Ian is absolutely right to maintain standards as the 'wildlife photographers' take over but it's a mixed situation. 'Greater Spotted Woodpecker', 'Chiff Chaff' etc. plain wrong; 'Med Gulls', 'Tufties' etc. how they may go down in the notebook alongside 'BH Gullls', 'BN Grebes' and any other shor...
We have just taken in on commission sale a scope outfit, complete and ready for getting out in the field to find Spring arrivals. It is an Opticron ES80 SD body with a HDF Zoom eyepiece, a stay-on case and a Velbon Tripod. The whole kit is in good condition and the seller only wants £399 for the complete out...
Regulars will have noticed a fair bit of editing to this forum recently and quite frankly tough!
A minority of posts and posters have seemingly attempted to bring this forum down to Birdforum levels and if you don't know what I'm on about there, I suggest you take a look at the latter forum at the sta...
Madrid 05/04/16 Whilst enjoying a free morning birding Casa de Campo (one of my regular sites here) and noting everything possible, I heard the " kek..kek..kek" type calls of what I expected to be a kestrel. However on scanning the overhead trees I was surprised to see that the culprit was a perched b...
Arrived here just a day ahead of a general strike (how lucky is that?) and found that my granddaughter ( six in January) has developed an interest in birds. Is there some genetic malfunction involved here? We started a casual list in the local park where an immediate problem materialised in that the ho...
23rd January. I have put previous postings for this site on the Odds and Sods thread but seeing as I have taken on this area for this winter and the coming summer for coverage for the BTO 2007 - 2011 Atlas and GM Breeding Birds atlas projects then I thought I might as well start a new thread!! I visited Drink...
Thread originally started by Simon Adam, all posts including replies from other birders starting with the oldest st the bottom of this post and working up towards the newest: Simon Adams wrote: Sorry to keep banging on about this but it's bugging me now. I have looked on YouTube at Hen Harriers and the...
We have just taken in a pair of mint condition 8x42 Leica Ultravids on a commission sale. They come with strap, rainguard and carry case and have jsut been serviced by Leica (we sorted that this week so I know that they have!!). The customer wants £599 for these and I think they are worth a look, not anythi...
Hi al, since I have had lots of contacts which I have replied to individually I will pop a note on here too. The Focalpoint Forums are down at present whilst our web master migrates the site to a new server. He is trying to do all he needs as quickly as possible and I will post on here when it is restored in case...
I have a Song Thrush with a broken wing in my garden in Leigh, I have tried a number of places for help without success. Can anyone suggest who would assist. Eddie King
Early morning visit for the Black-Throated Diver which gave good views near the dam before moving across to the far end. Amazing just how long these birds can stay underwater!!!!
Also 3 Female Common Scoter, a Goldeneye and a few Redwings worthy of note.
On way back popped in at Westport Lake for a...
My partner thought she saw a partially leucistic blackbird n the Church garden last year which I dismissed as a bird potentially covered in poo!
But she was right, there is a partially leucistic blackbird seemingly living in the garden of Chorlton Methodist Church which is situated on the small Ma...
Few who visit Pennington Flash nowadays knew Tom Edmondson, the true pioneer of local conservation, but many visit and enjoy the hide there named in his honour and probably wonder who he actually was. Unfortunately, Tom passed away recently and the following tribute is reproduced with the kind per...
With an increase in raptor persecution crimes in 2015, with mass culling of Mountain Hares and with another Hen Harrier found dead today from suspected gunshot wounds in the Cairngorms I hope as many of you as possible will sign Mark Averys third attempt to get driven Grouse shooting banned, please g...
For anyone thinking of popping over to the Unit over Easter please note the following opening times: Weds 23rd & Thurs 24th March normal winter hours : 9.30am-4.30pm CLOSED Good Friday 25th March Sat 26th March normal Saturday hours : 10am-4pm CLOSED SUNDAY as normal CLOSED Easter Monday 28th M...
I have a home patch that I visit regularly in daylight but rarely at night so I have very few records of owls. However I am sure that owls are present here as other observers do occasionally record them. However I have consistently failed to find owls with early evening visits. I wonder if anyone knows if...
Hi all, I recently had my 40th birthday. (Yes I now feel very old!!) I was very kindly given money off friends and family to go towards a new camera. I was planning on paying some money towards it and getting a Canon 7D. I know there are some very good wildlife photographers on this forum and I would be inter...
Great birders tripod by opticron centre column can be fully removed for hide use normally sell for £85. I would again accept best offers im looking for £45. For £45 I would throw in 2 base plates ie for a scope or camera. -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 16th of March 2016 08:12:51 AM
Ive had this scope for 5 years and it has served me well . I have the hdf zoom lens to go with it .the eyepiece is a great asset as it is one of the best for this scope.also the genuine scope cover for extra protection.I am looking for around £200 but I am open to best offers.Reason for selling ive just bought a...
The Kowa 1.6x extender is now in stock. Having tested it previously I am very impressed at this little piece of kit. It increases to power of eyepieces on the Kowa 880/770 Series scopes and is probably best used with the zoom. The RRP is £249. It came into stock yesterday but we have limited numbers, plea...
Does anybody know why i can't log on to the site on my mobile phone. When i try to enter my username and password, it tells me they are invalid even though i can log on to my pc with no problem.
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Hi chaps I am walking from Manchester to Liverpool in July to raise funds for Lancashire Wildlife Trust's Chat Moss Project, who I volunteer with and who are doing vital work at mosses in Greater Manchester to help preserve such a unique and biodiverse site for the future, as well as helping people en...
What I think is a female Peregrine has been around Chorley town centre for some weeks now. It has rings (darvics ?) on both legs and a Chorley NATS member has suggested that it could be from the Manchester city center site. Can anyone help shed some light on this situation ? Chris Rae. -- Edited by Ian McKe...
A pal of mine is selling a brand new pair of Altberg defender boots. Size 9 wide, brown in colour. These are super boots and would have had myself but 1/2 size too big. Cost in the shops about £150 , he wants £ 80 Ono for them. If you want them call Dave on 07764 867255. Prestwich area if you want to try them on.
