Birds of the Fenlands

From the collection of

East Anglian Film Archive at the University of East Anglia
The East Anglian Film Archive, the UK's first regional film archive, offers a unique record of the East of England's social and cultural history. As part of the University of East Anglia, we continue to lead moving image heritage research and inspire audience participation through community projects and events. Our collections represent a broad range of amateur and professional creativity, from 1896 to the present day.

Birds of the Fenlands


Young Rachel and Nigel peer through the reeds of a Fenland meer to discover a number of nesting wild birds. A film to educate schoolchildren.

A visual aid for children to learn about natural history, this film follows two children, Rachel and Nigel, who accompany keeper Harry Barnes through a Fenland mere to discover the birdlife and wildlife that lives there. The children travel in a punt along a stretch of water and peer through the reeds looking at coots, a swan with cygnets, and a nesting Great Crested Grebe. They see moorhens, a reed warbler and a whitethroat warbler, toads and ducklings.

A visual aid for children to learn about natural history, this film follows two children, Rachel and Nigel, who accompany keeper Harry Barnes through a Fenland mere to discover the birdlife and wildlife that lives there. The children travel in a punt along a stretch of water and peer through the reeds looking at coots, a swan with cygnets, and a nesting Great Crested Grebe. They see moorhens, a reed warbler and a whitethroat warbler, toads and ducklings.


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