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    Slik 500G Tripod

    Hi I am just after a cheap and cheerful lighweight tripod that I can put in my bag with my 50mm travel scope when out birding on my mountain bike. Is the old Slik 500G sufficient - can it handle the weight of a 50mm scope which weighs approx 700g? I would rarely have the legs out fully - I...
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    Wild Anglesey

    Hi Found the above on BBC IPlayer this week. I must have missed it when it was on TV or was it just shown on BBC Wales? Regardless of that, a fave of mine - Mr Williams is presenting. This is a place I have visited several times and that pulled me in, but it would also be of interest to...
  3. J

    Looking for Travel Scope but Cheaper End of Market

    Hi. I appreciate this has been covered a few times on here already, but would like your views on the following to ensure I have not missed any threads; I am looking for a travel scope 50mm range but at the cheap end. I have a Kowa 884 which is superb, but when I go on holiday with the...
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    Canon AE-1 PROGRAM SLR & Additional Lens - Any Ideas on Value please?

    Hi I am not a photographer, but due to my love of wildlife a member of my family asked me if I had any idea how much their old camera is worth (they assumed I would know). They have the following; Canon AE1 Program SLR with standard lens Tokina 100mm-300mm f/5.6 zoom lens Tokina 1.5...
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    The Helm Guide to Bird Identification

    Evening all, apologies if this has been covered recently (I did a search and couldnt find anything), but was just wondering if anyone knew of any plans for a new edition of the above book? Things have moved along that much in the past 6 years if feels like the time is ripe for an update...
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    Help Please - New Tripod Required

    Hi I have used a Slik D3 tripod for years - very sturdy and love the one handle for all movements of the head. Issue is - that coupled with the Kowa 884 scope is now just too heavy (I have an issue with my knee) so I now need to find a lighter tripod but without losing the sturdiness of the...
  7. J

    Swamphen - One Show

    Hi all There was a 4 minute feature on the Akborough Swamphen on the 'One Show' this evening. Should be on i-player in due course. Feature is approx 54 minutes in. Cheers, John
  8. J

    Spurn - 1 Battle won, 1 left to Win

    Hi all Got an email from East Riding Council to say that they have refused planning permission for the expansion/relocation of the caravan park. This is great news, especially given all the hard work my fellow Friends of Spurn have carried out in the area. Now, we just need to defeat the...
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    Scope Lens Cleaning Equipment

    Hi I have just bought a 'top end' scope and I want to make sure that I use the best cleaning fluid and cloths that I can when cleaning the lens. I have for the past few years used a Viking cleaning fluid on my Bins and used my reading glass's cloth. This has given good results but I am still...
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    Help - Budget of £300 for New Bins

    Hi all, I am finally upgrading my bins and have a budget of around £300 thanks to birthday contributions! Ive been to a couple of shops and found the best, for me, to be the Opticron BGA 8x42 Classic WP and the Nikon 8x42 Monarch. I tried the Hawke Frontier ED 8x43 the other week and they...
  11. J

    Jack Snipe - Help!

    Hi all One (of many!) of my 'bogey' birds are Jack Snipe. I know what habitat they are likely to be found in, yet I never see them. I am aware that at Wheldrake they allow people to come along when they are ringing them each year, but I want to see them in their wild state, not in someones...
  12. J

    Hi, Just registered

    Hello to everyone on this site/forum Im from Leeds originally but have settled a little further south in Wakefield - Pugneys, Wintersett, Old Moor/Broomhill/Wombwell all being within a 20 minutes drive - (these are all birding sites for those outside Yorkshire). I hope to be of help to you, as...
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