So...I'm off to Bali next year on my honeymoon, and the missus will let me have a bit of time birding, included at least one guided tour. I thought I'd swat up in advance. As a result, I have been looking for a fieldguide to treat myself to, and have found there are about 5 options. Has anyone had any experie...
There will be a Zeiss In-Store Day at Focalpoint Optics this coming Saturday, the 3rd Oct, open from 10am-4pm. Everyone is welcome and there will be free refreshments and a Bird Quiz to enter too. The Zeiss Representative will be attending with a full range of Zeiss optics including the much lauded SF...
The Duck Specialist Group, part of Wetlands International, are planning on undertaking a data collection of the sex ratio of pochard flocks, to try to better understand this species' worrying decline. Link to the scheme below (recording form's not up and running yet, but they don't want data until...
Just to let everyone know, albeit at quite short notice, that this coming Saturday, the 7th of November, there will be an Opticron In Store Day at the Higher Whitley Focalpoint Showroom. The event will run from 10am until 4pm and Chris Galvin, Opticron Rep and Birder, will be on hand to show the Opticro...
This post (which is light-hearted in tone) is sort of aimed at Chris Sutton and some of the other gents who were at Chorlton Ees on Sunday morning while waiting for the Short-eared Owl to appear- Chris said something about a new BBC Games of Thrones-esque medieval show which had annoyed him as the King o...
Telephoto, Image Stabilisation, High Quality Used Canon lens for Sale, has one or two minor marks but very good condition. Reason for sale - Just purchased the 100-400 mark II Lens offers contact number 0161 281 5864 -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Thursday 5th of November 2015 08:15:09 PM
I have listed some stuff on eBay having forgotten that this forum existed. Hope it's OK to share on here though. Everything is XL Berghaus Cornice long jacket, item 301774148461 Country Innovation - Innovation 7 jacket item 301774168294 Country Innovation - fleece jacket item 301774171926 Count...
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I know they're not exactly an uncommon vagrant these days, but has anybody seen the spread of sightings down the east coast and across towards the south west? Its quite incredible. I'm amazed we haven't had one in GM yet to be honest.
I have been seething from yesterday after getting a letter from Network Rail to say they will be felling trees 6 meters from the track, which is basically from the track to our border. There is the usual tripe of preserving wildlife etc. But if all the trees have been felled where with the birds go then. I...
Almost brand new. Unfortunately got rid of the box, but only used once (Stone Curlew). Bought for £240 It's a cracking scope with great field of vision etc. I'll chuck in my tripod for free, but the scope deserves a better tripod to be honest. Looking for £150 ovno for quick sale Pick up only from Monton,...
It's quite interesting to review my ongoing Excel spreadsheet year tick list and see things I haven't yet ticked - after finally seeing a Merlin today for the first time this year! Still needed and perhaps a chance to tick: Green Woodpecker - Well I haven't been to Dunham Massey yet..... Brambling - ho...
Good scope views of the moulting adult American Golden Plover yesterday evening in the company of a flock of Golden Plover and Lapwings. 1 Snipe also present and 4 Red-legged Patridges running away in front of the car further down the lane.
Yesterday i witnessed at wigan flashes common gulls hovering over an elderberry bush picking off berries.i dont recall seeing this before.anyone out there witnessed this.
This has just made me laugh out loud. Flicking through the channels for a half hour program before a darts match, ITV4 The Chase Celebrity Special comes on, one of the contestants is Tony Audenshaw who plays Bob in Emmerdale. Bradley Walsh asks him his interests to which he replies Birds and Birdwatch...
Made an early start today to Flamborough North Landing with John Barber. Unfortunately not early enough as we missed the Crag Martin by about half an hour. During the day we had a good look around for it, we were not alone, I have never seen as many birders in one place before. Even with all of the searchin...
A Firecrest was in Gower Hey Wood, Gee Cross, Tame valley today (info thanks to Judith Smith). There appears to have been a little fall of Firecrests throughout the country today so perhaps it was associated with that? -- Edited by Ian McKerchar on Wednesday 14th of October 2015 06:36:15 PM
just sat in a meeting at work when I heard a Yellow-browed Warbler calling in the bushes adjacent to our office. It's on the cycle way that runs n/s past Victoria Park, south of the A5061 road bridge. Seemed like it was moving through with a tit flock.
Bella Vista Appartments
Friday 5th to Saturday 19th
this was not a birdwatching holiday but i couldn't leave the binoculars at home and only took a fieldguide at the last minute ( the wrong one ?)
Walking to Sissi
buzzard
nightjar
little bittern dead
stone chat
raven
kingfishers
night h...
Bird books for sale: "Birds of the Indian Subcontinent" By Bikram Grewal £6.00 (Single Volume Photographic Guide to the bird of the Indian Subcontinent) " Field Guide to the Birds of North America"- 5th Edition- National Geographic £8.00 (967 Species described in pr...
This coming Saturday , March 28th, we will be having a special day in-store so please pop along and see us. The day is a Leica Clinic Day, with two representatives from Leica Optics attending. We will have Mark, our Leica Rep, who will be bringing a range of Leica Optics for customers to test out from our s...
Our popular annual Swarovski In-Store Day is coming soon This year this event is happening on Saturday 9th May, running as usual from 10am until 4pm. Pop along to say hello and have a go at the free to enter Mystery Bird Competition, prizes for all entra...
I bought the lens for a trip to the West Coast of Scotland with the idea that I would use it for photography while birdwatching. Over time I've come to realise that I enjoy just watching more than taking photographs, so I'm looking to sell this to fund a 'scope of some description. I'd be happy to discuss p...
For those interested in our garden birds (as well as butterflies, moths, dragonflies, mammals, reptiles, amphibians, bees & wasps) the interactive data found on the below link is a fascinating source of information. You can view long-term and annual graphs of reporting rates and counts, map...
