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    Discovering Costa Rica - 2020

    Back in early January 2020 just ahead of the Covid pandemic, my wife and I took a trip to Costa Rica for a guided small group tour. This took in a number of ‘centres’ where we were able to enjoy viewing a range of habitats including urban, coastal, low-level rainforest, cloud forest and rural...
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    Opticron Explorer WA ED-R 8x42

    Bought a pair of these at the weekend as a relatively inexpensive back-up pair to my main glasses (EL SV). Must say, I’m quite pleased with them; bright, nice contrast and colours, sharp/crisp in centre field with a little softness at the edge. Quite compact and light. Not seen much by way of...
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    Point of Ayr..

    ... Went along to the new hide today, rebuilt courtesy of lots of hard work by RSPB folks, financial support from BHP Billiton. Not a huge amount on view, though these guys turned up: - A lonely Brent Goose; - Starlings - Skylark - Sparrowhawk being mobbed by a crow; - Merlin, just missed a...
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    Went to Blacktoft Sands today...

    .... rather too foggy to see much. Some good views of a Little Grebe in winter garb and a couple of Snipe. A wader (Redshank?) flew in sat on the water for a few seconds before flying off again. There was a noisy bunch of Tree Sparrows on the feeders near the visitor centre. Not exactly a rare...
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    Just wanted to say thank you....

    .... for the reviews and honest opinions on binoculars that I found on this forum. We tried some Swarovski 8.5x42 EL last year on holiday at Aigas and hired some for the week when we went back this year. They were just excellent, especially in low light conditions. After 'living' with them for...
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    Hi from sunny Cheshire

    Been lurking for a little while, especially in the last few weeks reading the gear/review threads. Decided that it was time to get some decent bins while my eyes are still able to take advantage :) I don't have massive skills as a birder, but have always had an interest in birds and wildlife...
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