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
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...
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...
We have received a nice pair of Swarovski 10x42 SLC Binoculars for commission sale. They are in good condition and come boxed with all accessories, a neck strap and carry case. They are only 2 years old and in mint condition, having still got 8 years warranty left. The seller is asking ONLY £899for thes...
We have on commission sale a Sigma 150mm f2.8 Macro Lens which has a Canon fit. The customer is asking ONLY £150for this good condition piece of kit. To check availability call 01925730399 (Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm) -- Edited by Doc Brewster on Monday 3rd of October 2022 12:03:02 PM-- Edited by Ian McKercha...
We have on commission sale an Opticron Universal Smartphone Mount (USM-2). This fits most phones but will not fit larger eyepiece diameters (like Swaro ATX Ocular). It is as new and boxed and the seller is asking ONLY £40 for this adapter which has an RRP of £75. See our listing at the link below: https:...
We have on commission a pair of the original Leica 8x42 Ultravid Binoculars. These are in excellent condition and have 11 years of the manufacturers warranty still left on them. They are boxed and come with a strap, rainguard and carry case. The seller is asking ONLY £999for these. To check availabil...
We have 2 identical pairs of Leica 8x20 Trinovid BCA Compact Binoculars on commission sale. These are both in good condition and have the neck strap but no box. Both are going for the same price, ONLY £239. The details are on our website at the links below: https://www.focalpointopticsltd.com/prod...
We have on commission sale a Nikon Fieldscope ED50 with a 13x fixed eyepiece and black nylon stay-on case (no strap). This comes with all the boxes and is in good condition. At only 800g this makes a great travelscope. The seller is asking ONLY £320for this kit. The details are on our website at the link b...
Just back from a week on the Algarve, based at Vilamoura. I was instructed it was not a birding holiday but was fortunate to find that Parque Ambiental, which had a couple of hides, was only a 5 min drive from the hotel, so it became my local patch with dawn and evening visits. Single visits to Ria d'Alvor a...
9.10am to 11.50am Walves Reservoir was mostly frozen but 2 Grey Herons & 5 Goosanders were at the Hawkshaw end. Birds are not entertained by the fishermen with ropes put across most of the reservoir many years ago. Hawkshaw Village birds (no moorland birds back on the fields yet on a venture acros...
Mods, move if not appropriate, we're playing this game in the pub at the mo. GM for me Darcey Lever Waxwing 04/03/23 - heard trilling my blind Bird-listening companion heard it before I saw it! Second place Firecrest at Dunkinfield Park in March. UK wise, a slight win for the Double Crested Cormorant i...
Shorebirds - Hayman, Marchant, Prater (1986) Seabirds - Harrison (1983) Hawks in Flight - Dunne, Sibley, Sutton 13 "Birding" magazines (1980s) (ABA) All in good condition - will need to be collected from Bury
We have a nice used Benro Carbon fibre Mach3 Tripod with a Swarovski Compact Tripod Head (CTH) and a Mulepack tripod carrier for sale. This is in excellent condition, is a top end kit and will accommodate any birding scope that you need to carry weight-wise. It extends up to c.6ft high and weighs only 3....
We have received on commission sale a Swarovski AT80 angled scope with a 20-60x Zoom eyepiece and a Skua stay-on case. This is in reasonable condition, especially given its age. It isn't boxed, but the seller wants ONLY £699for this kit. The listing is at the link below: https://www.focalpointopti...
Hi I was considering purchasing a NIKON COOLPIX L320 and maybe any other Bridge Camera? Anyone know of any reputable sellers or anyone here selling? I do prefer to purchase directly from a buyer if second hand so I can see what I buy.
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...