Enjoyable week in Eastbourne allowed me a couple of visits to Beachy Head on September 12th and 17th. Lesser Whitethroat 1 Whinchat 2 Blackcap 1 male. Redstart 1 Raven 1 Yellow Wagtail 6 Stonechat 4 Whitethroat 2 Willow Warbler 2 Chiffchaff 3 Tree Pipit 3 Rock Pipit 1 Meadow Pipit 20+ Grey Wagtail 2 Swa...
A wee heads up about the Blogs that I write on the Focalpoint website. The latest one is at the link below and it's about the trip to see the White-tailed Lapwing/Plover and the day at Blacktoft Sands. I never overload posts on here with multiple shots of the same bird, so these blogs have extra pics and pi...
We have just taken in a pair of Zeiss Victory 8x25 Pocket compact binoculars on commission sale. These are boxed with all the accessories and are as new as they were an unwanted present. They have an almost complete 10 year warranty and are a fabulous option to get this model brand new for lower than the n...
We have on commission sale a pair of Viking 8x42 ED Field Flattening Binoculars, they come with all accessories and are boxed. They are in excellent condition, boxed as new and look hardly used. The customer is asking ONLY £240 for this pair, the owner paid £449 for these, so he is nearly halving the pri...
Flock of about 25-30 Fieldfare (yep Fieldfare) right on what I think is the GM Border near the Cinamon Indian restaurant on Preston Road between Standish and Coppull.
They definitely flew into GM if they werent quite there to start with.
In just a week or so we are running an event to fill the gap left by the demise of the Rutland BirdFair. Focalpoint has it's inaugural Optics Venue in the Village event at the village hall in our closest village of Comberbach, just a minute down Gibb Hill from our shop. Several of our suppliers will be ther...
A 'consultation' has been launched on the proposed plans for the so-called Places for Everyone which replaced the Manchester Spatial Framework after Stockport withdrew and which have just been published. As part of the plan New Carrington is being built on most of Carrington Moss south of the Lyon...
Originally posted today by Lez Fairclough Nearest thread I can find to here - Lead Mines Clough Only butterflies seen today were Tortoiseshell, Large Cabbage White & Female Green-Veined White.
We have now received, as expected, another Swarovski ATS 65 Scope Kit for sale on commission. This one is even better, having the wide angle, newer, 25-50 Zoom eyepiece. It also has a stay-on case and all the boxes. This very desirable kit is on offer for ONLY£1199, a fantastic top end piece of kit for...
We have on commission sale a nice pair of Leica 8x32 HD Binoculars, they come with the srtap, rainguard and objective covers, a carry case and are boxed. They are in good condition and are the smallest top end 8x32s on the market, so well worth a look. The seller wants ONLY £879for these bins which is a bar...
We have on commission sale at present an excellent condition Kowa 773 telescope (angled and prominar version) with a zoom eyepiece, stay-on case, Velbon Sherpa 530 tripod and hide clamp. This is a lot of kit, is in excellent condition and is selling for ONLY£1199. If you want to check it out call 01925...
We have just received on commission sale an Opticron MM4 60 angled travelscope with a HDF Zoom eyepiece, a stay-on case and with a lightweight travel tripod. The customer is asking for ONLY £529 for this the HD version of the scope, which would make an ideal scope for holiday travel or even a main scope....
15.45-17.00 The mossland NR was largely birdless apart from the odd Woodpigeon, a few passing gulls, single Buzzard and a lonesome Blue Tit. A stunning display of Scarlet Elf Cup fungi though. Just North of the M62 though a field alongside the River Glaze (Cheshire Side) held a tremendous flock of mi...
Just within the boundaries I think? Sunday afternoon visit in warm sunshine - large numbers of emerald damselfly and black darter particularly around the large pool nearest the footpath / train lines. Singles of small tortoiseshell and peacock on the heather. A baby common lizard was a slight su...
Couldn't find a thread on the canal and I intend to bird it regularly, so here goes: I don't have access to transport so literally, today, I must have covered near 20 miles - I walked from my house in the Collyhurst area all the way to Ashton and back via Drolysden and the Medlock Valley. I saw: A ringed teal...
We have just in, on Commission, a Swarovski ATS65 scope plus 20-60x Zoom eyepiece with stay-on case, box and accessories.It is in excellent condition and is a steal at ONLY £1099. Please call 01925730399 during shop hours to arrange an appointment if you wish to view or buy this scope. All our COVID pr...
A cracking Little Tern today on Winsford Bottom Flash, settling close to shore in a small bay with sand banks, along with 3 Common Sands on the same banks. Cracking photographic opportunities. Park in the car park along Rilshaw Lane, Winsford & walk down to the nearest shore line of the flash. Che...
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Visited this area of Oldham this afternoon primarily for a walk but was pleased that I had my binoculars when I unexpectedly disturbed 2 Crossbills from a conifer near Grains Bar. I suppose these birds might be from those seen at Dovestones earlier in the winter? - which isn't too far away as th...
We have recently acquired on commission sale a very good condition Swarovski ATX65 Telescope. This has all the boxes and is under 5 years old and so still has half its warranty remaining. The customer wants ONLY £1899for this with the discounted price on our web being currently £2490, so a saving of al...
We have just taken in on commission a Swarovski 85mm front objective section for an ATX/STX scope. This is in excellent condition, hardly used, boxed and has 7 years warranty left. It also comes with a Swarovski Stay-on case worth over £100. This has an RRP of £1408 for the objective plus case, and the s...
We have just taken in, on Commission, a Swarovski ATX Eyepiece Module with genuine Swarovski stay-on case. This is in Mint Condition and is nearly new with still a full 7 years transferrable manufacturers warranty remaining. Both module and stay-on case are boxed. This is a real bargain which shou...
We have just received on commission sale a pair of the original Swarovski 8.5x42 ELs. These are under a 30 year warranty and have over half of that left. They have just been refurbished by Swarovski and gone straight on sale on return, so are in really nice condition. The have a new rainguard and new stra...
The following books are going cheap and are in tip top condition: Raptors of Europe and The Middle East, A Handbook of Field Identification by Dick Forman; simply the raptor bible, a must have! Flight Identification of European Seabirds by Anders Blomdahl, Bertil Breife and Niklas Holmstrom; grou...
Well, today I was finally getting fed up with Netflix, Killer Sudokus, and above all else, the ongoing depressing News, so instead I indulged in daydreams mulling over happy birding in bygone days. One instance came to mind from early October of 1999. Barb and I were on a month long trip with a certain M...
We have this week seen the legal restrictions on certain COVID measures lifted by the English Government. Given that our shop unit has no windows or additional ventilation we have decided to continue with our current COVID protocols for the safety of staff and customers. The appointment system rem...
I have just taken in, on commission, a cracking pair of compact binoculars that will not be with us for long in my opinion. They are Swarovski 8x25 CL Pockets in green. They are boxed, have all the accessories and still have 9 years of their original 10 year warranty left on them. Most importantly they ar...
