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  1. John Fleet

    Birdwatcher's Diary iOS

    Similar experience and the fact that eBird has a web interface is another major plus so having been a loyal BWD users for nearly 10 years I can't say that I now miss it at all...
  2. John Fleet

    Swarovski ATS 65 refurbishment?

    Similar experience with the 20 x 60 zoom which came with my secondhand ATS. Lens had fungus spots. Sent back to Austria via Surrey and returned within a fortnight in pristine condition with no charge. I should say that the lens was by definition secondhand when I purchased it and I didn't have a...
  3. John Fleet

    Best Website To Log Sightings, UK

    I use Birdwatchers diary (IOS and Android). It has the facility to upload directly to eBird. There's a review of it here: https://www.birdguides.com/reviews/birdwatchers-diary-app/ The review is 4 year's old but I don't think that the app has changed much in that time - probably because it...
  4. John Fleet

    Lindos, Rhodes, Greece

    Thanks guys! - I was hoping for something a bit more exotic but there you go. At least I have a positive ID
  5. John Fleet

    Lindos, Rhodes, Greece

    Unfortunately strongly backlit hence the virtual silhouette Flycatcher of some sort?
  6. John Fleet

    Olympus OM-D E-M10?

    OK thanks - any thoughts on the most suitable lens from the Olympus/Panasonic stable? - any crop sensor lenses which you might suggest (via appropriate adapter). I guess that a teleconverter isn't going to be a good option with any of the zoom options? I value your considerable experience with...
  7. John Fleet

    Olympus OM-D E-M10?

    Niels, I'm not sure what point that you are making? - but to answer your question, I'm seeing this as a general purpose travel camera - small and light enough to replace my Canon SX720 and / or Panasonic GX800 without being overly large, but giving the all important viewfinder and retaining the...
  8. John Fleet

    Olympus OM-D E-M10?

    I'm committed to M43 for reasons of size and weight. I presently have a Panny GX7 which is a fine camera but still too large for me to carry around all day together with bins and scope. I'm intrigued by the smaller size of the Olympus OM-D E-M10 and presently Olympus are offering £100 off the...
  9. John Fleet

    Listing Software for Mac

    Thanks for the heads up guys. another Mac user here who for years has been looking for something suitable. I've settled on using Birdwatcher's Diary for field recording then uploading to eBird. Just downloaded all my eBird records and imported them into Scythebill which went without a hitch. In...
  10. John Fleet

    Gull - Majorca

    Thanks!
  11. John Fleet

    Gull - Majorca

    Seen at Cala Ratjada..
  12. John Fleet

    The best spotting scope for a monopod??

    I use a Nikon ed50 with a Sirui monopod as my daily birding set up. Because the Sirui has 3 feet it is effectively a tripod and obviates the need for a hide clamp when in hides. I wouldn't leave it unattended in the way in which you can with a regular tripod but the speed in which it can be...
  13. John Fleet

    IP camera to watch my bird feeders

    Amazon link not working (from the UK at least) - could you say what the model is? Thanks!
  14. John Fleet

    What’s the best bridge camera for birding?

    Hi Jim - interested on your thoughts on the AZ901. Your Flickr images look pretty good to me. I'm intrigued by this range. The AZ901 was seemingly announced back in 2016 but in the UK at least it's never appeared AFAIK. The 90 x optical zoom sounds very compelling but of course that's only a...
  15. John Fleet

    Need advice for Travel Scope and Tripod

    I have an ED50 (angled) and my tripod is .. a monopod! But it's really both as it's a SIRUI P204-S. It works really well with the little ED50. No head required, just affix the scope to the monopod direct. In most conditions I find that I can leave it standing (on its three little feet) without...
  16. John Fleet

    Excellent Swarovski service

    Was there any charge for the repairs?
  17. John Fleet

    What Smartphone apps are you using?

    Yes, it does. There are differing options depending on the 'mode' of birding which you select. But each sighting's location is recorded so that you can (for example) export to Google maps and see the whole 'trip's' sighting detailed in that manner. Link to manual below...
  18. John Fleet

    What Smartphone apps are you using?

    If you do go ahead and purchase BW Diary you may find that the initial learning curve is a little steeper than you might have expected. Don't be daunted. Unusually for an app there's a very comprehensive manual which explains most things pretty well. I still found that it took a few months for...
  19. John Fleet

    What Smartphone apps are you using?

    - Merlin - isn't only North America - covers Europe as well (now) - Birdwatchers Diary - I prefer this to the eBird app - I find it more comprehensive and easier to use. It has the facility to directly upload sightings to eBird, so you don't need both. - Collins Bird Guide - but that's for...
  20. John Fleet

    Birdwatcher's Diary RIP?

    Looks as if direct upload to eBird is broken again - at least for me? - 'coincidentally' since the eBird site refresh last week. I know get an error message - 'Problem contacting eBird (poor internet connection?) - well it's certainly not that! Workaround for the moment for me seems to be to...
  21. John Fleet

    Excellent customer service

    A few year's ago I bought a second hand ATS65 from another forum member. For various reasons it's not had much use - mostly because I find my little Nikon ED50 so convenient. Anyway a month or so ago I decided to give the Swarovski an airing. But I was dismayed to find that the 20 - 60 zoom lens...
  22. John Fleet

    Birdwatcher's Diary RIP?

    Gary I'm on an iPhone so my screen may be different to what you see on an iPod Touch. I have (at the top of the screen) an Output tab which gives the eBird upload option - do you not have this? If not then I guess contacting BWD is the next step. As they no longer seem to bother to respond to...
  23. John Fleet

    Birdwatcher's Diary RIP?

    Good news and good to see that they've finally fixed the bug with uploading to eBird - shame that took over a year during which time they didn't even acknowledge the issue...
  24. John Fleet

    Birdwatcher's Diary RIP?

    received this today in response to my query as to when we might expect a fix to the Dropbox problem: 'We are targeting the end of the month; we have many apps to update on multiple platforms.' .. so there is some life at Stevens Creek...
  25. John Fleet

    Birdwatcher's Diary RIP?

    What page are you looking at Keith? - I've been to the Birdwatchers Diary Facebook page and the last entry there is ref an update to the Android version - dated March this year... John
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