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-- Edited by Mike Price on Tuesday 20th of October 2009 04:12:28 PM
Nik Grounds said
Tue Sep 29 2:35 PM, 2009
Praktica CN 10 × 42 Waterproof Binoculars £29.99 on Ebay offer of the day section.
Geoff Hargreaves said
Thu Jul 9 10:25 PM, 2009
Just because i can,t find them in any of the 'cheap' shops
Energizer lithium AA batteries expensive YES but they are very good,after trying the B&Q /toys are us 32/48 for any combination of prices I,ve been using these for a while now nearly 600 images and still going strongalthough i,d like to find some really good rechargeable that won,t flake out after 10 shots.
cheers geoff
Pete Lane said
Mon Apr 13 4:08 PM, 2009
10 x 50 Bresser bins in Lidl (Farnworth) got some last year, great for keeping in the car and a snip at under £15.
Pete Lane said
Sun Feb 22 4:35 PM, 2009
Still scopes in Bolton Aldi, I think these are a really good buy if only for keeping in the car or, as I do, keep set up in the dining room in case anything lands in the trees that looks interesting.
Geoff Hargreaves said
Tue Feb 10 9:05 PM, 2009
Popped into altrincham aldi off atlantic st at dinner,cameras all gone but about 20 scopes left and mountains of fat balls and seed still available.
cheers geoff
John Rayner said
Mon Feb 9 11:07 PM, 2009
Hi Dave,
You did better than me. I went down to the local Aldi on Sunday afternoon and they had sold out of both nestbox cameras and scopes. The early bird and all that...
Cheers, John
Dave Thacker said
Mon Feb 9 8:12 PM, 2009
John Thanks for posting about the Aldi nest box with camera offer. I nipped to the Swinton Aldi yesterday and picked one up. For the price it seems pretty decent , I tried the camera out without putting it in the nest box and got a very good picture on my tv. I will be putting the nest box out in my garden in the coming weeks to go with the other 11 nest boxes [ including 2 Sparrow terraces ] which I already have. I just hope that the birds pick the nest box with the camera in
John Rayner said
Thu Feb 5 1:39 PM, 2009
Lots of bird related offers coming up on Sunday 8th Feb at Aldi.
Camera Nest Box Kit £39.00... Camera pre-fitted to nestbox. Connects direct to TV. 6 LEDs for night watching. 30m combined S-video/power cable. Camera microphone, Scart connector etc.
Has anyone any experience of using this type of kit?
Also 20-60x 60 Spotting Scope/Tripod £26.00 Pair of ceramic topped bird feeders £4.18 Pair Nest boxes £5.35 Bird Table £11.19 Feeding Station £11.19 + variously priced Seed/Feed/Nuts etc.
Cheers, John
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-- Edited by John Rayner at 13:40, 2009-02-05
John Rayner said
Thu Dec 11 1:10 PM, 2008
The Aldi Bins are the zoom type. Lidl have porro-prism binoculars from 15th Dec. 10x50s, 5 year guarantee, £12.70. Pick 'em up the same time as your telescope/tripod
As has been said you get what you pay for but they're probably OK to keep under the front seat of the car.
