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The wall of fame
bird photography competition
2019
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Birding24/7 is launching the Wall Of Fame Bird Photography Competition in January 2019.
The competition is open to all UK residents, aged 18 years and above. Entrants will submit images featuring birds in their natural habitats with the aim of encouraging others and inspiring amateur birders to engage with the natural world around them.
The winner will receive a brand new pair of SWAROVSKI OPTIK 8x32 EL Binoculars.

How to enter

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LATEST NEWS & Gear

birdfair 2019: a look at what awaits you on the Kowa booth

If you have been in business for 125 years, one may ascertain that you are quiet good at making and selling things. Kowa, one of the world's leading optics manufacturers, will be celebrating this year and you are invited to join them for their 125 year anniversary program of events at Birdfair 2019 for boat cruises, photography excursions and digiscoping classes from their team of experts.

BOAT CRUISES
Take a relaxing evening cruise around Rutland Water on the Rutland Belle.
Join the friendly, Kowa brand ambassadors for an evening excursion on Rutland Water.

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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+.

The new optical characteristics of the Kite Lynx HD+ range are the result of state of the art engineering. Conceived to offer a perfectly natural colour rendition and wide angle views.

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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.

The Gitzo 2 Way Fluid Head promises to provide the highest performance for birders and digiscopers using medium-sized spotting scopes, as well as for wildlife photographers and videographers using premium CSC or DSLR cameras with lenses up to 200mm.

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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.

It is fascinating to note just how far this eagle travelled over twenty years of life, crossing many countries in the process and avoiding crossing the sea, seemingly at all costs.

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A European storm petrel chick has been recorded calling on the Shiant Isles for the very first time

A European storm petrel chick has been recorded calling on the Shiant Isles for the very first time. This is an important step for the Shiant Isles Recovery Project as it’s the first known breeding of these seabirds on the islands.

The EU LIFE+ funded project played an artificial call of an adult storm petrel outside the suspected burrow nest site to record the chick’s reply call and confirm its presence.

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Bird Photographer of the Year 2018 winners announced

The winning image taken by Pedro Jarque Krebs

Having completed its third year, Bird Photographer of the Year (BPOTY) has announced the 2018 winners of this prestigious global competition. The winning entry, an explosive image of American Flamingos titled ‘Black Friday’, taken by Pedro Jarque Krebs from Peru which scoops him the top prize of £5,000.

Pedro’s image was also the winning image in the Creative Imagery category of the competition, a category that encourages the digital manipulation of photographs.

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British Trust for Ornithology fits 10 Cuckoos with tiny satellite tags to follow them back to their wintering grounds in central Africa

Image: Chris Knights / BTO

As part of an on-going study to find out why our Cuckoos are disappearing – we have lost almost three-quarters of our Cuckoo population during the last 25 years – the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) has fitted 10 Cuckoos with tiny satellite tags, in a bid to follow them back to their wintering grounds in central Africa.

The study has already identified important migration routes via stopover sites in northern Italy and southern Spain, and the precise wintering locations in the Congo rainforest.

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rare black-tailed godwit eggs hatch after being saved from spring flooding

Image: WWT

Godwit eggs rescued from muddy farmland in East Anglia have hatched successfully.

Collecting eggs for rear and release, known as head-starting, was already planned in the area as part of a five-year EU funded project. When flooding forced wild birds to nest away from the safety of their wetland habitat in the Nene Washes, the project team launched a rescue operation to help even more eggs.

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Rescue effort saves rare black-tailed godwit eggs after spring flooding

Image: WWT

Unseasonal April downpours forced tens of thousands of birds to nest away from the safety of the wetlands after their habitat in the Fens, East Anglia became submerged.

Conservationists, trying to protect the rare black-tailed godwit, discovered clutches of their eggs on nearby farmland, trapped in mud, sparking fears over their future. Thankfully, farmers and conservationists were able to work together to help save the eggs.

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OSPREY AT BASSENTHWAITE LAKE adding flowers to his nest to impress new mate

Image: Lake District Osprey Project

When one of the Lake District’s most famous ospreys returned without his partner of five years this Easter - staff, volunteers and visitors to the Lake District Osprey Project (LDOP) feared that he would be left heartbroken...

But, ‘Unring’ has finally found love with a new female osprey, which arrived over the bank holiday weekend.

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SWAROVSKI OPTIK release pa-i8 digiscoping adapter for iphone 8 owners

SWAROVSKI OPTIK have released an updated version of their popular digiscoping adapter - the PA-i8.

Used to attach SWAROVSKI OPTIK spotting scopes and bino's to your iPhone 8, instantly turning your smartphone device into a telephoto zoom lens and ideal for capturing responsive bird images and videos in the field.

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