. People come ashore from a small boat. The rest of the film concentrates on the birds, particularly the common tern, the little tern and the oyster catcher. There are shots of birds in flights and then of the common tern nesting. This sequence includes close up shots of the adult bird on the nest, of the nest itself and of the newly hatched chicks. The eggs of the little tern are filmed in the nest, later with the chicks hatching. A man with a camera photographs the nest. Oyster catchers are filmed on the beach and in flight. There are long and close up shots of the nests and close up shots of chicks and of birds nesting. The final scene is of a common tern pecking at a man's hand as he points out the nest for the camera.

Keywords

Birds; Marshland; Wildlife

Intertitles

Wild and free they wheel and whirl. Most numerous are the common tern.The little tern. Types of nests. The oyster catcher. Nesting in the sand dunes. Young ones. Studies in flight.

Background Information

The Archive's film Norwich, Norfolk. 1942. The Wedding shows the wedding of one of Mr. Le Grice's daughters.

Manifestations

The Birds of Blakeney Point

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    0:09:46
    Modification Date
    14/07/2023
    Modification Time
    11:39:51
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    Reference
    760423
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    Reference
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  • Barcode
    INV404176
    Canonical Identifier
    A-3490
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
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    Colour Type
    colour
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    Duration
    0:12:30
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    Y
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    N
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    Image Polarity
    neg
    Modification Date
    27/04/2011
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    Reference
    706769
    Sound
    silent
  • Activities
    Barcode
    INV490026
    Canonical Identifier
    A-406
    Canonical Title
    Unknown
    Carrier Type
    16mm film
    Colour Type
    bw
    Has Sound
    N
    Identifier
    Image Polarity
    positive
    Modification Date
    25/06/2021
    Parts
    Reference
    656034
    Sound
    silent

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