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  1. mark_s

    Leica Monovid

    Thanks for the mini review, CloseFocus. I have the Leica 8x20 Ultravid binoculars and a Nikon 5x15 monocular - I love using both of them. When I want to travel very light, I usually just take the Nikon monocular. However, since I often lend it to my travelling companions, I thought I might buy...
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    Nikon ED50 Mini Review

    I haven't been out with this setup in ages, simply because I haven't been out with a scope in ages. I would recommend you try out your scope on a few different tripods at a dealer to see if the ultra lightweight (and therefore often shorter) tripods are still comfortable for observation. As I...
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    Comment by 'mark_s' in media '" I.D HELP! "'

    Great shot!
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    Comment by 'mark_s' in media 'Country Choir Practice'

    Great composition and colours!
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    Comment by 'mark_s' in media 'Line dance practising!'

    Great shot!
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    Comment by 'mark_s' in media 'Psychotic'

    Great shot!
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    Comment by 'mark_s' in media 'YESSSSss!! I love Bugs!!'

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    Nikon ED50 Mini Review

    ED50 with Gitzo GT1541T and G2180 I wanted a really lightweight setup so I paired the ED50 with the Gitzo Traveller GT1541T tripod and Gitzo G2180 fluid head. Scope (angled version inkl. 27 W DS eyepiece): 680 g Tripod: 978 g Fluid head (inkl. attachment plate but excl. panning arm): 502 g...
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    Dynamic range combined with a fisheye lens...

    Thanks Yossi, I was hoping you were going to tell me all these really positive things about the 16-85! |=)|
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    Dynamic range combined with a fisheye lens...

    Great shot, Yossi. I also like your travel kit. I was in Iceland a few weeks ago and took with me the 17-55 f/2.8 and the 70-300 VR on the D300. I was very happy with this combination, though I feel the 17-55 is sometimes too bulky for my general travel needs (though its low light capabilities...
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    Just checking... Brünnich's Guillemot? Iceland, May

    Thanks, Rob.
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    Shag amongst Cormorants? Iceland, May

    Thanks
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    Just checking... Brünnich's Guillemot? Iceland, May

    Just want to make sure, as it's my first Brünnich's Guillemot... is this correct?
  14. mark_s

    Gull ID, Iceland

    Thanks Nick. Just noticed I posted this ID request as a reply and not as a new post... oops.
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    Shag amongst Cormorants? Iceland, May

    The bird at the top left looks different to the others. The others have white throats and yellowish black beaks, so I assume they're Cormorants. However, the other bird has no white throat, has a yellowish white cheek mark at the corner of the its black bill, and the hint of a crest... does that...
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    Gull ID, Iceland

    Shag amongst Cormorants? Iceland, May The bird at the top left looks different to the others. The others have white throats and yellowish black beaks, so I assume they're Cormorants. However, the other bird has no white throat, has a yellowish white cheek mark at the corner of the its black...
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    Gull ID, Iceland

    Thanks Lee and Nick.
  18. mark_s

    Gull ID, Iceland

    Sorry if it's a daft question, but I'm completely new to sea birds. Is this a Kittiwake?
  19. mark_s

    8x32's: Swaro EL v. Nikon HGL

    Thanks for your very enjoyable comparison, Sancho. I have none of these bins but found your experiences very interesting.
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    Marsh Tit confirmation based on song (South Germany)

    Thanks for the info, Poecile. I listened to the songs on the Latvian Birding link - their Marsh Tits are much faster and the Willow Tits are slower than the bird I heard. However, the recording you provided as an attachment is very much like the song I heard - similar sound and in particular a...
  21. mark_s

    Marsh Tit confirmation based on song (South Germany)

    |=)| That's a good tip... I'll look into that. Thanks Paul.
  22. mark_s

    Marsh Tit confirmation based on song (South Germany)

    I think it sounds very much like the second half of the RSPB's Marsh Tit recording - the chup, chup, chup, chup bit. I don't remember it having the slight slurred and elongated sound of the Willow. It was more of a terse and choppy "chup" or "dee". If I ignore WHAT it said and concentrate on HOW...
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    Marsh Tit confirmation based on song (South Germany)

    Hi Paul, Definitely wasn't a Blue Tit - unless of course Blue Tits have such extreme colour variation that they have no blue in them at all! |=)| It looked like a Marsh or Willow. I'll check out the RSPB site, as you suggested, and have a listen.
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    Marsh Tit confirmation based on song (South Germany)

    I've seen my first Marsh Tit... err, or was it a Willow Tit? Was walking along the shore of Illmensee (lake) in South Germany. Lots of reeds, mixed woodland and very dark, spongy and moist soil (peat I guess). If my memory serves me well, I heard a "doo dee dee dee dee dee dee dee". That's one...
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    Nikon ED50 Mini Review

    I bought an ED50 A in Germany a couple of weeks ago to complement my ED82 A. I had no trouble finding the scope body on its own - I've so far seen more online retailers in Germany offering the scope on its own than bundled with an eyepiece. When the shipment arrived, the package was so small I...
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