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[Lawts]

You had a good day birding Lawts? Birguides reporting the following from Bardsey;

21:23 24/08/10 Balearic Shearwater W Yorks Bardsey
18 past today; also 7 Sooty Shearwater, 6 Arctic Skua, 4 Great Skuas, a Little Tern, 6 Arctic Terns and 30 Whimbrel




Think they missed the Island bit off?

Ye, also possible Minkie Whale on the river at Wetherby, plus a possible Fea's and 2,000 Manx past - an average seatwatching day in underwatched Wetherby/Bardsey

 

[plane_crazy]

Well - do you remember the seal at Tadcaster bridge a couple of years ago? Not the first time one has come up as far as there either according to the locals.....

Bit too shallow for a whale most of the time....

Michael

 

[James Thomas]

Wetherby Whale eh?

 

[Mike Richardson]

Wetherby Whale eh?

:-O

 

[northernloon]

Off to infocus tomorrow to invest in new bins. No matter how hard I look at reviews it doesn't get any easier. Ho hum

 

[awhitehead2011]

Waders at Blacktoft

Decent selection this afternoon. Some variable Ruff, Black-tailed Godwit and Green Sands but star of the show was this Spotted Redshank.:t:

http://duffbirder.blogspot.com

 

[Hotspur]

Looks like after the star turn of three Turtle Doves on Monday they have cleared off as I havent seen them since. Was nice while it lasted.

 

[vwxyzen]

Off to infocus tomorrow to invest in new bins. No matter how hard I look at reviews it doesn't get any easier. Ho hum

try these-

http://www.spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/articles/opticronimagic.html

 

[Pete Mella]

try these-

http://www.spurnbirdobservatory.co.uk/articles/opticronimagic.html

I've got a pair of those too - they're corkers for the price.

 

[northernloon]

Thanks for the suggestion vwxyzen and Pete. I had considered the Imagic but they're out of my price range. So I'll prolly end up with some Verano's or maybe some Delta's

 

[Secret Twitcher]

http://www.digitalrev.com/en/olympus-10x42-exwp-i-magellan-binocular-4375.html

Can't speak highly enough of these binocs. I've had mine years and have never considered replacing them. Absolute bargain.

 

[northernloon]

Wow, that's a curve ball Secret. Well within budget :eek!:

 

[garry1366]

Hi Ken,
I wrote the review on the Opticrons and can't recommend them highly enough, I'd try and find the extra they will be worth it.

If you really can't find anymore and I'm guessing your budget is less than £300 you'd be better off going secondhand, a few years ago I got a pair of leica 8x32 trinovids for a friend for £150 optically perfect just a small crack in the plastic cover that goes over the hinge mechanism, doesn't affect the use of them at all.


G

 

[Andrew Gibson]

For once I fully agree with Gary, second hand quality optics can be bought for under £300. I got a pait of 10x32BN under two years old with passport.

 

[andy hood]

27/8/10

15 Little Gulls , 1 Ruff, 1 Greenshank at Hornsea Mere this afternoon, called at Bewholme on my way home for the Common Crane, it was on the side of the pond, it was there for ages preening, then took of and landed in a stubble field on Atwick road, 1 Green Sandpiper on the pond too and a Hobby west over the village ,

 

[Keith Dickinson]

Off to infocus tomorrow to invest in new bins. No matter how hard I look at reviews it doesn't get any easier. Ho hum

There's a second hand section at In Focus Ken, it's worth a shufti as you never know what might be there. See you on the 11th for the skua cruise.

 

[Keith Dickinson]

Just been reading the Evening Post, there's a Bat evening tomorrow night at Kirkstall Abbey in Leeds, to book a place ring 0113 214 1548.

 

[DOC REED]

Redhouse

a few pics from today;Large nos gulls present,nothing unusual and a grey wag but generally quiet

 

[northernloon]

Thanks Garry and Andy. As things turned out I've not been able to get down to Denby Dale. Until I can try some bins out it all depends on which can work with specs

 

[John Bullfinch]

New Bins, New problem!!!

Well, finally tried out my new bins yesterday in proper field conditions at old moor (got myself some Hawke Ed 8x43 after around a year of trying out different bins), really impressed compared to my old ones, helped me pick out a yellow wagtail, well, I convinced myself that I would not have caught it with my old ones!!! But soon realised I have a new major problem........... my old scope (kowa TSN2) is so so dull in comparison........aarrgghhh!!!!