Reviews & Endorsements
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Glen Overington, GBR
I
just wanted to provide you with some very positive and sincere (albeit
belated) feedback on the Fulmarine Petrels DVD - it really is
outstanding in all aspects!! I am delighted that you have felt
passionate enough and able to pursue the making of this series and wait
with keen anticipation for the next volume...Please do let me know when
this becomes available for pre-order...
Mark Wessels, GBR
I
sat down last night and watched it and read much of the booklet. I'd
just like to say that I think both Ashley and yourself have done a very
good job. The DVD and text complement each other very well and the
video clips and narration are what you'd expect when on a pelagic. This
type of guide complements the field guides and books like 'Petrels
night and day' and I'm surprised this market niche hasn't been filled
before.
Please let me know when the first of the Atlantic seabird volumes is out - I'll definitely be getting it.
Steve N. G. Howell, USA
Research Associate, PRBO Conservation Science
Senior Field Leader, WINGS Birdwatching Tours Worldwide www.wingsbirds.com
“Full
of information, this impressive achievement offers “real-life”
encounters with petrels at sea, showing how different species fly in
different conditions – something that still images simply can’t do.”
Dr Tycho Anker-Nilssen, NOR
Senior Research Scientist
Norwegian
Institute for Nature Research – NINA www.nina.no
Even though the best seabird handbooks
of today benefit heavily from magnificent details provided in high-quality
pictures and exquisite drawings by skilled artists, static illustrations can
never fully demonstrate the birds’ behaviour in flight or when engaged in other
typical activities. This is particularly unfortunate because differences in
such behaviour between otherwise similar species are among the most distinctive
and useful characters for field identification. Producing species descriptions
and identification guidance largely based on video recordings of live birds in
their natural environment is therefore a very welcome step forward, especially
when both footage and commentary hold such a high quality as in the first issue
of Bob Flood and Ashley Fisher’s DVD series on pelagic seabirds. It provides easy
access to an ocean of very useful information, including footage of behavioural
characteristics that are otherwise unavailable in such an extensive format, and
should be a must-have for everyone that takes a special interest in the life
and identification of true seabirds.
Ricard Gutiérrez, ESP
Wetlands and seabird officer of the Government of Catalonia
Just
received the DVD. Wow, what a project!! Superb footage, very good
indeed! I'm eagerly waiting to see the storm-petrels volume (and the
rest, for sure!).
Brett Richards, GBR
I think your DVD is great. I’m amazed at how steady the footage is. I can’t wait for the Pterodroma one.
Brent Stephenson, NZL http://b1rder.blogspot.com/
Co-founder Wrybill Birding Tours, NZ
I know Bob Flood and Ashley Fisher, having been involved with Bob and the New
Zealand storm-petrel rediscovery since 2003... Last year I did
several sensational Isles of Scilly pelagics with them in August
(Wilson's petrels!), and again caught up with them whilst up there working on
the MV Island Sky in August 2010. They have just produced an awesome DVD on
the Fulmarine Petrels which is now available and well worth getting a copy of
if you are a serious seabird enthusiast.I have just been watching my copy
and there is some great footage on there. It gives you a sense of being
there, but more importantly shows the 'jizz' of the bird that you usually
just don't get from a photo. Seeing the footage of Snow petrels and
Antarctic petrels is just whetting the appetite for my next trip down to the
'Ice' in December. These guys have done a great job of outlining the group
and I really look forward to their upcoming projects! Keep up the great
work guys.
Frank Zino, Madeira
...When
the decks had cleared I did look at the disc and was very happy with
what I saw, especially as I have never seen any of those birds.
Many congratulations. I would love to get to the Southern Ocean one
day. Very much look forward to seeing the NE Pterodromas when they come
out.
Troels Jacobsen PolarImages.dk
Expedition Leader Oceanwide Expeditions
Fulmarine
Petrels is a fantastic piece of detailed work on the identification and
biology of these intriguing seabirds. Watch it to familiarize yourself
with them, and watch it again to take in all the details!
Tony Pym, GBR www.seabirding.co.uk
Tour leader Ornitholidays
I've
just watched the DVD, from beginning to end, and congratulate you on a
fine job. I look forward to more, as they are produced, particularly
any footage of the gad-flys!
Peter Colston, GBR
Co-author A Field Guide to the Rare Birds of Britain and Europe (1991) & former curator, NHM, Tring
I
thoroughly enjoyed your production and look forward to the next. The
amount of work that was involved must have given you all sleepless
nights! Well done!
Geoff Jones, AUS
I
have just returned from the Subantarctic Islands from NZ to Macquarie
Island ... Just before I left I did manage to view your DVD and I must
congratulate you on an excellent and informative program and look
forward to the rest of the series.
Robert Bollis, AUS
Well, I've watched it. Found it very informative, great information and to
the point, good quality picture and I learnt a lot of what I didn't know about
pelagic birds. Looking forward to the ones out
next year!!
Omar Runolfsson, ISL www.flickr.com/photos/omarrun
I´ve
watched the video and my overall expression is good. It is interesting
for me to see all those species in the southern hemisphere, which
probably I will never be able to watch alive. Maps of distribution were
great… The comparison of Pacific and Atlantic Fulmars was especially
interesting as it is more than ever likely that Pacific birds can be
seen in the WP. I am interested in movements and migration of birds
that cross
the big oceans and use both the south and north hemispheres as their
playground and look forward to more DVDs from you. The picture quality
is very good and commentary reasonable understandable even though
English is not my native language.
All the best and keep up the good work!
Shane Wolsey, BTO Representative for Northern Ireland
I
have just watched your DVD ‘Fulmarine Petrels’. Really
good. It really took me back to my trips to the south Atlantic!
I
represent the BTO in Northern Ireland and am running the regional
birdwatchers conference … it occurs to me that it would nice to put
this DVD on during the lunch break and let folk get a feel for the
quality and usefulness of the DVD…
Leslie Etheridge, GBR
Received
and watched yesterday. Brilliant, a super resource, thank you. If you
are keeping a data base of customers I would appreciate an email when
the next DVD is available for purchase. Best wishes, keep filming.
Chris Harbard, GBR
Just to say thank you so much. The DVD arrived safely and I have watched it. What a mammoth achievement. Well done!
Jeff Davies, AUS
Congratulations on the ‘Fulmarine Petrels’ DVD. Looking forward to picking up the rest of the series as it unfolds.
Nancy Magnusson, USA
It arrived and I watched it last night. I'm ready for the next one! Well done!