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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Torchepot" data-source="post: 3368519" data-attributes="member: 123265">Hi KB,Good to see that you've not been scared off by the directions this post has taken <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite2" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=";)" /> I bet you weren't expecting some of them!Do you have any concerns about the weight of your prospective binoculars? If you really have no price limit then you are in for a treat! You won't go far wrong with any of the optics already recommended.As you're in Reading a trip to the Birders-Store in Worcester will enable you to see almost everything already mentioned (plus a few more like Kite and Vortex). One other option that might be of interest is the Canon 10x42ISL - hard to find though and you have to try them first as they're not everyone's cup of tea, but they are something special.A floating binocular strap might be an idea too - just in case :eek!:</blockquote>