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  1. Mike Crawley

    What would you want in a sound ID app?

    Steve, Just received a cheap wireless one at £7.99 one from amazon and trying to get the microphone to speak to the receiver which plugs into the lightning socket of my iPhone. Couldn’t get it to work “out of the box”, so charging the microphone to see if it improves
  2. Mike Crawley

    What would you want in a sound ID app?

    I assumed that there would be a plug-in external microphone available to enhance recording. edit - there are lots on Amazon
  3. Mike Crawley

    What would you want in a sound ID app?

    The current limitations I’m currently finding are more to do with the poor "recording" available via my iPhone’s built in microphone. I can often hear a song but the phone/merlin cannot - yes, it’s a hardware issue and probably easily solved. Overall, Merlin seems mainly "fit for purpose"...
  4. Mike Crawley

    Orkney bird id help needed

    This bird is a Long-tailed Duck
  5. Mike Crawley

    Terrible Swarovski customer service for NL coating failure - No response for a month, then a $50 charge for expedited service

    The customer service I have received from Swarovski Austria has been fabulous. If I were you I would have been severely tempted to copy your e-mail exchange to the customer service team at Austria. Your local team are giving the company a bad name.
  6. Mike Crawley

    Should I buy ELs now or wait for more new product releases this year?

    This isn’t a recommendation of any sort, purely information. Here’s a pair for sale https://wessexphoto.com/product/swarovski-el-8x32-wb/
  7. Mike Crawley

    My first pair, help please.

    I would suggest trying second hand binoculars too, assuming that you are happy that your local optics shop is reputable
  8. Mike Crawley

    Hello from the Hoosier State!

    Welcome to the Forum. Please can you tell this U.K. birder what Hoosier state means ?
  9. Mike Crawley

    Common Cuckoo in Sweden yesterday - Background birds

    Definitely Blackbird and Willow Warbler
  10. Mike Crawley

    Digiscoping advice

    No, the eyepiece bit is straightforward. Fitting my iPhone took a bit more common sense than I had available at the time and the camera lenses are surrounded by a little raised area. Once I had overcome that “problem” (entirely due to lack of joined up thinking by me) it was fine.
  11. Mike Crawley

    Phonescoping with ED78/82

    I have just bought this phone adapter from Viking. It’s fiddly but results are OK, I imagine with some practice they’ll be shareable. Fits most phones and most eyepieces You’ll notice that it’s inexpensive, so if it doesn’t work….. https://www.vikingoptical.com/universal-smart-phone-adapter/...
  12. Mike Crawley

    Digiscoping advice

    I have recently bought one of these from Viking Optic. Fits many phones and many eyepieces. It’s inexpensive, so if it doesn’t work it isn’t a tragedy. It’s taking a bit of practice to get used to it though https://www.vikingoptical.com/universal-smart-phone-adapter/ I imagine there will be...
  13. Mike Crawley

    Which binocular(s) did you use today?

    volunteering with the RSPB today, I love the view with my Swarovski 8x32 ELs must mention the height of the grass in front of the hide though !!! .
  14. Mike Crawley

    Bird ID Inquiry from La Paz Waterfalls, Costa Rica

    I favour young Black Phoebe as a possible candidate, given the yellow gape line Isn’t the bill shape different to that of flower piercer ?
  15. Mike Crawley

    Is there such a thing as tagging along a birding tour group for a few days?

    Oh yes, I was thinking along the lines of organising something with the company or guide. As you say, easy to surreptitiously sidle a few paces behind a tour group - I did it myself with a group on a cross Biscay ferry (The Company of Whales I think) while their guide pointed out Sperm Whale...
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