I managed to sneak in a bank holiday weekend trip to Martin Mere yesterday, with the intention of calling into the In Focus shop with a scope budget of £400.
I over-spent quite dramatically.
Before buying the scope I spotted Lancashire's 3rd ever Lesser Scaup. It has been around for a few weeks and I am apparently the last North West-based birder but one to have seen it (the one is R D Orwin). Also saw my first Peregrine of the year.
I then invested my hard-earned crinklies, and all I had to show for it was a Ruff which I could see clearly through my binoculars in any case.
That is 3 more to the total - 119.
If you are thinking about buying a scope, now is a good time at In Focus. Opticron GS 815 ED - straight through with a tripod - £399. Sadly I decided I wanted an angled scope, and got the same model, with a kinked head, for an extra £200. It's great. If you can cope with a straight-through scope (and apparently some people prefer them) then the offer they are running is great value.
See you in Derbyshire.
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