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...
Four days on Rum, weather was horrendous for two, but still some decent birds. Ghurdil Bay 2 Golden Eagle 1 White Tailed Eagle Loch Scresort 15+ Red Breasted Mergansers 20+ Curlew 30+ Oystercatcher 3 Red Throated Divers 1 Glossy Ibis, An Isle of Rum First! Feeding just of Loch Scresort In a field. 3 Bre...
Trying to obtain spare copy of Martin Garners Birding frontiers Autumn challenge series, not concerned about the condition, its for a young birders trying to build up a reference stock of books Keep Birding
A once in a blue moon (or should it be red sun this week ) opportunity has come up with a pair of mint condition, current model Swarovski binoculars up for commission sale. These bins are jsut back from a complete service at Swarovski and are unused since return and so are in effect new and unused! The ow...
Montserrat Mountain 04/10/17 2 Bonelli's Eagles, 2 Firecrests, 1 Kestrel, 1 Song Thrush, 2 Redstarts, 1 Jay and a singing Robin. Around 30 Crag Martins flying above the monastry. Salou Area 05-09/10/17 Noticeably very few gulls along the coast, just 1 Audouins, 1 Mediterranean plus a few Yellow Le...
Know anyone who might be visiting SE Brazil? I have 3 good homemade books of plates to give away (and they will be throw away if there are no takers). 1. All the plates from Tudor and Ridgely. 99 pages, spiral bound. 2. Birds of SE Brazil. 29 pages, spiral bound (plates extracted from both Handbook of the B...
The Rochdale Field Naturalists' Society are running a coach trip to Filey Dams and Filey Brigg this Saturday 14th October at the height of the autumn migration. If you are interested in going on the trip Sheila Simpson is taking the bookings. Tel 01706 853791 The fare of £15 is paid on the coach which le...
My morning shave was interrupted by an 8.30 call from John Rayner advising of a mega alert regarding a Scops Owl discovered at Ryhope, some 4 miles south of Sunderland. We were soon en route (I driving, and Doug Smith navigating, as this was "terra incognita" for me despite the site being only 2/3 miles...
Originally posted today by John Watson: View the following and accept disclaimerhttps://apps.wigan.gov.uk/planappsPlanning application A/17/84395/MAJORThere is a substantial bird report (which describes breeding birds only) & an ecological assessment. Both reports by Penny Ande...
on this foggy morning
at red seas and crooke
1 water rail
15 blackbirds
5 jays
1 kingfisher
1 buzzard
2 wigeon unusual for here probably dropped down in fog
3 willow tits in seperate locations
6 bullfinch
lots of siskins flying around but no count on these
20 teal
21 c geese
crooke
2 grey wa...
Out here for a few days with David Lindo and one of his friends and staying at a nice rustic holiday home, with a watchtower over Matsalu Bay. We were joined at dinner by another group of Brits with their Finnish guide and it turns out that 3 were from Ramsbottom! *waves* Its a small (birding) world!! So fa...
Is it just me, or are there are a lot of Chiffchaffs making a different call to what I consider to be their normal autumnal hoo-weet! I started to notice it a few weeks ago and it has become more and more obvious. Its more of a "sweeooeet". Higher pitched, quite sharp. Have I just been missing this for the pa...
Canon f2.8 L Macro lens IS USM for sale £500. This L lens is one of the best lenses Canon make and is in great condition. It is as bought, boxed with lens caps, lens hood and carry bag. In addition it comes with a tripod mount. If interested and want to have a look at it e mail me at mjfsscs at gmail.com
We have just taken in for sale on a commission basis a Swarovski scope in beautiful condition. The Swarovski rep was in at the time and agreed that the price being asked for it was more than fair and that someone would get a bargain. The model is the ATS80, this is the first version, bought in 2005 original...
Originally posted today by Mark Gibbons: osprey over new line reservoir at Bacup about quarter to four then flew in SE direction over Brown Wardle so will have entered GM
We have just taken another Nikon ED50 Fieldscope in on a Commission sale basis. The comments about the other are probably even more applicable to this one! It is an ultra-cheap option for anyone who wants a small travel scope, probably a an addition to a larger scope.This one is again angled, has a 20...
We have recently taken in on commission sale a fabulous little scope that would be ideal for travelling with, especially abroad, as it would pop into your hand luggage with no problems at all. It is a Nikon ED50 scope with a 27x wide angle eyepiece and a stay-on case. The scope has its original box too and...
Does anyone have a copy of the Helm publication "Birds of Sri Lanka' by Deepal Warakagoda, Richard Grimmett, Carol Inskipp, Tim Inskipp for sale or loan? Cheers John
Just had some very sad news from Eddie King L.O.S. recorder :- Hi all I have just received some very sad news that Peter Hilton has died. He was taken into hospital some days ago I presume with the chest problems he had. For those who knew Peter, he was a gentleman and he will be missed by many. I have no infor...
Hello My wife and I spotted an unusual bird picking up seed one morning last week, from underneath a feeder in our garden in Denton (near the reservoirs). It was about the size and similar in shape to a robin. It had a brown crown and back, a yellow throat and shoulders and a white breast, wings and tail...
FOR SALE...a brand new pair of binoculars that I have very recently purchased as a present for my girlfriend who doesn't really want them as she prefers my smaller Opticrons. They are brand new, still boxed and come with all the accessories, etc. They are not ex-demo or anything like that, they are...
12/9/17 Ancoats Not far from Oldham Road. Couple of patches of Narrow-leaved Ragwort (Senecio inaequidens). Growing on edge of car park and pavement. I don't know how common this species is here or in the county generally. It's the first time I've seen it in GM. The BSBI says that it us...
