My films

The 'My films' feature allows you to build a personal list of films from the Moving Image Archive catalogue. To add films to your list use the 'Add to my films' button on the full description page for each film or in your search results.

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Films with full length videos

FAIR ISLE, the [1618] Detailed amateur record of the work of the Fair Isle Bird Observatory. Beginning with the arrival of Fair Isle's mail boat the "Good Shepherd", it goes on to show work at the laboratory, methods of bird trapping and ringing, including catching fulmars in a Faroese 'Fleyg' net. Various types of birds are seen in the film, including the Great Skua.

Onsite only

1951 silent col