17/01/12 1530-1700 Willow Tit showing well & calling c100 yards south-east of the marina, by the towpath on the north side of the Bridgewater Canal, also a crest (presumably Goldcrest) heard but not seen in this area 33 Lapwings 1 Kestrel 1 Grey Heron 32 Starlings 5 Goldfinch 1 Greenfinch 5 Blue T...
We have just taken in for commission sale a pair of Swarovski 10x42 SLC Bins. These are the latest model that was made and are only around 5 years old and so have 5 years warranty left on them with Swarovski. They come with all accessories and are boxed and in excellent condition. The seller is asking ONLY...
Spurn Bird Observatory are part of an international programme monitoring bird migration using nano radio tags. They have just tweeted that on the 20th October a Goldcrest was tagged on Vlieland, an island off the coast of the Netherlands. It was detected the next day, the 21st October at 05:30 at Spu...
Just returned from a coach tour to Lake Iseo, a lake between Como and Garda. Near the hotel was a wetland nature reserve called Torbiere. Enroute: White Stork 25+ near Basle. Black Kites Kestrels Buzzards Red Kite 1 Fulmar 1 (Dover). Gannet 1 ad in Channel. Lake Garda: Red-crested Pochard 3 Lake Iseo/...
25 September - 6 October 2022 This holiday had been in the offing for three or four years but finally came to fruition in September, after delays due to covid and other issues. The five lads from Blackburn finally added Colombia to their travels after previously birding in Spain (2010), Bulgaria (201...
Reports of a mass movement of thrushes leaving the Netherlands this evening. The east coast could be interesting tomorrow and theres always a chance theyll carry on across the Pennines if the weather is good. Could be a good morning for vis mig tomorrow.
We have just received for commission sale a straight Leica APO77 Scope with a 32x wide angle eyepiece and a stay-on case. This is in good condition and is perfect for anyone wanting a straight version of a top end make scope, as straight ones come up in the secondhand section much more infrequently than...
We have on commission sale an Opticron MM3 60 angled scope with an HR3 Zoom eyepiece and a black Stay-on Case. This is in really nice condition but has no boxes. The objective cap, eyepiece cover and case strap are all present. The customer is asking ONLY£250 for this kit, and it would make an ideal start...
For those of you who read my monthly round-up of GM Sightings in the UKBS section of Birdwatching Magazine my late submission (primarily) and a glitch in their software means that it won't be published. But...... so that folk can still catch up with it I have popped it in as a Blog on the Focalpoint Websi...
Swarovski ATS 65 HD Telescope with 20-60 Zoom Eyepiece. Optics and body in excellent condition with Kite stay-on case. Photographs/viewing can be arranged upon enquiry. I live in Milnrow. £800 Phone/Text John 07753255274 -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Friday 11th of November 2022 12:58:53 PM
We have on commission sale a nice pair of Hawke 12x50 Endurance ED binoculars. These are in mint condition and have a full warranty being only 2 months old. They do not have the box but have all accessories and carry case. They have an RRP of £309 with a price rise pending on Nov 1st. The customer is asking O...
Inspired by the `Crow chasing Wagtail` post, how about a thread devoted entirely to behaviour (witnessed in the county, of course) ?
Yesterday at Rumworth I was watching two Stonechats ranging along low bushes and a fence, dropping down and flitting up, as they do. Behind them was a large-ish Hawt...
Dipper on River Mersey from Palatine road (under M60 and west of Withington Golf Club), Northenden @ 14.15 today cheers Jason -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Saturday 28th of May 2011 07:57:20 PM
We have an Opticron HDF Zoom eyepiece for sale on commission. This is in good condition but isn't boxed and is bought as seen. The power of the eyepiece as with all Opticron eyepieces is determined by the scope body that it attached to. The varying magnifications can be found in the specification areas...
We have on commission sale a lovely pair of Leica 7x42 Ultravid HD+ Binoculars. These come with all accessories, are boxed and are in mint condition. They were originally bought from us and we know they have been hardly used. The seller wants ONLY £1150 for these, this being a special GM Web Price as whe...
Walked East along the Staffordshire side of the river to Back Forest farm and back. Birds seen above the river or on the Cheshire side: 6 Goosanders flying West, 2 Buzzards and 4 Ravens. With about 4 inches of snow on the ground, there were few small birds about. The walk Westwards from Danebridge, tow...
We have just taken on commission the creme de la creme of current bins, the Swarovski 8x42 NL Pures. These are an unwanted present and come with all accessories and the box. They are of course in mint condition have only been tested twice and are only a few weeks old so have a full 10 Year warranty. The cust...
This has been prompted from reading about the Bar-tailed Godwit that did a non-stop flight from Alaska to Tasmania. Bar-tailed Godwits breed in the northern hemisphere in summer, and then fly to the south for the summer there to "winter" because presumably it's a better strategy than staying in th...
We have on commission sale a really nice pair of Leica 8x42 Ultravid Binoculars. They are just back from Leica where they had a complete overhaul and haven't been used since and so are in excellent condition. The seller is asking ONLY£799 for these which is a bargain price. They have all accessories in...
We have just taken in on commission a nice pair of Swarovski 8x32 EL SV Binoculars. Theses are in excellent condition and come with box, all accessories and most of the warranty. Our customer wants ONLY £1200 for these which is a great price as these are a close focus model and not the later de-specified...
Hi all, I am a postgraduate student at MMU working with Stuart Marsden and Alex Lees. I am currently working on a project to better understand the distribution of stock doves in Manchester within the M60 ring road. Very little seems to be known or written about stock doves anywhere in their range - a sh...
25/04/11 sunny again First called at a forest just before whitby where we had redstart cuckoo willow warbler tree pipit black cap great spotted woodpecker buzzard siskins lots chaffinch whitby turnsones cormerant fullmers swallows starlings linnets goldfinches skylarks meadow pipits
The Flashes of Wigan and Leigh National Nature Reserve (NNR) was officially declared today by Natural England and becomes Greater Manchester's first NNR. This is great news for biodiversity in GM and for local people, especially those who have carried out surveys and submitted records which have...
We have just had brought in to us for commission sale a really desirable tripod. It is in mint condition and has never been used outside. It is the Velbon Sherpa 200B which is no longer available. The customer is asking ONLY £150 for this and I think it will be snapped up. This is boxed as new. This is again a...
We have on commission a mint condition Opticron Cr Window Mount. This is unboxed but is a cracking little bit of kit, well made and the one that I personally use (at the Black Grouse in N.Wales every year!). The customer is asking ONLY £30 for this which has an RRP of £45, so it is a bargain. I took this in les...
Sun 23rd Sep 10:30 - 11:15 at the Middleton end Quiet and a bit damp. - male Kestrel - Chiffchaff - Goldcrest - several Mallard - flyover Canada Goose Plenty of Magpies, Jackdaws and at least 5 Jay
We have just taken in on commission a great pair of top end binoculars. They are the Zeiss 10x42 FLs and have just come back from Zeiss after a complete service and re-armouring, so are like new. They are complete with the strap and carry case but have no box. The seller is asking ONLY £629 for these which i...
We have just received on commission a really nice pair of Zeiss 8x42 SF Binoculars. They have only been used once outside and come with all the accessories, are boxed and are in mint condition. Ill health forces the sale. The seller wants ONLY £1599 for these and we expect a quick sale. To book your appoi...
Visited the Great Bustard Group this afternoon, see greatbustard.org for information on the reintroduction programme which has now been underway for just over twenty years. They are based in Enford, a small village a few miles north of Stonehenge, itself a few miles north of Salisbury. I had never...
