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  1. M

    What to use when your 8x binoculars aren't powerful enough?

    Thank you all for your replies. For now I'll accept that some birds are too far away to get a good look and maybe in the future I might get a small scope!
  2. M

    What to use when your 8x binoculars aren't powerful enough?

    Thanks Gerry. That's the second time I've been recommended the Nikon ED50 but it is a lot more than I'd like to spend. I have only been doing this a month and I absolutely love it so I'm sure I will eventually be happy to pay that much for a bit of kit but I'm not there yet especially since it...
  3. M

    What to use when your 8x binoculars aren't powerful enough?

    Thank you all for your responses. And jch10400 I was actually thinking of getting a compact high zoom camera for that exact reason but in the past I've not had very good luck with cameras. I don't know any other bird watchers, how many actually carry around a spotting scope?
  4. M

    What to use when your 8x binoculars aren't powerful enough?

    I'm a new birder and have a pair of 8x binoculars which have been really great for most situations. But every now and then there's a bird that's just too far away to see properly let alone attempt to identify. I don't want to be carrying around a tonne of gear so a spotting scope is not an...
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