It isn't so hard to beat a binocular regarding detail. A few days ago I was out with my sister-in-law and her Steiner 3.0 Skyhawk 8x32 binocular. My SX50 proved to be just as good for identification of birds as the bino, for some birds it even did a better job - e.g. a Goldcrest hovering in a tree 20 meters above the ground. I was able to identify the Goldcrest already when I took the shot, zooming into the photo afterwards to show it to her was just a welcome extra.
That said, a fine binocular like the Steiner gives an amazing view if you look through it, ten times as good as the SX50. Being able to look with both eyes simultaneously, the relaxed, broad view, the depth of field, the colours, is a lot more pleasant than using the camera's evf (the P900's EVF may be a little better, hopefully). At the end, it's a matter of priorities, and the day may come when I give up taking photos and will use only a first-class bino on my daily walks. It may be a high-magnification Canon IS with its image stabilization - if the next generation of these binos has cured some of the flaws of the recent ones.
Back to the P900, I am also eager to hear mzettie's opinion on the new camera.