Mike,thanks for the reminder( long senior momment there) aldi have some binoculars due in 14/12/08 £13 quidI won,t be buying the scope but will probably get the bins (to put with all the other sh***te in the garage)so if any one gets either please post your thoughts soonest
cheers geoff
Details on the bins http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2867_8256.htm
JOHN TYMON said
Wed Dec 10 9:36 PM, 2008
Geoff Hargreaves wrote:
Mike,thanks for the reminder( long senior momment there) aldi have some binoculars due in 14/12/08 £13 quidI won,t be buying the scope but will probably get the bins (to put with all the other sh***te in the garage)so if any one gets either please post your thoughts soonest
cheers geoff
sound like me geoff,think i was the only one who had a collection of minidiscs,and betamax tapes.the bedroom roofs getting lower all the time with the tat ive baught over the years,to bang in the loft along with my cassette/lazerdisc/12 track cartridge/and 35mm slide collection plus tasco telescopes,mark sheiffull bins,1 megapixal cameras,2 megapixal cameras etcThe only reason we won't move house is because i can't face emptying the loft
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-- Edited by JOHN TYMON at 07:04, 2008-12-11
Geoff Hargreaves said
Wed Dec 10 9:21 PM, 2008
Mike,thanks for the reminder( long senior momment there) aldi have some binoculars due in 14/12/08 £13 quidI won,t be buying the scope but will probably get the bins (to put with all the other sh***te in the garage)so if any one gets either please post your thoughts soonest
cheers geoff
Mike Chorley said
Tue Dec 9 11:43 PM, 2008
Caveat emptor, I believe. A well -known phrase of the retail trade (me)
Geoff Hargreaves said
Tue Dec 9 9:27 PM, 2008
coming soon to a lidel store near you,scope and tripod from bresser £98 for both,it,s advertised as available from the 15/12/08 it,s 90mm x 75 so it maybe a bit cumbersome,I havn,t seen it but if your on a budjet it,s worth looking out for,but buyer beware(once knew the latin for that)in wiganeese tha geets wot tha paays fur.
cheers geoff
JOHN TYMON said
Sat Sep 27 8:09 PM, 2008
Dean Macdonald wrote:
Steve Suttill wrote:
Just picked up a copy of the Hume/Hayman book from the Arndale. I hadn't looked at this before as I thought it was just an update of the edition I bought over 30 years ago. In fact most of the plates are new and there are more species and many more plumages illustrated. Peter Hayman's plates are excellent and probably show birds from many more angles than any field guide. Not a book to carry around in your pocket but a worthy addition to anyone's library - and only £6.99!
Just got a copy of this excelent book from The Works in Bury, plenty left.
There is another edition of this book which i very nearly paid £25 for not long ago. The illustrations are the same but there's also photographs of each species and it come with a cd rom with bird song and interactive stuff. I've seen in on Amazon for £16.
i baught the edition with the cd rom at xmas from borders books in warrington for £15,also got the new edition for £6.99 from the works.both good books,but the edition with the cd rom has more stuff in it,but beware the cd rom i tried it on the computer and it changed every file i had on the comp to a applet file,and i had to system restore to the previous day
Dean Macdonald said
Sat Sep 27 7:41 PM, 2008
Steve Suttill wrote:
Just picked up a copy of the Hume/Hayman book from the Arndale. I hadn't looked at this before as I thought it was just an update of the edition I bought over 30 years ago. In fact most of the plates are new and there are more species and many more plumages illustrated. Peter Hayman's plates are excellent and probably show birds from many more angles than any field guide. Not a book to carry around in your pocket but a worthy addition to anyone's library - and only £6.99!
Just got a copy of this excelent book from The Works in Bury, plenty left.
There is another edition of this book which i very nearly paid £25 for not long ago. The illustrations are the same but there's also photographs of each species and it come with a cd rom with bird song and interactive stuff. I've seen in on Amazon for £16.
Mike Chorley said
Tue Sep 23 10:00 PM, 2008
Steve Suttill wrote:
Considering the amount of trivia contained within these website pages, perhaps we should get together a pub quiz team!
Do they allow teams of 285
Paul Heaton said
Tue Sep 23 11:24 AM, 2008
Well well more book stuff Eilleen A Soper excellent artist, and as far as I know produced 3 books When Badgers wake Wild Encounters and Wanders of the field, all have illustrations taken from her notebooks creating a very special atmosphere.
Keep reading keep birding.
ps Steve re-homing on way!!
Steve Suttill said
Tue Sep 23 9:30 AM, 2008
Thanks Mike - you learn something new every day!
Did you know that Eileen Soper who used to illustrate E.B.'s Famous Five books was actually a really good wildlife artist?
Considering the amount of trivia contained within these website pages, perhaps we should get together a pub quiz team!
