Whilst on the built up to GW1 in Saudi we played the film ZULU countless times. Even had a quiz on it. One of the questions was how many fillings did Bromhead have.
Guess you were in Milton Keynes then.
I have the same problem. There is a row of trees in front of our house frequently visited by lots of birds. By the time I get the camera organised the've departed. The only thing I get are squirrels jumping from tree to tree.