To all the Birds I never knew.

I found a tape, made by the BBC, it was recorded in 1976-- the year I was born. The tape was a record of common UK birds and wildlife at the time, I found that a high percentage of the birds are now on the amber and red conservation lists. What I felt was strange, I had never got to know them or their calls, not coming from the kind of family that took note of these things, and now maybe never would. The experience I did have of nature was in my grandads garden, cultivated keenly, and shared generously. This film is a composition of cultivation and loss, and forms part of the series Gardens of Essex 1976-1999.