Mike Chorley said
Tue Sep 23 12:17 AM, 2008
Hi Steve
Re: Noddy & Big Ears go Twitching
It appears that E.B. was employed as an editor, whether just on Natural History books I don't know, and possibly only by Frederick Warne & co.
I was surprised to find that she had edited a revised (1941) version of a field guide (of sorts) dating back to the 1930s which I bought in around 1965 as a move up from the Observers' Book of Birds. In the Preface she writes " My knowledge of birds must be small compared with his (the authors') lifetime study but in our love for them we are perhaps on an equal footing"
Presumably, she's the editor on the edition of book you saw as well
Steve Suttill said
Mon Sep 22 4:56 PM, 2008
Paul - I think Ian should ban people trying to push addictive substances (in this case, books) on his website!
Is this the book about the Hebrides? I've seen several "versions" on Amazon: Williamson & Boyd, Boyd & Boyd and even Williamson, Boyd & Enid Blyton (the mind boggles - Noddy & Big Ears go Twitching?)! Let me know how much you want for it but I must warn you the book kitty is pretty low at the moment - I seem to have started collecting editions of Selborne with good illustrations (there are a lot of them!)
Cheers, Steve
Paul Heaton said
Fri Sep 19 5:45 PM, 2008
Once again people this is a great bargain, originally was going to give it to my lad, but to be honest it is to good for him, he can wait till I pop my clogs and can have it with the rest of the 200 club books,
This book is on a par with the collins large format copy.
Steve, need a good home for a copy of Williamson and Boyd A Mosaic of Islands sadly without a dust cover but needs somewhere new to live as my wife has noticed dupilcate copies appearing on my shelves, can you help?
keep birding
Steve Suttill said
Fri Sep 19 9:53 AM, 2008
Just picked up a copy of the Hume/Hayman book from the Arndale. I hadn't looked at this before as I thought it was just an update of the edition I bought over 30 years ago. In fact most of the plates are new and there are more species and many more plumages illustrated. Peter Hayman's plates are excellent and probably show birds from many more angles than any field guide. Not a book to carry around in your pocket but a worthy addition to anyone's library - and only £6.99!
Nik Grounds said
Thu Sep 18 12:49 PM, 2008
Also available at The Works in the Arndale
Geoff Hargreaves said
Mon Sep 15 9:16 PM, 2008
Paul picked up a copy today cracking bargin,it,s A4+ makes it easy on the eyes and it,s got lots of 'collins' features only bigger.The Works is on george st half way up or down depending on your mood,at least 10 still on the shelf.
cheers geoff
Nik Grounds said
Fri Sep 12 11:47 AM, 2008
No copies of Birds Brittanica left at B&Q Wigan, I've just rang and asked.
Paul Heaton said
Wed Sep 10 10:29 PM, 2008
Not quite the collins large format but The Works ( bookshop) in Altringham has got a fair number of.
The Complete guide to Birdlife of Britain and Europe by Peter Hayman and Rob Hulme it is a large format book of the classic guide, normally £25 selling them off at £6.99
not a bad bargain features 430 species with some excellent plates.
keep birding
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Aug 25 11:00 PM, 2008
Erm, no Paul, far from it. There is no place on my shelves for books that won't get read but £7:50 for a big book like that is an offer no one should refuse
Paul Heaton said
Mon Aug 25 9:55 PM, 2008
Ian McKerchar wrote:
If anyone's heading that way to pick up a copy is there a chance they could pick me one up whilst they're there? I'm not one for collecting books
See its catching ian soon you will have to buy new bookshelves
Ian McKerchar said
Mon Aug 25 6:18 PM, 2008
Thanks for the thought Geoff, but someone else very kindle picked one up for me in the week, so I didn't miss out after all
Geoff Hargreaves said
Mon Aug 25 4:49 PM, 2008
Ian,i had to go to b&q wigan this am, sorry none left but the staff said there might be stock elsewere but puter said no.
cheers geoff
Neil Baxter said
Sun Aug 17 8:48 PM, 2008
I was there just before 16:00 hours - and there were still about 4 or 5 copies left... maybe they've plenty 'in stock' and keep adding to?
