I thought I'd start this 'hardy perennial' topic up as we have had the GM discussion, but not one for those of us who sneak off to other places occasionally. Apologies in advance for any perceived self-indulgence here... I have had a really good year, my year list has ended up on 232 and I am on 249 UK lifer...
Hi all, just a note to let everyone know when we will be open over the festive season. Coming up to Christmas (this week) we are open as normal (9.30am-4.30pm) on Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday. On Christma Eve, Thursday, Yvonne will be in shop from 10am-2pm, for any last minute shoppers!! Then we wil...
I don't do year lists now. I found the stress and frustration to be counter to what i thought birdwatching was supposed to be about. However it cannot be denied that your observational skills can be sharpened by the need to detect every bird present in a given area, and I felt that I was no longer doing thi...
always on the look out for a bargin?? aldi in altrincham have some robust looking tripods
for sale at a cracking 11.99, i didn,t open the box fearfull of having to get it back in there,
cheers geoff
I have a new scope coming my way and I am itching to give it a try. However as no tripod yet I'll need the benefit of a hide with a shelf I can use my small camera tripod upon. Does anyone know if any local sites have their hides open on Xmas day? Pennington Flash was where I was ideally thinking of going if anyon...
Hi all, I'm fortunate enough to be probably going to Panama for a research project next summer, I was wondering if anyone here had any advice about the best books to get for bird/other wildlife ID. It'd be a waste not to be prepared for some pretty good birding/wildlife watching...right?! Thanks
I thought to start a specific thread for this site as its quite a large area and is a newly created country park a new website has been launched see below. The site is an ex landfill that is due to fully completed in June 2011 and has some spectacular views over the high ground.Expectations are the...
The NEW Opticron DBA VHD Bins are now in stock, this is the new model, just launched as the flagship binocular in the Opticron range. They come in 8x42 and 10x42 and we have both in stock. They are open hinge and optically are fabulous. The following specification is provided by Opticron:"Smalle...
I'm very short sighted and Ive worn spectacles for nearly 50 years and have always worn them for birding. Over the last few years Ive become a varifocal wearer. Recently I upgraded to some swish and fashionable new specs with quite big lenses (not in the Deirdre Barlow category !!) and suddenly Im ex...
I know that most people who use this forum are experienced bird watchers, but for those, like me, who need help and enjoy finding out more about birds and their environment, this course may be if interest. I did the course this term and would highly recommend it. It involves visiting different locatio...
Nikkor 300mm f4 ED IF lens for sale. Excellent condition - boxed and with all accessories. £400 only. Buyer collect from my home which is opposite Pennington Park, Leigh.
Posted on behalf of Dave Ousey: Trip to Dominican Republic. 16/11 to 23/11/2015 by David Ousey. Our normal holiday in November is usually to Sharm el Sheik in Egypt, but with all the recent trouble in that part of the world we had to choose a different location. After a lot of searching we decided to go to...
Hopefully you will have already read the 'Sale' thread for binoculars and know why it's a Christmas Sale & that we must clear everything in the sale for a shop refit! We have two cracking Viking Scope Kits on offer in the sale: Viking AW65 Scope with Zoom eyepiece: was £399 now £239 Viking AW80 Scope...
Last week our rep brought in the Helios Fieldmaster ED85 DS Scope, a new product, an improvement to their previous Fieldmaster with a slightly bigger objective - 85mm compared to 80mm. I was seriously impressed with the performance of this scope that makes it a real contender in the middle price-ran...
My parents live in Devon so I keep an eye on sightings down there. I have noticed over the past few days reports from a number of areas of Huge Woodpigeon flocks. There were 20,000 reported in Sidmouth, 37,750 in Sidmouth and 45,000 in Thurlestone marsh. I don't remember seeing flocks this large up nort...
So, I've been birdwatching for about a year now, and while I don't get out anywhere as much as I should do, I can identify a fair few species visually. However, I'd like to 'up my game', and so I thought I'd get peoples' opinions on something...While I admit every person may give a different answer to thes...
Anyone been watching David Attenboroughs latest? Some fantastic footage on Sunday of immature female Sparrowhawks hassling feeding Jays It'll be on catch up and the whole series is worth watching.
Anyone who has been to Spurn will know that Spurn Bird Observatory has had to reduce its accommodation down to about 12 beds in the Warren Cottage after the Annexe was condemned. The Warren is also becoming increasingly at risk from coastal erosion. Added to all this is the fact the Obs does not own the W...
About three weeks ago I was out with the dog - a recently acquired rescue. I always take a pair of bins with me, usually the pair I keep in the car, but on this occasion for some reason I had taken my 12month old Swaro's. Unfortunately the dog decided to jump up at me for some unknown reason and I heard that hor...
