Calf Of Man A Bird Is Caught And Ringed On The Calf Of Man Footage

CALF OF MAN A bird is caught and "ringed" on the Calf of Man.
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	Catalog #:	123634
	Clip Number:	123634-1
	Orginal Film:	CP 240
	Timecode:	01:31:54 - 01:34:53
	Location:	small island off the Isle of Man
	Year Shot:	1959 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	Yes
	Color:	Yes
	Headings:	ANIMALS/BIRDS: Gulls ANIMALS/GENERAL: Baby Animals ANIMALS/GENERAL: Conservation LOCATIONS/EUROPE: UK, Isle Of Man
	Description:	CALF OF MAN (aka CALF OF MAN BIRD SANCTUARY) A bird is caught and "ringed" on the Calf of Man. Calf of Man a small island off the Isle of Man. LS MS CS. Showing rugged rocks of island of Calf of Man MS of birds (gulls) on rocks. Closer shot. Birds on rocks. CU of group of birds on their nests on rocks. Big CU of chick as it walks out of nest to show an egg which is on the point of hatching. MS of a dangerous looking precipice. Dido Brum appears round the edge of cliff carrying a bucket. She passes out of picture. MS as we follow Dido round the cliff. she puts down here bucket and starts to climb up a jagged piece of rock. she arrives at the top and walks over it and out of picture. MS Top of the rock Dido appears with bucket and at 600 she arrives at nest. She starts to put hand down towards nest. CU Dido's hand as she takes egg out of nest and puts it in bucket she starts to walk out of picture. General shot of cliffs and birds. MS Dido beating the ground with a long switch as she walks along. we pan off hr on to her (Einer) husband who is doing likewise we follow him up the field. MS Einer beating the grass. We pan with him and we see Dido on the other side of a wall doing likewise. MS of a bird trap. Einer climbs over the wall and walks towards the bird trap. CU Einer at the bird trap. He begins to take a little bird out of the netting His wife enter the picture to help him. CU Dido. MS Dido and Einer at the bird trap. He finally releases the bird and wraps it in a little sack and they both walk away. MS Their house.In f.g. is a small table with a few chairs. Dido and Einer walk into the picture and sit down at the table. CU Dido and Einer. Dido is making notes and Einer is weighint the small bird. he picks the little bag out of the scales and unwraps it. He then picks up a small ring from the table to put round the bird's leg. CU of Einer's hand as he puts the ring around the bird's foot. CU of Dido looking on. CU Einer's hands on desk as he picks up a pair of calipers with which to measure the bird's beak. Big CU of Einer's hands as he measures the birds feet. MS the pair at the table Einer stands up and releases the bird. The bird is a white throat fledging. Ends with a scenic shot of the island.