Hi , Im asking you to please sign this petition, it aims to encourage the government to make it mandatory to fit Swiftbricks into all new build buildings , where practical. I dont need to remind you that species like the Swift that rely on walls and roof spaces for nest sites have seen their numbers crash...
A complete set of The Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East and North Africa. The Birds of the Western Palearctic (or BWP to you and me!!) £150 Good condition, just very insignificant ageing to dust jackets. Happy for them to be viewed first if wanted. -- Edited by dave broome on Saturday 31st...
We have a pair of 10x42 Nikon Monarch 7 Binoculars on commission sale. These are only 2 years old and have only been used a handful of times. They are in excellent condition and are boxed and have all the accessories with them. The seller is asking a really low price of ONLY £325for these. The photos of it a...
We have just taken in on commission a pair of Swarovski 8.5x42 EL Swarovision Binoculars. They come with a case, srap and rainguard and optically are great. The seller is asking ONLY £999https://www.focalpointopticsltd.com/product-page/pre-loved-sw...
We have in stock a USED Opticron MM3 60 ED angled scope with a SDL v.2 Zoom Eyepiece on sale. This is the earlier version of the current MM4 60, being an ED scope rather than non-ED as all the MM3 scopes are currently. The scope is fine optically but has a few minor marks on some of the rubber surfaces. It come...
Having just sold one of these we have taken another one in on commission to take its place.. It is a Leica APO Televid 82mm Scope with a 25-50x Zoom Eyepiece, but is not boxed. It has recently returned from Leica after a full overhaul and has not been used since. This is a real bargain at ONLY £1300 and will n...
We have jst put on commission a really nice Leica APO82 Scope with a 25-50x Zoom eyepiece and a Leica stay-on case. This has just returned from Leica after a full refurbishment and service and has not seen the light of day since it's return and so is in mint condition. The seller is asking ONLY £1950 for th...
We have on commission sale a pair of Leica 10x42 Ultravid HD Binoculars. These come with the carry case, the strap, rainguard and objective covers. They are fine optically and are a sought after model. The black rubber armouring does show some signs of use. The seller is asking ONLY £900 for these opti...
I am 76 years old and started taking an interest in birds at the age of 7. I lived just outside Broadbottom for the first 31 years of my life. Then in a more urban environment in Hyde and for the past 30+ years on the edge of Hyde close to a green belt which will shortly be built on. In the past 60 years I have seen...
10.15 - 13.15 Grey Squirrel The following still in flower (often only single plants) Ragwort Red Clover Herb Robert Red Bartsia Meadow Buttercup Ragged robin Meadow Cranesbill Gorse Black Medic Pink Purslane Tormentil Fungi Jelly Ear Lumpy Bracket Peeling Oysterling Tar Spot Stump Puffball Cyl...
Originally posted today by Fred Ford: This dry weather is adversely affecting crows .Two days ago i found a juvenile jackdaw , in the garden , very weak , very thin. I have managed to feed and water him and he seems to be recovering , pottering around picking up insects .This morning i discovered a carrio...
Members may have noticed that the price quoted for USED equipment on the Manchester Birding Forum is £20 less than that on our website in all the links posted within the listings on here. This is because the web price now includes a P&P element of £20 which allows us to sell on behalf of the customer t...
Members may have noticed that the price quoted for USED equipment on the Manchester Birding Forum is £20 less than that on our website in all the links posted within the listings on here. This is because the web price now includes a P&P element of £20 which allows us to sell on behalf of the customer t...
Members may have noticed that the price quoted for USED equipment on the Manchester Birding Forum is £20 less than that on our website in all the links posted within the listings on here. This is because the web price now includes a P&P element of £20 which allows us to sell on behalf of the customer t...
Not here with birding in mind and do not have optics with us. This afternoon we were sitting in the Piazza Di San Lorenzo gorging on tiramasu flavoured ice creams when a fine male Italian Sparrow landed very close by, and it struck me that I had never before seen one. On the ebird system it is split as Passe...
We have just taken in on commission a pair of Leica 10x50BA Trinovid Binoculars. These are the old style with the ribbed armouring but their optics still stand up to todays standards. They are in good condition and come complete with strap, rainguard and case as well as a lifetime warranty. The custom...
Just returned from a research trip to Iceland. Had some cracking birds and some cracking weather!! Saw 47 species in total, a few lists below. 29th July - Lake Myvatn area. Merlin, Meadow Pipit, Redwing, Arctic Tern, c250 Barrows Goldeneye, Golden Plover, Whimbrel, Red Throated Diver, Arctic Skua...
From Barton swing bridge to Travelodge 12.30 to 2pm. Chiffchaff - 5. Whitethroat - 2 (pair) . Chaffinch - 5. Common Buzzard - 1 over. MS canal ........... Kingfisher - 1 . Great Crested Grebe - 1. Cormorant - 4 . Mallard - 6 . Canada Goose - 65 (Eccles side ) . Swallow - several over the area . I only went as far...
Yesterday, whilst walking down the Rochdale Canal towpath, I spotted two fish, swimming close to the surface. The location was parallel to Whitworth Street. Can any angler identify them?
We have an Opticron Car Window Mount for sale on a commission basis. This is a great piece of birding kit, allowing viewing with a scope from your car, essential when viewing sensitive birds like Black Grouse at early morning leks. This is in full working order and is even boxed. The seller is asking ON...
We have on commission sale a top-end Carbon Fibre Tripod. It is a Leica Gitzo-style set of legs and head and is in very good condition. The seller is asking ONLY £500https://www.focalpointopticsltd.com/product-page/pre-loved-leica-carbon-fib...
13 Yellowhammer 10 Linnet 2 Kestrel 100+ Guillemot (scoured the coastline but no sign of Black Guillemot) 3 Razorbill 20 Gannet Good numbers of Fulmar and Kittiwake 15 Skylark 10 Swallow Good numbers of Meadow Pipit Porpoise Weasel
Just had a week's holiday in the Lake District -
Highlight was Osprey on 3 eggs at Bassenthwaite - excellent views of the new nest site from the Upper watchpoint. A third Osprey tried to muscle in on the nest whilst we were there but was seen off spectacularly by the male.
The old nest still exists and...
We have justr received to sell on commission a second Opticron MM4 60ED angled Sope with the SDL v.2 Zoom eyepiece. This one has the green, luxury stay-on case, is boxed and has all the accessories. It is in great condition and has hardly been used as it was bought as a back-up second scope, the main scope...
appologies if this should go in an existing thread but i've searched 9 pages and can't find one. had a day out up in the resservoir valley today on arrival went straight to the viewing point 1 buzzard rising over the midle of derwent resser, being harrased by a smaller bird of prey which looked like a larg...
-- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Tuesday 20th of March 2012 08:52:25 AM