London Visitors

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.

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Release Date	January 1, 1936
Status	Released
Original Title	London Visitors
Runtime	10min
Budget	—
Revenue	—
Language	English
Original Language	English
Production Countries	United Kingdom
Production Companies	Gaumont-British Instructional

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Secrets of Life

Includes: The Tough 'un, Nursery Island, He Would a-Wooing Go, Kings in Exile, Lupins, The Catch of the Season, Once We Were Four, Wisdom of the Wild, Hereford Pedigree Cattle, Roots, Ebb-tide, Some Flowering Plants, Fresh As a Daisy, Sally the Sparrow, Seashores, The Country Comes to Town, Home from the South, Perky Cockney, Memories, London Visitors, Living Lies, The Rock Pool, The Willow Tree, Home of the Sea Birds, A Visit to Farne Island, On The Beach, Fast and Slow, Polly All Alone, Tongues and Tails, Overlooked, Singing While They Work, King of The Forest, The Pest, Safety First, Butterflies and Nettles, Baby on the Rocks, Mixed Bathing, Thistledown, We Are Seven, White Flies and Tomatoes, Wake Up And Feed, A Queer Diet, Hedgerows, Cabbage, Home in the Valley, Community Life, Life in the Balance, New Generation, Ravenous Roger, Fish Face, Rock Pools, Tawny Owl, Sawfly, See How They Run, Home in the Heather, Living in London, Shadow in the Stream, Two Little Orphans, Over and Under, Three Wicked Sisters, Ducks and Drakes, Housepainter, Father of the Family, Water Baby, Old Blue, Down Somerset Way, U-Boat in the Pond

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