One of our ever popular In-Store Days is scheduled for Saturday December 2nd, hosted by Chris Galvin of Opticron. As a Birder and Optics expert, Chris will be on hand to answer all your questions and queries and to demonstrate the full range of Opticron products. Hopefully either myself or Yvonne wil...
As the Cheshire Farm Machinery business next to ours is in the process of moving to larger premises the yard is getting blocked by heavy machinery regularly. If you have difficulty parking please park down the side of our unit near the steps. You will probably see either Yvonne or my car down the side, j...
Just an advance warning that Bentley's Farm Lane (where Focalpoint is) is scheduled for closure for resurfacing next week. Current plans are for it starting on Tuesday, weather permitting, but we know no further details, I'll post if & when we get any Monday will have no disruption so if a matter...
The new Zeiss Scope - the Victory Harpia - is due out in 2018, but we have a chance for customers to try it out well before that, but for one day only On Thursday 23rd November (just 3 weeks from now) our Zeiss rep, Kevin, will be bringing this new scope in from 10am until 3pm so that our customers have a chanc...
Hi all. I'm about to quit the hobby wholesale for a multitude of reasons and although I have the tantalizing prospect of birding in Sweden (Stockholm) + New York City (the new world!) Coming up I know its all or nothing as, frankly, I can't in the present circumstances take it any further. I'm saying thi...
We have a pair of Leica 10x42 BN Binoculars for sale on a commission basis. These are well looked after evn though everyone will know them as one of the older Leica models. They come complete with the carry case and rainguards and are very competitively priced at just £500. Please call 01925 730399 duri...
We have just received a lovely pair of Leica 10x42 Ultravid Binoculars, the original model, for commission sale. The come with the strap and rainguard as well as the cordura carry case. These are on offer for only £699, so if you fancy a top end binocular for less than the price of a mid range one then thes...
A square park, with basically just grass and trees (thought there's lots of different trees: big ones, small ones, willows). There are a few small bushes in the centre. Seems to be a perfect park for urban birding: buildings surrounding it on all sides, the bustling Oxford road going right past it, an...
Sunday, 5/11/17 On the road leading up to the viewpoint/car park - a superb ivy-covered wall with thousands of flowers. A comma and red admiral feeding in sunshine along with numerous flies.
For sale Handbook of the Birds of Europe, the Middle East, and North Africa Birds of the Western Palearctic Vol. 1 Ostrich to Ducks. RSPB edition Very nice condition. Dust jacket immaculate. £25.00 -- Edited by Ian Chisnall on Saturday 25th of March 2017 11:47:53 PM
Amazing to see 18 hawfinch fly over Horwich moors today, I wonder what is causing this recent influx into the UK, certainly never been a better time to try and see this species in the county.
The are the "middle model" of Ultravids. Selling on behalf of a friend who has had to give up birdwatching on his doctors' advice. They are in very good condition, and currently are living in Stockport. My friend would like £850 for them. If you are interested, please PM me and I will put you in touch.
Whilst away over Easter we went to Newport Wetlands as usual. This is based on two sites to the East of the mouth of the R.Usk in Newport. The 'formal' reserve & RSPB centre is at Uskmouth in the shadow of the power station, but this does get very busy. It does get good birds, we saw a singing male Subalp...
Heard some news the other day that the ownership of Highfield Moss has now been taken on by Wigan MBC but it will be 'managed' by LWT. Lets hope their first job will be stopping the local scroats from torching the place every spring. The stonechats down there already seem to have disappeared due to most o...
We have taken in on commission a mint condition, boxed Celestron 56mm objective ED Micro Spotting Scope. This has a zoom eyepiece which gives a 9-27x magnification range. Thesde are such small scopes that they can fit in your pocket and you can carry a scope with you when otherwise you may have just gon...
There has been much talk on the lack of insects and habitat damage etc, and many birders reporting lack of common birds on there patches, I have spent most of this year trying to stay local to my home area and bird just in and around where I live, the results are I am afraid to say disappointing, lots and lot...
Me and Mrs P are off to Corfu next week and was wondering if anyone had any info or pointers of where to watch some birdies or where certain birdies are!
We are in Aghios Gordios which is South West Corfu, I think!
Cheers Matt
Its come to my attention that there seems to be another outbreak of trichomoniasis (or canker) in greenfinchs. This is a tiny protozoan parasite that creates swelling in the throat as it forms a cheesy type puss. This usually infects pigeons but is also infecting some finches. This condition is trea...
We have just taken in on a commission basis a nice little Leica Scope which has been to Leica for a full service. It is the Leica APO Televid 62 with the 16-42x Zoom eyepiece which has the locking mechanism and so is one of the newer versions. It had a Leica own make stay-on case too. The owner wants £650 for i...
Time to end the Christmas Sale & update the sale list of binoculars in the Manager's Specials cabinet I have added another Pentax binocular today and further stock will be added periodically, so keep watch for that bargain binocular The current list is as follows: Pentax 8x36 DCF HS: was £295...
Long unused after a fall loosened interior. Have held onto them 'just in case' but know I'll not do anything with them now. Would anyone like them to cannibalise them? Am happy to post out if that is of help re-using them.
Hello All, I have set up a conservation project - Bolton & Bury Swifts - to help try & address the decline of this enigmatic species in my local area. I am also volunteering for RSPB with a specific Swift remit, they have a funding bid pending to create homes for swifts in Greater Manchester, thr...
We have taken in on a Commission sale basis an Acuter 80 Grand Vista scope. The owner has upgraded to a Swarovski so no longer needs it. It was sent away for repair and as a result the suppliers have swapped it for a brand new boxed one !! This is typical of this supplier, their service is second to none. So th...
If anyone is looking for a top brand scope at a very cheap price then we have taken in on Commission Sale this week a Kowa 824 Telescope, with a 20-60x Zoom and 32x Wide Eyepiece. A stay on case is included but has no eyepiece end cover, although the scope still has its hard eyepiece cover for that end. The bo...
We have just taken in on a commission basis an Opticron MM4 50 angled scope body with the green, luxury stay-on case for sale. This is only 6 months old and so has almost a full warranty on it, it is almost un-used too and in mint condition. The scope body is still boxed with all paperwork including origina...
We have just taken in for a commission sale a pair of 8x42 Conquest HD bins in excellent condition. They have just been overhauled at Zeiss Germany so are in perfect working order etc. The come with box and full accessories and have c.7 years of the 10 year Warranty left, this is fully transferable. The s...
