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...
We have, on commission sale, a pair of Zeiss 8x32 Conquest HD Binoculars. They are in nice condition and include the box plus accessories. The seller is asking ONLY £499https://www.focalpointopticsltd.com/product-page/pre-loved-zeiss-8x32...
We have just received, on commission, a pair of Zeiss 8x42 Conquest Binoculars. These are boxed with all accessories and are optically excellent. The rubber armouring is a little smoother than when brand new, but this is a feature of all used Zeiss binoculars. The seller is asking ONLY £650 for these...
We have on commission sale a nice pair of Nikon 8x32 High Grade DCF Binoculars. These come with all accessories, carry case and are boxed, they are also in good condition and well worth a look. The seller is asking ONLY £500for these. It is always best to call first to check availability, 01925730399 (M...
THE GREATER MANCHESTER COUNTY BIRD REPORT IS BACKWell, kind of…Let’s cut to the chase, the Greater Manchester County Bird report is now 10 years out of date, however its catch up concept is alive and kicking but ultimately, will depend pretty much entirely upon your help to come to fruition. ...
With the current Greater Manchester County Rarities Committee members having served for a considerable amount of time now, we are seeking expressions of interest from potential new members to serve on its five-member committee. Anyone interested should read the full details on the Manche...
We have on commission a Swarovski Balance Rail, used to balance out a scope with any attachment on, such as a camera when digiscoping. This is boxed in mint condition and has all the accessories. The seller is asking ONLY £149 for this piece of kit. Photos are on our website at the link below: https://w...
Male Ring Ouzel showed well from 13.15 till at least 13.45 just below and slightly to the left of the lay-by. Also c6 Red Grouse near quarry and at least 6 Wheatear displaying. Nice to meet you Jason and good luck in Shetland. Cheers, John -- Edited by John Rayner on Friday 3rd of April 2009 06:37:43 PM
We have just received on commission a Kowa TSN-663 M scope, this being the prominar (ED) angled model. It comes with a 20-60x Zoom eyepiece, a 30x wide-angle eyepiece and a 1.6 extender, which when fitted between any eyepiece and the scope body increases the eyepiece power by 1.6 times. It also has the...
We have just received, to sell on commission, a set of Gitzo GT2531 Tripod Legs, no head is supplied with these legs. These are lightweight carbon fibre legs of the highest quality and are boxed and in mint condition. The current replacement has an RRP brand new of £966.95 but all retailers are selling...
We have two used Gitzo G2180 Series 1 Counter Balance Fluid Tripod Heads on commission sale. They are both boxed, complete and in good working order. They both have the 3/8 " screw thread on the quick release plates which can fit into the foot of Swarovski and Kowa scopes directly once the silver insert...
We have just taken in, on commission, a nice pair of top end bins. They are the Leica 8x42 Ultravid HD+ model and are around 3-4 years old. They come complete with carry case and all accessories and are boxed in good condition. The customer is asking ONLY £1200 for these. To check availability please cal...
Just watched a programme on TV about Gry falcons and Arctic Wolves (BBC2 7pm) and I know its a bit late for you who didn't see it-but what about posting a birds on TV schedule. I would have missed the programme if iI didn't switch on BBC2 by accident, so if anybody sees a programme advertised with bird cont...
Free to a good home, Highland Bird Reports for 2003, 2005, 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2013. Great colour covers, look decent on a shelf. Each one from around 150-250 pages, rammed with info for this fascinating part of the UK. Can post or arrange to hand over at a mutually convenient location
We have on commission a Swarovski ATX85 scope with stay-on case, all of the boxes and a Phone Skope adapter kit, the phone case is for an earlier (not known which) iPhone and the eyepiece section fits this scope. This is in excellent condition and the seller wants ONLY £2499. The details and pictures...
Click the link, put your postcode in and see what you have lost (you may be surprised); https://data.bto.org/doorstep-birds/ The UK is home to 73 million fewer breeding birds today than it was in 1970, according to a new analysis by BTO researchers. By using data from BTO (mainly collected by volunt...