:)
Neil.
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Ian McKerchar said
Sun Aug 17 7:40 PM, 2008
If anyone's heading that way to pick up a copy is there a chance they could pick me one up whilst they're there? I'm not one for collecting books but it's a real bargain and if there's one available I'd jump at one but can't get up that way curently.
Cheers
Jimmy Meadows said
Sun Aug 17 7:32 PM, 2008
Cheers Dave picked up a copy of birds britannica today still a few left best bargain ive had for a long while thanks for putting it on the website
jimmy
Geoff Hargreaves said
Sat Aug 16 6:45 AM, 2008
re birds britannica,i,ve only dipped and picture read bits of it ,but it seems a fastenating in depth mix of information on british birds,i,ll never turn my back to a water rail now i know what they get up to.
cheers geoff
Mark Rigby said
Fri Aug 15 9:58 PM, 2008
That is a bargain.
Though I did well last week getting hold of a copy for £17 from Amazon Books.
Well worth £17, never mind £7.42
Geoff Hargreaves said
Fri Aug 15 8:58 PM, 2008
dave,sent the missus in to secure a copy, as you said £14.98 sticker price with 50% reduction at the till = one very nice book for £7.42 (4 copies left ont shelf) top bargain when the best I could find on the 'net' was £35.
cheers geoff
dave broome said
Thu Aug 14 1:37 PM, 2008
There are a few copies of Birds Brittanica available, strangely, in Wigan B&Q for £14.98. As you could spend several months wandering the store, which is about the size of Andorra, as you walk in turn left and they are among a small shelf of books, mainly gardening, etc, on your LHS
Geoff Hargreaves said
Mon Aug 11 9:30 PM, 2008
always on the look out for a bargin?? aldi in altrincham have some robust looking tripods
for sale at a cracking 11.99, i didn,t open the box fearfull of having to get it back in there,
cheers geoff
Thanks for posting Mike.
I picked up:
1.8 kg bag of peanuts £3.99
Chrome plated peanut feeder £2.99
Chrome plated seed feeder £2.99
from Aldi on Market Street.
Aldi offers 22/10/09
50 Fat balls £6.99
12.75kg sack of Premium seed mix £7.99
1.8 kg bag of peanuts £3.99
1.8kg bag of High energy food £3.99
Also available is a
Feeding station £9.99
Chrome plated peanut feeder £2.99
Chrome plated seed feeder £2.99
http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers...?WT.z_src=main
-- Edited by Mike Price on Tuesday 20th of October 2009 07:39:37 AM
-- Edited by Mike Price on Tuesday 20th of October 2009 04:12:28 PM
Energizer lithium AA batteries expensive YES but they are very good,after trying the B&Q
/toys are us 32/48 for any combination of prices I,ve been using these for a while now
cheers geoff
cheers geoff
You did better than me. I went down to the local Aldi on Sunday afternoon and they had sold out of both nestbox cameras and scopes. The early bird and all that...
Cheers, John
Thanks for posting about the Aldi nest box with camera offer. I nipped to the Swinton Aldi yesterday and picked one up.
For the price it seems pretty decent , I tried the camera out without putting it in the nest box and got a very good picture on my tv.
I will be putting the nest box out in my garden in the coming weeks to go with the other 11 nest boxes [ including 2 Sparrow terraces ] which I already have.
I just hope that the birds pick the nest box with the camera in
Camera Nest Box Kit £39.00... Camera pre-fitted to nestbox. Connects direct to TV. 6 LEDs for night watching. 30m combined S-video/power cable. Camera microphone, Scart connector etc.
Has anyone any experience of using this type of kit?
Also 20-60x 60 Spotting Scope/Tripod £26.00
Pair of ceramic topped bird feeders £4.18
Pair Nest boxes £5.35
Bird Table £11.19
Feeding Station £11.19
+ variously priced Seed/Feed/Nuts etc.
