Does anyone out there have experience with porro prism binoculars (8x30 etc) produced under the name Asahi Pentax. I believe Asahi is the original Japanese name for this company who later bought/adopted the Pentax label. I've spotted snippets of information here and there and the specs seem...

I have a couple of Blackbirds in my garden that are looking a bit worse for wear, The female has lost all of her chest feathers and her tail feathers have mostly fallen out just leaving short stumpy ones. She is eating well and flying around as normal,so can anyone shed light on it also the male...

On my estate there is a colony of House Martins, about 20 pairs. There are also a few pairs of Swifts around. They left at the very beginning of August. Earlier in the year (about three months ago) the House Martins were swooping low over the houses and gardens and flying upwards to the walls...

Hi I have been looking for some information on pair of 8x40 swift Belmont binoculars can any one help?please

Why does a male and female goldfinch keep pecking and bouncing off my window trying to get into my house? I put up a feeder with thistle seeds which the female uses, but they keep trying to get in the window. Should I install a birdhouse near the window, in a nearby tree, or not at all? Any...

Can anyone advise how far apart will Blue/Great Tits be prepared to nest in boxes? The box we placed in a tree has caused such a ferocious series of scraps between several pairs of Blue and Great Tits, that I feel we should put at least one more box up to ease the tension. But I don't want to...

Do young Woodpigeon chicks fly straight from the nest or.....? Was watching/listening to a family of Tawny Owls last night with a friend on the outskirts of the village when we heard some flapping around in an ivy covered tree stump, then a Woodpidgeon fell to the ground and sat in the long...

Hi !!! please can any one give me some advice on what to do for the best for a injured wood pigeon. I think he has broken his wing, he has been in our garden unable to fly now for about 5 days. He appears feisty in himself and is still eating the birdfood, at the moment he has managed to get a...

Typical Otter dives in this habitat last around 15 seconds and on schedule an Otter burst up out of the sea for half her length, having clearly surfaced from a decent depth and acquired a good deal of momentum coming up.

What exactly is the difference between 8x42 BA and BN models? I understand that BN is newer, but what improvements have been made?