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​SWAROVSKI OPTIK RELEASES NEW CL POCKET BINOCULARS FOR THOSE LOOKING FOR A COMPACT ALL-ROUNDER 

Since the launch of its compact binoculars in 1989, they have become some of the company’s most popular products and evolved into the ideal companions for a wide range of activities. Now SWAROVSKI OPTIK has given the popular CL Pocket a whole new look. ​
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​​STAYCATIONS IN 2020 PRODUCED THE ULTIMATE SEABIRD WATCHING OPPORTUNITIES FOR UK'S BIRDERS

In 2020 people flocked to the sea as soon as lockdown restrictions were lifted – they needed the coast as never before. Wildlife Trusts around the country were reporting a surge of public interest in marine life and coastal species as tern species rocket in numbers.
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​THE NATIONAL BIRD OF CHILE, COLOMBIA, ECUADOR AND BOLIVIA IS NOW GLOBALLY THREATENED WITH EXTINCTION

The iconic, Andean Condor, is the emblematic national bird of Chile, Colombia, Ecuador and Bolivia. This majestic species now faces its biggest fight for survival as it stares extinction full in the face.
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where have all our blue tits gone in 2020?

Lockdowns have allowed many people to reconnect with nature in 2020, but evidence from the BTO's Garden BirdWatch survey has shown that some of our favourite garden species, such as the Blue Tit, have been struggling this year, possibly due to the unusually warm spring.
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​SWAROVSKI OPTIK LAUNCHES NEW GEAR COLLECTION

Already one of the world's leading manufacturers of long-range optics, SWAROVSKI OPTIK now offers more diverse equipment with the launch of their new GEAR collection. Products which now include nicely designed backpacks, gloves, beanies, flasks and other accessories - ideal for birding and wildlife watching in the colder months to come. 
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​WHERE CAN YOU SEE PINK-FOOTED GEESE IN ENGLAND THIS WINTER?

Into the North Atlantic they fly, making a pit-stop on the Faroe Islands six hours later and resting for a day before taking off again towards British shores. A day later, they land on our coasts. Over 400,000 pink-footed geese will spend the winter in the UK.

Here are our top five places to see them...
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​2020 HAS BEEN A RECORD-BREAKING YEAR FOR UK'S ROSEATE TURNS

The roseate tern - the UK's rarest nesting seabird - has had a record-breaking year with 130 breeding pairs on Coquet Island, the only breeding colony in the UK.
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​BRITISH CUCKOO TRACKED MAKING 1,850 MILES JOURNEY OVER ATLANTIC AND SAHARA DESERT AS WEATHER SYSTEM MAKES IT ALL POSSIBLE

During the last two years British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) researchers have been following a Suffolk Cuckoo on its annual migration to central Africa – what it did on 1 September took them all by surprise!
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Mega birding milestones on the Isles of Scilly

The Isles of Scilly are famed for diverse, beautiful and often rare wildlife. Autumn migration is where the magic really happens and this season is shaping up to be a classic year, with sightings already including Black Kites, Spotted Sandpiper, Temminck’s Stint and an Alpine Swift.
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​SWAROVSKI OPTIK RELEASE 'FIRST OF ITS KIND' NEW 115-MM OBJECTIVE MODULE

SWAROVSKI OPTIK release 'first of its kind' new 115-mm objective module for wildlife watchers.
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​IT'S OFFICIAL! THE WREN IS THE UK'S MOST COMMONEST BIRD

In the latest report looking at the size of our bird populations the Wren tops the list with 11 million pairs across the UK.
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​​​WORLD'S RAREST DUCK BREEDS IN THE WILD FOR THE FIRST TIME

A pioneering conservation project, to save the world’s rarest duck, has hit a key milestone well ahead of expectations.
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​​SPOON-BILLED SANDPIPERS GIVEN FRESH HOPE AFTER CHICKS HATCH AT WWT SLIMBRIDGE RESERVE

The Spoon-billed sandpiper, the world’s rarest wader, has been thrown a lifeline after two chicks hatched at WWT Slimbridge in Gloucestershire.
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​Scottish Short-eared Owl tracked to Morocco's 'oyster capital'

A Short-eared Owl that has been fitted with a satellite tag while breeding in Scotland, has been tracked all the way to Morocco, revealing significant new information for British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) researchers. 
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CANON LAUNCHES TWO NEW PAIRS OF IMAGE STABILISER BINOCULARS -
​8X20 IS AND 10X20 IS

Canon has announced the addition of two new products to its range of image stabilised binoculars - the 420g 8x magnification Canon 8X20 IS and the 10x magnification Canon 10X20 IS.
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​​BRITAIN IS BOOMING! BITTERNS ON THE RISE AND HERE'S WHERE TO SEE ONE

Britain’s loudest bird – once extinct – has enjoyed its best year since records began, according to a new survey by the RSPB.
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​FIFTY YEARS OF DATA SHOWS SPECIES WINNERS AND LOSERS OF CLIMATE CHANGE IN ENGLAND

New research, just published in the journal Bird Study, has shown that one third of 68 breeding species in England have been affected by climate change, leading to notable increases in some and declines in a few.

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HISTORY MADE AS FIRST PAIR OF SAVI’S WARBLER NEST IN WALES

For the first time in Wales, a pair of Savi’s warblers have nested on the RSPB Cors Ddyga reserve on Anglesey.

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​OVER 10 HEN HARRIER CHICKS SATELLITE TAGGED IN SCOTLAND

RSPB’s Hen Harrier LIFE project has fitted more than 10 young hen harriers with satellite tags this summer in Scotland. 

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kite optics RELEASE NEW lYNX hd+ binoculars 

The Kite Lynx HD 8x30 and 10x30 binoculars launched in 2014, and were very successful from day 1. They won the ‘best binoculars of the year’ award from best binocular reviews and the brand have now built on this optics platform with the launch of the all-new Lynx HD+.

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​GITZO'S NEW 2 WAY FLUID TRIPOD HEAD FOR BIRD OBSERVERS

​Gitzo, the pioneer of some of the most advanced, revolutionary technologies for professional camera equipment, has built on the success of its Gimbal Fluid Head by introducing the new 2 Way Fluid Head - dedicated to birders and wildlife observers.

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RECORDED MOVEMENT OF A STEPPE EAGLE OVER 20 YEAR PERIOD

This map shows the movement of a Steppe eagle over a twenty year period. The bird had a tracker fitted in Russia and the solar device recorded right through to when the bird died twenty years later in the Valley of the Child in Saudi Arabia. 

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