Tomorrow, Sat 13th Oct, there will be coffee & cake for all customers at Focalpoint, 10am-5pm, so why not pop along to have a snack & test out a few optics
For Sale: Bridge Camera - Olympus Stylus SP-100EE (used, 3 yrs old) Boxed, including everything that originally came with it plus Olympus soft case 50x superwide optical zoom (241200mm - Equivalent to a 35mm camera) 16 Megapixel backlit CMOS TruePic VII image processor (excluding SD card) You can...
BBC Springwatch presenter Chris Packham is hosting the Peoples Walk For Wildlife on Saturday 22nd September in London Everyone who cares about our wildlife is invited to participate The Peoples Walk For Wildlife is not a protest, it is a polite, very firm request for urgent action from all of societ...
We have taken in on a commission basis a mint pair of 10x42 Swarovski Binoculars. These are the EL 10x42 SV model, the one immediately prior to the current Field Pro version. There is no difference in the optical performance in these two models, the differences being cosmetic in things such as the neck...
Hi All I'm looking for some advice on a new bridge camera. I'm currently using a Canon SX40HS and was thinking of replacing with either the SX50 (or 60?), a Sony HX400v or the new Panasonic FZ1000. Anybody have any strong views about these? As I'm familiar with the Canon, that's probably my choice, but a...
Purple Hairstreak on Dark Lane where it crosses the derelict railway line (about 1 kilometre north of Altrincham Crematorium). I watched it for 20 minutes feeding on the honeydew on Sycamore leaves. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Sunday 8th of July 2018 08:28:19 PM
We have just taken in a nearly new Swarovski ATS65 Telescope with a 25-50x eyepiece and a stay-on case. This scope is in mint condition ONLY 6 weeks old and therefore has a full Warranty. It has been used 3 times only and the strap for the case is still in its original packaging, un-used! It is fully boxed a...
I'm selling my old digiscoping kit containing a well used, battle hardened but fully functional Contax U4R, Charger, spare batteries (battery life s not great bhence several spars!) Eagle Eye mount to attach to scope etc. You would need a digiscoping sleeve/adapter to fit your telescope/eyepie...
Very pleasant stroll -with missus ,through parks yesterday,between 11-30 and 2pm.Weather almost Spring -like! Birds seen : 4 greenfinch, 8 long-tailed tits, numerous blue and great tits,4 nuthatch,(in proposed new car park area !) ,1 GSW behind museum ,robins, mistle thrush,2 song thrush,6 re...
Could not find a county garden bird thread for Merseyside, so I have opened this one. Hope that is OK? After over a year of hanging Nyger seed in my partners garden in Walton, Liverpool, this easter weekend we finally viewed our first (pair) of Goldfinches. Plenty spotted on the feeders in my Leigh b...
BTO have been asked if anyone would be interested in being on the sofa on BBC Breakfast tomorrow (Sunday) morning to talk about birding and rare birds. It would be filmed at the BBC Salford studio so wondering if a GM birder might be interested, though it would mean an early start, but if anyone would be...
I have some Hawke Sapphire binoculars for sale if anyone is interested they are in immaculate condition, only bought last September. I have prove of purchase, they cost me 245 pound. Looking for £120. Reason for sale is because I've upgraded to some Viking HD. These are pick up only from Leigh. My numb...
I have just got back yesterday from a short trip to Arran, my first experience of birding in Scotland, and it was a great trip. Arran is in the Firth of Clyde, an island of about 50 square miles between the coast of Ayrshire and the Kintyre peninsula. It is an interesting place as it lies on the so-called Hi...
Thought I'd posted this but IOS 8.0.2 has been playing up. Best mate reported his first Hobby on Tuesday Sept 30th. It was on a post at the side of the railway line whilst on the train at Carstairs Junction. He's up there with work regularly and said there's been a lot of Hirundine activity in the area this...
We have just taken in on commission sale a pair of RSPB WPG binoculars, with case, strap, rainguard and objective covers but no box. They are 8.5x42 so ideal for birding and a great starter pair or second pair for the car at ONLY £140. As usual please call 01925 730399 to check availability. If you are tra...
10 complete volumes of British Birds Magazine for sale 1987 - 1996. They are in excellent condition and are in official British Birds binders - £55 -must collect personally. Also Vol 1 of The Birds of South America - The Oscine Passerines (Jays, Swallows, Wrens, Thrushes and Allies, Vireos ,Wood -w...
We have, on commission sale a non-APO Leica Televid scope for sale, it's the 77mm objective model with a 20-60x Zoom eyepiece and a 32x eyepiece. It also has the original Skua stay-on case but with no carrying strap. This is on sale for £399, and zoomable pictures are available at: https://www.focalp...
We are really lucky to have just taken in, on commission, a mint condition Swarovski ATM80 Scope with the more desirable 25-50x WA eyepiece and a stay-on case. This is so little used that the strap for the stay-on case hasn't even been unpacked! It comes complete with all lens covers, dust caps and orig...
The British Bird Fair 2018 at Rutland Water, Leicestershire, is happening from Friday 17th - Sunday 19th August 2018 This year the event celebrates the 30 Year Anniversary https://birdfair.org.uk/
We have on commission sale a fabulous pair of Zeiss Victory Binoculars, they are the 8x42 HTs, this model has a very high light gathering capacity, usually being marketed as a hunting binocular, particularly when used at dawn and dusk. But shouldn't we birders want high light gathering too?! They ar...
As a main sponsor of this website, a fantastic resource for GM Birders, we always like to reward those who stay faithful to us and then they also get our back-up on products bought from us. Many of you already know that we are not allowed to represent Focalpoint Optics at the UK Birdfair as it conflicts wi...
What a fantastic way to enter the GM250 (everyone else has got a club) Club, with Rob Adderley's find of Kentish Plover at Audenshaw Reservoirs this morning elevating him into this prestigious and extremely elite club. Well done Rob, fully deserved of the GM250 (everyone else has got a club) Club's m...
We have taken in for sale on a commission basis a mint condition Opticron GS52 Telescope. This is coupled with an SDL Zoom eyepiece and has a black stay-on case. The scope is a straight version and has its original box. Since Opticron do not deal with the company that made the GS range of scopes any more th...
Thurs. 6th August 2015 - Hartington - Beresford Dale - Wolfscote Dale - Biggin Dale - Hartington (circular walk) 8.00am - 3.00pm Despite the gloomy weather and heavy drizzle for the first hour or so, the walk turned out to be very productive: Beresford Dale: heavy drizzle to start so pretty quiet alon...
