Originally posted by Ian Boote today: - Came accross a unusual plant at Blackleach country park called cut leaved gypsywort, or High Wolfstrapp or Lycopus exaltatus. Native of west asia and central east Europe.
This is a request for all members who reside or birdwatch in the Worsley area.
On Thursday, 7th November an application by Peel holdings to build around 600 homes on fields opposite and at the side of Bridgewater school, Worsley Road, Worsley was refused by Salford City Council. One of the fields wh...
We have on commission sale a Swarovski UTA, which is a Universal Tripod Adapter for attaching binoculars to a tripod. The foot has a thread to attach your quick release plate to and it has a strong rubber 'band' to secure the binoculars in place atop the adapter. This is quick and easy to set up and use and...
We have, on commission sale a dinky little scope kit that will fit in an incredibly small space and the price will not break the budget. It is a Kowa TS-502, so a 50mm objective, straight, non-prominar scope. This has a fixed 20X eyepiece and comes with a Jessops travel tripod, The kit is in above average...
I have had several enquiries about Newchurch Common, especially from readers of The GMBirding Forum thread. Folk may not know but within the Focalpoint Website is a News/Blog Section, which is a great place to look for product reviews etc. In here I have a regular Blog with photos from each walk at New...
We have on commission a nice pair of Zeiss 8x25 Victory Compact Binoculars. These are in excellent condition and are boxed with all accessories. The customer is asking ONLY £550 for this top-end pair of compacts. To check availability call 01925730399 (Mon-Sat, 10am-5pm). Photos are on our websit...
We have just received to sell on commission a nice pair of Swarovski 10x32 EL Swarovision Binoculars. These are in the 'Sand' colour and are in excellent condition, hardly used. They come boxed with all the accessories and are approximately 10 years old for a model with a 30 year warranty. The custome...
For anyone who hasn't had the chance to see this amazing insight into birds eggs by David Attenborough here's the link for it on BBCi Player - a perfect hours watch on rainy days like today. https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09yj7dx
Pleasant morning walk for a few Atlas records :
Chiffchaff singing end of Doctor Fold Lane.
Greenfinches, Goldfinches and Chaffinch in good numbers.
Skylarks pleasingly conspicuous.
House Sparrows at the dwellings.
Lapwings - c 6 pairs
Linnets - c 4
Whitethroat x 1
Oystercatcher feedi...
Please can anyone help identify the following butterfly? Assuming that it is a butterfly and not a moth! Does not fit the wing pattern of any butterfly I have seen before. Seen yesterday 8/4 sunning itself on path around Piethorne Res. About the size of a Skipper sp. Hope Ive attached the photos correc...
What a way to gain access into the GM200 CLUB well done the Warford duo, as for me supplying all the info and leg work yesterday made it easy for you.
The pressure is on for me now to try and get on the GM200 christmas table.
Mr warford senior enjoy the pride of finding your GM 200 bird yourself
keeping b...
We have about five years of these magazines that are available to a anybody willing to collect from Stockport until the end of April. Please PM me if interested.
We have on commission a Swarovski TLS APO 43mm digiscoping adapter with an additional Canon T2 mount thrown in for free. This is to be used to digiscope with the Swarovsli ATX Scopes using a DLSR camera with full-frame format sensors. The T2 Mount can be used if your camera is a Canon, otherwise a suitab...
We have, on commission sale a Swarovski ATS80 HD Scope with a 30x Wide Angle Eyepiece and a non-standard, non-Swarovski Stay-on Case. This is not boxed and does show signs of use, especially a small chip damage to the filter thread on the front objective end of the scope. The scope however is optically...
We have just received on commission a lovely Swarovski scope. It is the ATM80 with the 25-50x wide angle zoom eyepiece and the Swarovski stay-on case. This is in excellent condition, is boxed and has all the accessories. It is on sale for ONLY £1700 which is a saving of over £1000 on the price of the curre...
Star field off hardman avenue, off George lane.
I am no expert on butterflies but i believe i have seen a ringlet today 1st at 12.00pm then about 1.00pm as i went back to try to get a photo. It was at the bottom r/h corner of the field(near the canal) if you enter from hardman avenue. I do have a couple of pic...
We have a Commission Sale tripod head that is a real bargain and should be snapped up. It is a Manfrotto 128RC semi-fluid head, the exact one that myself and many other birders use, and comes complete with quick release plate. It is unboxed but is in excellent condition. The seller is asking ONLY £50 for...
We have received to sell on a commission basis a Nikon 82mm Straight Fieldscope. This is complete with 2 eyepieces and a photo adaptor. It also has a stay-on case and would be ideal for someone wanting to do SLR photography through a scope as a complete kit. The customer wants ONLY £649 for this kit, whic...
One LSW very active and calling in the taller trees Wednesday afternoon. First one I've seen round here (in 20 years) but I heard that one had been spotted recently near Sale Water Park. Are they on the increase locally? -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 14th of April 2011 08:31:44 PM
We have just taken in on commission sale a nice starter scope at a good price. This is the Vortex Diamondback HD 16-48 x 65 scope. It is in mint condition, is boxed with all accessories and the customer is asking ONLY £300 for this. It is currently on sale at most places for £399 so this is a good saving on tha...
We have taken in, on commission, a pair of the latest design Swarovski 8x30 CL Companion Binoculars. These are the Wild Nature style (the preferred one for birders) and are boxed with all accessories. They are in excellent condition and are being sold for ONLY £799. Details are on our website at:http...
We have taken in on commission a pair of the original Swarovski 8x30 CL Companion Binoculars. These are in excellent condition and come with all the accessories including the carry case but have no box. The seller is asking ONLY £650for these and compared to the current model price of £990 this is a rea...
We have on commission sale a nice pair of 10x42 Swarovski EL SV Binocuars. These are pre Field Pro and are not despecified. They are in good condition and come boxed and with all accessories. The customer is asking ONLY £1199 for these. Please call 01925730399 for availability as our top end used kit is...
If you missed the Rare Breeding Birds Panel 50th anniversary conference all of the talks can now be viewed on the RBBP YouTube channel.
50th Anniversary Conference
Wednesday started with a presentat...
Hummingbird Hawk moth feeding beside St Paul's Church around mid-day today for about 15 mins today. Exciting to see one this far north, certainly new to me outside the far South of the country, though the butterfly conservation migrant-watch site shows a fair few in the region.
As we get closer to the breeding season why not put your breeding bird records to good use with minimal effort and give something back to look after the fabulous avian objects we seek and so enjoy? Steve Atkins writes about how and why you should do this here Please feel free to comment or ask any question...
We have a second set of used Manfrotto 055 XPRO3 Tripod Legs for sale. The customer is asking ONLY £149https://www.focalpointopticsltd.com/product-page/pre-loved-manfrotto-055-tripod-legs-very-good-condition-no-box
We have, on commission sale, a really nice set of Hawke 10x42 open hinge Nature Trek binoculars. These have all accessories, are boxed and are only 5.5yrs old. They are in good condition and are a real bargain at ONLY £70. This is another GM Forums exclusive offer at the moment until next week. To book an...
We have a really nice pair of one of the most current binocular models on commission sale. They are the Zeiss 8x32 Victory SF Binoculars. These have an RRP of £2150 and the customer is asking ONLY £1700. These are around a year old and so have 9 years warranty left. They are boxed and come with all accessor...
