Inventory: What goes in your birdwatching rucksack?

• seymouraves

  

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  • 14 Jan 2021 12:05 PM

  Hi MT
  
  do you wear glasses and keep them on when using bins?
  
  S

  For advice about Birding, Identification,field guides,  binoculars, scopes, tripods,  etc - put 'Birding Tips'   into the search box
• Mike B

  

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  • 14 Jan 2021 6:44 PM

  In reply to Mairi Turquoise:

  Mairi Turquoise said:

  Hi Jack,

  
  
  Great list!
  I’m an absolute beginner and I won’t be going far from home but this is helpful information for a great day out :)
  
  The binoculars I have are big heavy old things- good for viewing the garden but I don’t fancy carrying them about.
  Can you recommend a smart, small pair?

  Mairi, I'm not sure where you location is, but if you're in the Midlands, located not far from M6 J3, there's a great optics place which has a small reserve where you can try different binoculars, from inside the shop looking out over the small reserve. The staff are very helpful, and there is also a small clothing shop on site as well.

  What could be better, to try new bins....

  Mike

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• Mairi Turquoise

  

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  • 14 Jan 2021 8:45 PM

  In reply to Mike B:

  Hi Mike
  
  Ah no , I’m up in bonnie Scotland,
  Otherwise that would’ve been great. I’ll see if there is similar up here.

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• Mike B

  

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  • 17 Jan 2021 6:32 PM

  In reply to Mairi Turquoise:

  Mairi Turquoise said:

  Hi Mike

  
  
  Ah no , I’m up in bonnie Scotland,
  Otherwise that would’ve been great. I’ll see if there is similar up here.

  I'll bet there will be something like that up there, somewhere.

  Mike

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