Cheers, John
-- Edited by John Rayner at 13:40, 2009-02-05
-- Edited by John Rayner at 13:40, 2009-02-05
Lidl have porro-prism binoculars from 15th Dec. 10x50s, 5 year guarantee, £12.70. Pick 'em up the same time as your telescope/tripod
As has been said you get what you pay for but they're probably OK to keep under the front seat of the car.
http://www.lidl.co.uk/uk/home.nsf/pages/c.o.20081215.p.Binoculars.ar7
Details on the bins http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2867_8256.htm
sound like me geoff,think i was the only one who had a collection of minidiscs,and betamax tapes.the bedroom roofs getting lower all the time with the tat ive baught over the years,to bang in the loft along with my cassette/lazerdisc/12 track cartridge/and 35mm slide collection plus tasco telescopes,mark sheiffull bins,1 megapixal cameras,2 megapixal cameras etc
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON at 07:03, 2008-12-11
-- Edited by JOHN TYMON at 07:04, 2008-12-11
cheers geoff
cheers geoff
i baught the edition with the cd rom at xmas from borders books in warrington for £15,also got the new edition for £6.99 from the works.both good books,but the edition with the cd rom has more stuff in it,but beware the cd rom i tried it on the computer and it changed every file i had on the comp to a applet file,and i had to system restore to the previous day
Just got a copy of this excelent book from The Works in Bury, plenty left.
There is another edition of this book which i very nearly paid £25 for not long ago.
The illustrations are the same but there's also photographs of each species and it come with a cd rom with bird song and interactive stuff. I've seen in on Amazon for £16.
Do they allow teams of 285
When Badgers wake
Wild Encounters
and Wanders of the field, all have illustrations taken from her notebooks creating a very special atmosphere.
Keep reading keep birding.
ps Steve re-homing on way!!
Did you know that Eileen Soper who used to illustrate E.B.'s Famous Five books was actually a really good wildlife artist?
Considering the amount of trivia contained within these website pages, perhaps we should get together a pub quiz team!
Re: Noddy & Big Ears go Twitching
It appears that E.B. was employed as an editor, whether just on Natural History books I don't know, and possibly only by Frederick Warne & co.
I was surprised to find that she had edited a revised (1941) version of a field guide (of sorts) dating back to the 1930s which I bought in around 1965 as a move up from the Observers' Book of Birds. In the Preface she writes
" My knowledge of birds must be small compared with his (the authors') lifetime study but in our love for them we are perhaps on an equal footing"
Presumably, she's the editor on the edition of book you saw as well
Is this the book about the Hebrides? I've seen several "versions" on Amazon: Williamson & Boyd, Boyd & Boyd and even Williamson, Boyd & Enid Blyton (the mind boggles - Noddy & Big Ears go Twitching?)! Let me know how much you want for it but I must warn you the book kitty is pretty low at the moment - I seem to have started collecting editions of Selborne with good illustrations (there are a lot of them!)
Cheers, Steve
This book is on a par with the collins large format copy.
Steve, need a good home for a copy of Williamson and Boyd A Mosaic of Islands sadly without a dust cover but needs somewhere new to live as my wife has noticed dupilcate copies appearing on my shelves, can you help?
keep birding
cheers geoff
The Complete guide to Birdlife of Britain and Europe by Peter Hayman and Rob Hulme it is a large format book of the classic guide, normally £25 selling them off at £6.99
not a bad bargain features 430 species with some excellent plates.
keep birding
cheers geoff
:)
Neil.
-- Edited by Neil Baxter at 20:42, 2008-08-18
Cheers
picked up a copy of birds britannica today still a few left best bargain ive had for a long while thanks for putting it on the website
jimmy
cheers geoff
Though I did well last week getting hold of a copy for £17 from Amazon Books.
Well worth £17, never mind £7.42
cheers geoff