Hi from Switzerland (1 Viewer)

[F4b]

Hi everyone, I'm not really into birding but I'm trying to find a good spotting scope for my dad who wants one, I've already done some research and narrowed the choice to a few models but I'm still looking for advice and I have a few questions that I will ask in the appropriate section.

Since I'm on a birding forum, here are two shots I took with my only telephoto lens which is an old manual focus Tamron SP 300mm f/2.8 with a 2x teleconverter and my Sony A9 camera. The Red kite is not common in my region and I didn't see any since I took this photo 2 years ago (what a beautiful bird) and the Eurasian griffon vulture is quite rare in my country, but it looks like some of them settled in this part of the Alps recently, I see them quite often.

Cheers.

 

[Kits]

Welcome to BirdForum. I hope you enjoy your visits.

 

[Lisa W]

Hi, welcome to the forum on behalf of the staff and moderators. I think you will find us a helpful and friendly group. Nice photos.

 

[delia todd]

Hi F4b and a warm welcome from me too. You've got a couple of super pictures there - I hope we may see some more of your work in the Gallery too.

I'm sure you will enjoy it here and I hope to hear about all the birds you see when out and about.

 

[Chris G6 UXU]

Hello and welcome to the forum, enjoy and all the best.

 

[KC Foggin]

Well they are two damn good photos you took! Welcome aboard F4b

 

[Fritz73]

Hola! Welcome to Birdforum

 

[ClarkWGriswold]

Hi and welcome to BirdForum.

Rich

 

[jurek]

Welcome!

 

[F4b]

Thank you all for the warm welcome and the compliments about the pics

 

[Mcnswiss2]

Hi F4b
welcome
have a look at my blog here on Switzerland 2023.

Switzerland 2023

Woodpeckers including Black, lesser and middle spotted, Green and Grey headed That's curious, the Great spotted are generally the most abundant. A couple of weeks ago I saw a green and a grey one, just one after the other near Zurich. Easier to identify the grey one like that :)

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Great photos.
I have moved to Compact Cameras such as Nikon P900 and Canon Powershot SX70 which are lighter and have great magnification.
Regarding Scopes its always a question of weight and price. Swarovski are great but so expensive. My friend has a nice small and light Kowa that does the job.
I am using my Compact Camera instead as it has such a good magnification.
Did you see the Griffon Vulture up at Jaun Pass?
Have fun
Mike