We have on commission sale a Manfrotto 190XPROB tripod & MHXPRO-BHQ2 Ball Head. This is boxed and is in excellent condition. The seller asking ONLY £190 for the kit.This is a Manchester Birding Web exclusive at the moment, but will be listed on our website later this week.Please call 01925 7303...
We have, on commission sale, a Velbon Delta Tripod with PH-157Q head. This is in good condition. The seller is asking ONLY £90for this kit.This is a Manchester Birding Web exclusive at the moment, but will be listed on our website later this week.Please call 01925 730399 for availability (Mon-Sa...
We have just received on commission sale an Opticron ES80 (non ED ) angled scope body with an HDF zoom and HDF 32x WW eyepiece. Unboxed but comes with Black Stay on Case. This scope is optically excellent and would make a good scope for a beginner or a second scope. The seller is asking ONLY £130for the who...
For those interested the below link takes you to a document that records the first 50 years of the Stockport Birdwatching Society. This is a record of notable events and members recollections during the first 50 years of the society, from 18 December 1972 until 17 December 2022. https://stockportb...
Got a phone call off Ian Woosey
Pallid Swift at Crosby Marina fancy going
when we got there it was about 1/2 mile off so quick scoot round to the other side
Where we had cracking views of it flying just above our heads at times also flying with Common Swifts for comparison so could pick out all the subtl...
Four hours gulling today with Pete Berry and 'our Jack' in perfect weather conditions (for grey hue assessment ) and probably over 20,000 large gulls in the area (including Arpley Tip) with a very large proportion coming and going through Richmond Bank in that time. 2 Iceland Gulls- the usual 2nd win...
We have on commission sale a Manfrotto 190CLB aluminium tripod with the MH494 Ball Head. This is not boxed but is in excellent condition and is listed at ONLY £140. This is an exclusive GM Birds listing initially. For availability call 01925 730399 (Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm).
We have on commission sale a Manfrotto 732CY Travel Tripod with the MH293A3-RC1 Head, a fabulous little piece of kit. This is unboxed, but is carbon fibre, and the seller is asking ONLY £120for it, which is a real bargain. We are asked time and time again for small travel tripods, especially 4-section...
had to kill sometime whilst waiting to see a client in darwen so had a drive over past the sailing club and around and across towards the road that brings you out eventually on the grane. hoped i might see a raptor or two on the moor but no such luck. 2 oystercatchers in flight near the sailing club. 9 curlew...
16/11/2011 - Red Bistort seen near the tower today Also plenty of fungi still showing, including from memory: Birch Polypore Silverleaf Fungus Candlesnuff Puffball sp Common Jellyspot Common Inkcap Pleated Inkcap Turkeytail Tar spot
Large Falcon Present this morning 8.15am, looks like a Peregrine x Saker or Gyr. Vertical chest bars. Got a couple of long shots. No jesses visable on bird. Attacked a passing Grey Heron at one point. Looked larger than Peregrine. Anyone else seen hybrid type bird in the area, or is missing one. Just pu...
We have, on commission sale, a Leica APO Televid 77 Straight Scope with a 20-60x Zoom eyepiece and a genuine UK Skua stay-on case. This is not boxed but is a clean example of this model. The objective lens does show some deterioration of the coatings as is common with this particular model, but opticall...
At Reddish Vale on Mill pond there has been 28 goosander, 12 tufted duck, 2 golden eye, 2 grebe for the last 2 days. Lots of long-tail tits about too. Reddish Vale Vale Road Reddish Stockport. Visitor centre with farm and cafe on site, River Tame r...
We have just received for commission sale a pair of Swarovski 12x42 NL Pure Binoculars. This current, top model, is boxed with all accessories and is in excellent condition. These are less than a year old and so carry over 9 years warranty. Compared to an RRP of ££2720 the customer is asking ONLY £2300 f...
We have an Opticron MM4 60 angled scope with an SDL v.3 Zoom Eyepiece and a black stay-on case on commission sale. This is in good condition but is not boxed. The seller is asking ONLY £600 for this kit. Pictures can be seen on our website at the link below: https://www.focalpointopticsltd.com/produc...
Monthly visit to family
No sign yet of any real summer visitors, but lots of singing males and birds paired up-even the visiting lesser black-backs were flying round in pairs.
2's ( or multiples thereof) of the following:
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Mistle Thrush
Blackbird
Carrion Crow
Rook
Magpi...
4 Hare were seen around the filtration lagoons today As was a water vole and a woodmouse On the canal was a dead Carp of around 5lb (It looked like a Mirror Carp) but most amazingly of all was the dead fox I first spotted 1st of January 2011! It's lost it's back legs and a lot of fur but is largely still...
11/04/2013 - A Bittern was seen at the reserve today. It was first seen in flight heading towards the water treatment works reedbed just over the railway line. After a stake-out it eventually flew out and landed really close by giving good views. It seems this is likely to be a different bird to the one l...
We have on commission sale a Swarovski 30x fixed mag Eyepiece. This fits the ATS type scopes and would be an additional eyepiece for anyone with a zoom already. This is boxed with all caps and is in good condition. The seller is asking ONLY £180for this. Details at the link below: https://www.focalpoi...
Hi, is there anyone who would be interested in meeting up in North Manchester, or Manchester in general, to go Birding as a group? Modern technology is grand, but its quite lonely unless we can meet. I know there are groups outside of Manchester but it seems odd that a city of this size has no club itself....
In Britain, Willow Tit have suffered an alarming decline of around 94% since the 1970s. It is thought around 15% of the national population can be found in north-west England, with only 2750 pairs nationally.We want to better understand the Willow Tits presence in the area to design effective inter...
anyone agree that its time to take down the thread for RNPs as they are not uncommon anymore.unless of course it is of important research Just my Thoughts
We have received for commission sale a nearly new Vortex Diamondback 20-60x80 Telescope. This is boxed and has the eyepiece cover and objective cap as well as a nylon carry case. It is in mint condition and has the Vortex 'no quibble' warranty still applicable and so would be a fantastic present for so...
We have on commission sale a pair of Swarovski 8x25 CL Pocket Binoculars which have just returned from Swarovski after a full factory refurb. These are boxed with a full set of accessories and in really good condition. They haven't been used since return. The listing can be seen on the link below: htt...
Visited Fog Lane Park a couple of times this week in search of the Parakeets.
Its amazing just what can be found in the middle of an urban sprawl.
2 Nuthatch
2 Great-spotted Woodpecker
67 Redwing
Blue Tit
Great Tit
Goldfinch
Long-tailed Tit
Treecreeper
Blackbirds galore
Moorhen
Coot...
On the canal was a dead Carp of around 5lb (It looked like a Mirror Carp) but most amazingly of all was the dead fox I first spotted 1st of January 2011! It's lost it's back legs and a lot of fur but is largely still...