London Visitors (1936)
The film takes us to the North of England to follow the migration of the black-headed gull down to London. There, the narrator asks viewers to "listen to their gossip", before demonstrating the bird’s flight in slow motion. We see a polecat feasting on gull eggs, and then a man collecting the eggs for human consumption, with the film telling us that they are considered a “delicacy” in London. Indeed, according to the British Trust for Ornithology, around 300,000 gull’s eggs were sold every year in Leadenhall Market in London during the 1930s, when London Visitors was made.
Director: Mary Field
https://secrets-of-nature.co.uk/2021/03/04/london-visitors-1936/
| Camera | Oliver G. Pike | Director of Photography |
| Directing | Mary Field | Director |
| Editing | J.V. Durden | Editor |
