Lighthouse Observatory (1963)

Portland Bill, Dorset. M, S of birds in a hedgerow. A Volkswagen van pulls up in front of the entrance to the lighthouse. Tilt up lighthouse good shot Interior. C, U of feet going up the lighthouse stairs. A man and woman, Dr. and Mrs. Ash, emerge onto a balcony at the top of the lighthouse and look through a telescope. Inside the lighthouse, a woman makes her bed and goes over to a dressing table. The lighthouse no longer guides ships; it is a bird observatory with all the comforts of home, the Portland Bird Observatory and Field Centre. L, S, from the lighthouse top, of men beating hedges covered by chicken wire to frighten the birds out. M, S of man inside the chicken wire cage encouraging a bird into a trap. He takes the bird, a goldfinch, out of the trap and examines its wings. Another man measures a chaffinch s wings before releasing it. The ornithologists featured are named in the paperwork as Dr. and Mrs. Godfrey and Tasy Landesdown. Cuts exist please see sep