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I own a pair of Optricon DBA VHD 10x42 binoculars , thinking of upgrading to Swarovski, the ones Ive tested , not sure if its me but I dont see a significant difference. Any advice on upgrading would be gratefully appreciated

A very sad sight this morning at 8.15am of a freshly dead Badger lying in the middle of the road in Dunham Woodhouses

29/03/2011 - Phil Owen and I visited Whixall Moss this afternoon, just south of Whitchurch to search for a Common Crane which had been recently reported from the area. The bird showed really well further west from the car park down to where the canals meet. It was best viewed by crossing the footbridge...

Had a walk up behind the airport this afternoon and through the Bollin Tunnel under runway 2. A couple of Grey Wagtails we flitting in and out of the tunnel and there was a male Goosander upstream toward the Valley Lodge Hotel. Both seen from GM side of the river

Hi All, I'm a new member, been checking out the forum for a while now and thought it was about time I started to contribute. Just been down to Highfield Moss (between Lowton and Newton) for a walk at dusk (3.30pm - 5.00pm). Sightings as follows: - Blackbird - many Wren - many Yellowhammer - 10 Crow - many S....

Separate thread from the the one discussion state of play at Pennington entitled "RE: Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club anti-gull stance!?" which muses on habitat decline and younger birders..... I was introduced to birding in the 1970s via relatives of a Yorkshire based RSPB group, monthly meetings...

Had to pick the wife up today in Talacre but arrived very late (6pm) due to car problems. A quick walk with the dog on Gronant beach was therefore in order and this resulted in a solitary Little Tern which obliged by landing in front of me on one of the rock pools (wish I had taken my camera!!) The main fe...

A fox walked along the canal towpath on Wednesday evening. A Brown Hawker was hunting along the canal earlier in the day.

As we were in the area decided to call in and have a look. 2 Spoonbills feeding out on a gulley cutting through the beach at low water was a good start. On the reserve itself really good numbers of breeding terns,mainly Sandwich but also Common,Arctic and Little Tern in reasonable numbers many with larg...

Yesterday around midday, 2 ?terrapins on branches in the water by the island in the duckpond (think I could see yellow striping on their necks but didn't have binoculars with me)

Hope it's ok to start a new topic, none there for Aberdeen at all! Latest leg of our Scottish holiday was our usual trip across to the Ythan Estuary on the Aberdeenshire coast. Lots of Eiders but no sign of 'Elvis' the returning King Eider! Fantastic spectacle of hundreds of terns in the tern colony al...

Such a shame that the Leigh and Lowton Sailing Club at Pennington Flash should see fit to embellish their shiny new buoys around the waters of the National Nature Farce...I mean Reserve, with resplendent plastic 'spikes' to prevent those nasty gulls and terns from resting on them. God forbid their...

We have received on commission sale a Swarovski ATS 65 Scope with 20-60x Eyepiece & SOC Includes Box, Strap and Objective Cap. Very Good Condition. Year: 2004 The seller is asking £1419.00//www.focalpointopticsltd.com/product-page/swarovski-ats-65...

Day at Ardmore Point today, a regular spot. About a half hour walk from Cardross railway station. 1 nuthatch c15 siskin 1 linnet 1 reed bunting 1 swallow 3 meadow pipit 3 pied wagtail 2 mistle thrush 3 or 4 Slavonian grebe 70+ teal 170+ wigeon 87+ eider 1 smew 5 red-breasted merganser 2 goosander 2 or 3 red...

Red-Tailed, White-Tailed and Common Carder Bumblebees along the Irwell by Water Street car park today

Hello, off to Mallorca at the end of april for a week. Will be taking the bins but limited as girlfriend not interested and neither are her sister and husband with whom I'll be sharing the villa! Although will have limited access to a car. Anyway, anyone been and got any top tips for the biggies!! Als...

24/02/2011 - Myself and Sid Ashton finally caught up with the long-staying Oriental Turtle Dove today in Chipping Norton. It was still present in the area of 'The Leys' and eventually gave itself up to us properly in the back hedge of house number 41. No access to that house today but the view fr...

When I first moved into Astley Green thirty odd years ago there were literally hundreds of Silver Birch trees on Astley Moss SSSI and Bedford Moss. Lancashire Wildlife Trust have over the years removed virtually all off these trees over a massive area,as apparently they help to dry out the mossland a...

Grey Wagtail in the garden for the last few days eating me dried mealworms - not bad for Platt Bridge eh!

Going in late June - can anyone recommend any hotspots or wildlife tour operators? Staying near Tobermory but about 30mins inland cheers, Joey

Just got back from working in Ireland for 6 days and had a few nice sightings whilst over there. Lesser Scaup - Iceland Gull - Cattle Egret - Green Winged Teal - Also Hooded Crow, Buzzard, Peregrine, Whooper, Bewick and Mute Swans, Barnacle and Brents, Eiders + a whole range of other wildfow...

Originally posted today by Rob Adderley: If anyone fancies an excuse for two walks in Cumbria this year (the first one needed this week) the Cumbria Bird Club have put out a request for volunteers to take the last few tetrads in a Yellowhammer survey. Some of these, eg Ambleside, are easy enough to get t...

A weasel ran across a gap in the hedge that runs along Cow Lane, near to the old car park. The only excitement to be had at SWP early afternoon

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This report covers the second part of our spring Canada trip covering Ontario migration sites along Lake Eire.The first part of the trip covering Vancouver Island, can be found here: Canada May 2024 trip - Part one Vancouver Island and surrounding area.Sunday May 12thThe previous day saw us fly fr...

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I managed an afternoon at Newbiggin (my first visit) whilst visiting relatives in Morpeth and enjoyed seeing the activity from Church Point. It was lovely to see so many adult and juvenile Gannets moving up the coast, along with Fulmar, Kittiwakes and Sandwich Terns. I also saw a smaller number of Gu...

Just back from what was essentially a family holiday at a little place called Low Hauxley near Amble. It was a lovely place with the beach of Druridge Bay only yards from the front door and Coquet Island visible from the upstairs window. Doing any birding was always going to be a bit difficult but fort...

Decided to concentrate on my localpatch in 2009 Wearish Lane Clough Park in any of the spots and enter via the footpaths GS Woodpecker Bullfinch (m) Longtailed Tit (4) Goldfinch(6) Yellowhammer Sparrow HAWK Hindley Rd There is a caravan upholstrey company just after shops who has se...

May 2024 Canada Trip - Part 1 Vancouver Island.This report covers the first part of our spring Canada trip to Vancouver Island in British Columbia. The second part of the trip will be in Ontario on Lake Erie to hopefully coincide with peak warbler migration.1st MayWe took a flight from Manchester to T...