We have, on a commission sale, a nice pair Of Leica 8x42 BA binoculars, these come with rainguard and original leather case, but no strap. They are in good condition and the owner is asking only £399 for them. Call 01925, 10am-4pm, Mon-Sat to check availability. A link with zoom-able picture is here: h...
I have just put a binocular in the Manager's Specials Sale Cabinet that is a superb optic and is now reduced to a silly price. This is a one-off, and a chance to grab a real bargain The binocular in question is the Leica Duovid 8+12x42 Binocular, an optic that I have personal experience of, it showed it's...
Finally identified a plant that has been growing in my garden for several years. It had been introduced almost certainly as a soil contaminant. The plant in question is New Zealand Bitter-cress. There are hundreds of plants in my garden and it is growing between the cracks in my patio. The plant is tin...
I've long had a fascination with North American Warblers and Thrushes, where I've been fortunate enough to see 5 species of New World Warbler in the UK, along with 4 Grey-cheeked Thrushes, one of which I found myself on the Isle of Scilly. So when my wife asked what I wanted to do for my 50th birthday, I re...
Brilliant photos of a Water Pipit from the weekend made me think about how often this species is seen in GM; it is quite a rarity I think or at least a scarcity. Coincidentally I have been reading through a collection of Birdwatch Magazines from the early years of publication. Looking at one from 1993, t...
Having a bit of a clear out so following books available prices assuming collection form Horwich although will post out at 2nd class rate for additional cost of postage New Naturalist 60 - Birds of Prey - Leslie Brown (1st edition) - Excellent condition £15 New Naturalist 66 - The Natural History of Wa...
10:20 to 13:45. A walk from Millers Dale via. Monks Dale to Wormhill produced the following. 1 male Mandarin duck. 1 male Green woodpecker. 1 Raven. 1 male Redstart on footpath back to Wormhill. 1 male Blackcap. 1 male Dipper on the riverge Wye.
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single black tern here today at approximately 13.45. Lifer for me. Inmistakeable in full black plumage with white rump. Lost sight of it after about 30 seconds as a girl was trying to her mini passed my van through a space you could have flown a 7...
Afternoon all,
After 28 wonderful years in Greater Manchester, my family and I will set sail from Penzance tomorrow morning for a new life on the Isles of Scilly!
I started birding age 6 in my Nanâs Stockport garden and have made some great friends in the county through the years, especially since...
13th April 2018 North American Horned Lark (see mega news) 3 Black-necked Grebe 4 Little Gull 10 Common Scoter 2 Little Ringed Plover 2 White Wagtail 2 Common Terns 3 Red-breasted Merganser 1 Red Kite
Barrow Lane for your corn buntings your skylarks and your yellow wags highfield moss for hobbys and more. All to go in the next few years highfield moss will be surrounded by warehouses barrow lane warehouses and a road. St Helens council claim they are going to do it ecologically. People who know what...
Excellent lens in very good condition for sale £700 ovno, comes with all cases, lens hood, lens covers and camouflage neoprene covers. If interested please private message me, collection only.
The following titles are for sale as they are surplus to requirements: All are in excellent condition complete with flyleaves in fine condition Collins Field Guide "Wildlife Sounds" - Britain and Ireland. By Geoff Sample Includes Audio CDRSPB Birdwatching: "A complete Guide to Observing Bri...
The classic - Gulls: A guide to Identification by Peter J. Grant. Very good condition (dust jacket a little faded on front). £25.00 (must collect). Please send private message if interested.
Lovely warm day yesterday 8/4/2018 at Holdens Farm. 2 swallows on wire in front of farm 2pm till 4 pm ish then disappeared. One this afternoon flying around farm buildings.
Hoping someone might be able to enlighten me with a query I have about House Sparrows...At this time of year, House Sparrows come into my garden, both to call, and to feed (although I haven't witnessed this so far this year, I have in previous years). Similarly, on the road I live on, male House Sparrows...
Having made several visits this year only to find a single Goosander, Canada Goose and Mallard , 2 Wheatear where a nice surprise tonight on the lower slopes of the dam banking at 1805hrs.
Right, after much consideration and heart wrenching, I have decided I need to get rid of some optics. I'm selling as I have three pairs of binoculars and these two just sit in the cupboard doing nothing. I cannot use three pairs so I'm going to let these go: Leica 10x42 BA. Recently cleaned and re-armour...
Just a quickie to let everyone know that we are moving from our current temporary premises into our new shop unit on Tuesday 8th May this year. This is the Bank Holiday weekend and we will be open in the temporary premises on Saturday 5th May should you need us then. Then our next opening will be in the new u...
I and the family watched a film this evening, - "Blood Diamond", featuring Leonardo Di Caprio and set in Sierra Leone against the background of the civil war of the 90's.
About 2/3rds of the way through the film, (in all other respects so far quite convincing) we get to some tense jungle sc...
There's a big job broken out at Pennington through LWT, which i did know about by simple conversation with Graham Workman (IHLS) 12 or more months ago, since then nothing until contractors for LWT turned up two weeks ago at the start / into the breeding season. That's a surprise for so-called enl...
Attempted to see the reported Lapland Bunting seen near the quarry this morning but to no avail. However did get cracking views of up to 12 Twite, most of them ringed. Images attached.
