Wildfowl 1948

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Unissued / Unused material.

Birds at the Severn Wildfowl Trust. Near Berkeley, Gloucestershire.

LS and CU Peter Scott and cameraman Newman entering bird watching hut. Various shots of the hut. CU inside hut. Various shots wildfowl. CU wild goose. CU wild ducks resting. MS wild ducks...

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Cataloguer:
Emma
Stock:
Black & White
Sound:
Mute
Media URN:
67198
Sort Number:
UN 1976 A
Time in/Out:
01:04:21:00 / 01:13:46:00
Canister:
UN 1976 A
Film ID:
2459.03
Issue Date:

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