We have on Commission a really nice carbon fibre tripod, the Manfrotto 190CXPRO3 legs with the fluid head MVH500AH with a long plate on it. This isn't boxed but is in really nice condition and ready to go! The handle to move the head is attached to the lefthand side as the righthand side connector hub is i...
Just a heads up for any of Daves (well known Rossendale and GM birder) birding friends that havent already heard yet but sadly Dave had a severe stroke at home on Saturday evening and is now in Fairfield Hospital, Bury, in the Stroke Unit (Ward 5). Obviously it isnt good news but thankfully he is talking...
08/03/09 Scotland-weather,very poor and very good! A one day whistle stop tour of Fife's premier birdwatching sites with both Warfords, Mr Woosey and me(Riggers). The weather forecast was for a dry morning and wintery showers in the afternoon. Quite a surpise on the way up there as we encountered b...
The Greater ManchesterEcology Unit (GMEU) are looking for a qualified Ecologist, based in Greater Manchester or surrounds, to join their team.Full details are available here,https://greater.jobs/search-and-apply/job-details/TM-78347/
We have just taken in on commission a nice pair of Image Stabilised Opticron 12x30 Imagic binoculars. These are only 5 months old and have been used twice as the user found them surplus to his requirements. So they have an almost complete warranty when bought from ourselves. The are boxed and come with...
Just been watching a pair of Coot on a local pond fighting over a dead Perch about 4 ins long. I've never seen Coot eating fish before,apart from the ones at Pennington Flash which eat quantities of fresh water mussels I've only ever seen them eat weed and grass. Just wondering if anyone else has observe...
This was my birding friends local patch in his memory I have put up a feeder and a plaque here are the birds seen on the first visit wood pigeon, black headed gull, blackbird, blue tit , Robin , chiffchaff , great tit , Canada goose , mallard, willow warbler , magpie , wren , blackcap , chaffinch , Dunnock, s...
Back from an amazing 12 days in Jordan with about 3 days full birding and other opportunities in my tour group walks. Managed to see most key species including 6 lifers in an amazing 3 hours. Highlights:Wadi Numeira: 2 Sinai rosefinch-best views of the trip. Dana: Syrian Serins on the Al-Reesh tra...
Spent 45 mins here this a.m. then gave up due to driving rain, howling wind and constant sand blasting!, definately the wrong day to visit. Still did manage to spot; 7 Manx Shearwater( a British tick), many Sandwich Tern, 1 Common Tern, 1 Little Tern, 1 Red Breasted Merganser, 100+ Ringed Plover, simi...
We have on commission sale a Swarovski ATS65 (angled) with two eyepieces. These are the latest zoom, the 25-50 wide-angle, and the 20x wide-angle fixed mag eyepiece. The scope has just returned from Swarovski, Austria, after a full refurb and service and has not been used since its return. It comes w...
Big Moor near Barbrook Reservoir in Derbyshire today...8.30am - approx 6pm The plan was to visit Hatfield Moors first for a Wader Lifer then come here, but it didn't pan out that way! Steve Burke and Simon Gough turned up a little later and nice to see Chris and Vicky Harper. - Pallid Harrier, no sign all...
09/05/2008 - 11/05/2008
2 nights camping on the viaduct (why didn't we realise that getting tent-pegs into an old railway viaduct may be a problem?!?) and all we had to show for it was 3 Arctic Skuas
A bitter disappointment after last year's Skua fest!
Maybe we'll get better luck (and better winds...
Sun 28th
Beautiful setting overlooking the Soway but the action was on a small scrape by the side of the road.
c40 Lapwing were put up by an unsuccessful hunting Merlin. Other waders on the pool included 3 Golden Plover, 2 Black-tailed Godwits, 6 Curlew and the star attraction - a juvenile Stilt Sa...
