The hatching and rearing of young seabirds in the Farne Islands off the coast of Britain. Such well-known birds as the kittiwakes, the guillemots, the cormorants, the puffins, the terns, the elderducks and the lesser known black-backed gulls are observed.
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In ACMI's collection
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Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
320213
Language
English
Subject categories
Animals & Wildlife → Birds - Behavior
Animals & Wildlife → Embryology - Birds
Animals & Wildlife → Sea birds
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Farne Islands (England)
Climate, Environment, Natural Resources & Disasters → Natural history
Crafts & Visual Arts → Nature photography
Documentary → Documentary films - Great Britain
Educational & Instructional → Instructional
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)