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  1. Mike Crawley

    Shots of birds, taken with your pocket camera

    I took this on Scilly using a compact camera held to the eyepiece of my binoculars. 2007 ! I must have some more squirrelled away somewhere. .
  2. Mike Crawley

    Nikon ED78 vs Opticron ES80 GA ED v3

    I can’t help as I have never looked through any of the ‘scopes you mention. However, 99.99% of reputable optics dealers who stock a ‘scope that you are interested in will definitely let you examine one and use it (under their supervision). This will allow you to make sure that (if you really...
  3. Mike Crawley

    Unknown bird drainage ditch Derby uk.

    always remember - there are no stupid questions
  4. Mike Crawley

    My tablet dilemma

    I guess you could buy a small (in size) large (in capacity) power bank and when your fire tablet goes winky-wonky plug it in to that. I know that doesn’t fix your problem but seems like a reasonable work around and cheaper than buying an iPad mini.
  5. Mike Crawley

    Celestron Spotting Scope advice please?

    Welcome to the club I wasn’t even aware that Celestron made spotting ‘scopes so can’t offer any insight, sorry. My only recommendation is that you travel to a physical shop if possible and try the 'scopes before you buy.
  6. Mike Crawley

    What Bird can you hear just now?

    First singer this morning was (predictably) a Robin. 90 minutes on, and spotting this thread, I opened the back door for 10 minutes and there’s a faint Blackcap on the other side of the stream at the bottom of the garden, a nearer Chiffchaff, a noisy Blackbird and a couple of Great Tit Spring-tastic
  7. Mike Crawley

    8x32 advice?

    I only have 8x32 ELs and only have experience with Hawke 8x32 as an alternative (they live in the boot of my car) My only advice would be to get the binoculars in your hands and make absolutely sure that you actually like them. Forget the manufacturer’s specifications for a few seconds and be...
  8. Mike Crawley

    Hello thank you for letting me Join the group I am from the Uk but live in Fuerteventura I love going out with my camera

    Stand by for holidaying birders asking (hopefully politely) for advice ;)
  9. Mike Crawley

    Should I buy ELs now or wait for more new product releases this year?

    I have a second hand pair of 8.5x42 ELs (bought to replace my 10x42 ELs) plus a second hand pair of 8x32 ELs - in my humble opinion you will not regret buying a pair of ELs
  10. Mike Crawley

    Eco Insider Lanzarote

    I tried to check this morning, the website is down or broken
  11. Mike Crawley

    Digiscoping with android phone vs with mirrorless DLSR- advice please?

    Spectacled Owl and thank you
  12. Mike Crawley

    Digiscoping with android phone vs with mirrorless DLSR- advice please?

    Here’s a hand held phonescope picture from Costa Rica last February
  13. Mike Crawley

    Digiscoping with android phone vs with mirrorless DLSR- advice please?

    Hello and welcome I can’t answer all your questions I have done "phonescoping" but never owned a camera that could do the job. However, I can tell you is that some great results are possible using your phone. Granted, it will take some practice but it won’t take long for you to achieve decent...
  14. Mike Crawley

    Help with my school assignment

    I’ve seen many hundreds of Arctic Terns in and around the U.K., France; Spain and Portugal during migration both the spring and autumn migration periods
  15. Mike Crawley

    Which monocular as a substitute for binoculars...?

    Good Luck with your recovery. I had an operation on my right eye to attempt to repair a epiretinal membrane. It worked reasonably well and my sight is now better than it was when I started using glasses (57 years ago), although I now have reading glasses. During recuperation from the operation...
  16. Mike Crawley

    Current RSPB 8x42 HD binoculars?

    Great, hope she enjoys them
  17. Mike Crawley

    Binoculars around £1000

    In my experience nothing can beat physically holding and looking through a pair of binoculars. Some fantastic choices in that range, the RSPB binoculars are reasonably good value for the price. It’s worth looking through second hand pairs of Leica, Swarovski and Zeiss binoculars which should be...
  18. Mike Crawley

    8x20 in possession. Which one to add?

    I have a good friend who volunteers with me at our local nature reserve. She has the Swarovski 10x25 CL binoculars and absolutely loves them. But, in your position with the binoculars you already own, I would probably go with the Swarovski 8x30 CL Companion as mentioned by dorubird But good...
  19. Mike Crawley

    How to remove a head a tripod??

    If you turn the tripod upside down and look closely at the head of the centre column you should be able to see some bolts with a hex head or allen key head. Loosen them and you should be able to unscrew the head from the centre column. I'm not at home, so I’m unable to show you a photograph of...
  20. Mike Crawley

    Current RSPB 8x42 HD binoculars?

    That’s brilliant You can never beat actually looking through the binoculars before you buy - in my humble opinion Good Luck
  21. Mike Crawley

    Current RSPB 8x42 HD binoculars?

    The RSPB binoculars are rebadged Viking binoculars. Viking have the binoculars built in China. From the quoted price it seems that your wife liked the 8x42 RSPB HD, almost the top of the range and seem to represent decent value for money.
  22. Mike Crawley

    Anyone else like Birds AND planes?

    I have seen a video somewhere of a Hercules in the Machynlleth loop, I did wonder if that was where this Atlas was going
  23. Mike Crawley

    Anyone else like Birds AND planes?

    Upstream - towards Eryri (sort of !)
  24. Mike Crawley

    Anyone else like Birds AND planes?

    I visited Bodnant Gardens N.T. today, a few miles up the Conwy River from the coast and a regular spot for R.A.F. aircraft. I’ve seen Hawks (British Aerospace) many times but for the first time today an Airbus A400M Atlas put in an appearance. Really very low and following the river. Past...
  25. Mike Crawley

    Another From Costa Rica. Pigeon or Dove?

    In my humble opinion this is a White-winged Dove
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