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REVIEW: SWAROVSKI OPTIK CL CURIO 7X21 BINOCULARS
Swarovski Optik recently sent us their newest product in the CL family of binoculars, the foldable and compact CL Curio 7x21 Binoculars.
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The latest news from the natural world and reviews from wildlife tribes.
BIRDWATCHING: LOOK OUT FOR MIGRATORY BIRDS RETURNING TO THE UK
The start of spring heralds the beginning of bird breeding season – and along with it, the return to the UK of many thousands of migratory birds. Here's what to look – and listen – out for, and how we can help them after their epic journeys!
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CONSERVATION: RAILWAY STATIONS TO BE TRANSFORMED INTO HUBS FOR WILDLIFE
Key railway stations throughout England, will be transformed into hubs for wildlife thanks to an exciting new partnership between the RSPB and South Western Railway (SWR). Through steps such as planting wildflowers, cutting holes in fences for ‘hedgehog highways’ and putting up nestboxes, the stations will act as refuges for wildlife in trouble.
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PRO DIGISCOPING: SMARTOSCOPE VARIO - NEW UNIVERSAL ADAPTER COULD BE THE ULTIMATE ACCESSORY FOR DIGISCOPERS
The all-new SMARTOSCOPE VARIO universal Digiscoping adapter has recently been launched into specialist UK optics dealers everywhere and could be a game changer for Digiscopers.
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REVIEW: VIKING OPTICAL BADGER 8X42 BINOCULARS
In 2021 Viking Optical released their new budget range of binoculars. Priced at sub £100 and designed for the casual wildlife watcher in mind, Dave R took a look at the Badger binocular range that could be in many people's price bracket.
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CONSERVATION: EXTENSIVE SURVEY OF CHANNEL ISLANDS DISCOVERS SEVERAL NEW BAT SPECIES ON GUERNSEY
An extensive bat survey carried out by citizen scientists in the Bailiwick of Guernsey using remote automated recorders has found several new species of bat and a new species of bush-cricket for the islands of Guernsey, Alderney, Herm and Sark.
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Review: RSPB Puffin Jr 8x21 Binoculars For Children Aged 7-12 Years Old
As a starter kit for young wildlife watchers, the Puffin Jr's are superb value for money and pretty much, perfect.
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Garden birdwatch: the Vikings are here!
The last few days have seen a huge movement of Bramblings, a northern breeding finch, out of Scandinavia, with tens of thousands of them being reported moving down the continental North Sea coast – an invasion of the UK is on the cards and the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) needs help charting their arrival here.
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Winter walks: UK nature reserve hotspots to head to in the cold
If you’re looking to burn off a few festive calories or just blow away the cobwebs, getting wrapped up for a walk on a chilly winter’s day is so satisfying! With the help of the RSPB we've listed a few of our favourite places to take a breezy walk.
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Review: Leica Noctivid 10x42 'Edition Olive Green' Binoculars
In recent years, Leica have developed some very good tools for watching and photographing wildlife, but we turn our attentions to the brands flagship, Noctivid 10x42 binoculars to see if they are still able to keep up with the 2021 optics pacesetters.
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Birdwatching: Roseate terns break breeding record for the sixth year in a row at RSPB Coquet Island
The UK's rarest nesting seabird, the roseate tern, has broken breeding records for the sixth year in a row on the RSPB’s Coquet Island in Northumberland.
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Review: Bushnell Engage EDX 8x42 Binoculars
Founded in 1948, Bushnell have been learning their optical craft for a long time. Our first Bushnell binoculars test on Wildlife24/7 comes in the form of the popular Engage EDX.
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Review: Lowepro PhotoSport Outdoor Backpack BP 15L AW III
Designed and produced mainly to cater for outdoors and wildlife photographers who are looking for the perfect lightweight camera backpack for daily hiking and adventure travel - the next generation PhotoSport promised to be lightweight, weather-resistant and for the first time, made from 75% recycled fabrics and materials. We took a closer look to see if the small, 15L version was also ideal for a long canal hike...
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Conservation: wildlife friendly farm celebrates raising £2 million for wildlife conservation
A wildlife friendly farm, which grows wild bird seed, and 100 acres of sunflowers, has celebrated raising £2 million for wildlife conservation.
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In your garden: did you get a lockdown frog in your pond?
Garden ponds are likely to be a very important resource for Common Frogs, providing them with somewhere to lay their spawn and for their tadpoles to develop into the next generation.
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New gear: Lowepro continues their legacy of innovation with new green line label collection made from 75% recycled fabrics
Lowepro, a company with a 50-year reputation of creating protective gear-carrying solutions for adventure photographers, content creators, explorers and wildlife enthusiasts have taken their first steps toward sustainable products with the introduction of their green line label.
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Watch: a new short film called 'The fox and the allotment'
In the heart of Edinburgh, a fox family has found a quiet sanctuary in a beautiful allotment. Living in harmony with the close-knit allotment community, these foxes live a carefree wild city life.
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Wildlife art: Louise Miller creates limited edition prints to help lemurs
Whilst most of us will recognise Madagascar’s famous ring tailed lemurs, it’s one of the island’s lesser known species that is the subject for this limited edition print by famous artist, Louise Miller.
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Review: Opticron Aurora BGA VHD 10x42 Binoculars
Opticron's Aurora BGA VHD 10x42 binoculars have been designed on a brand new platform with an entirely new optical system by the brand and we were keen to take a look at these 'sub £1,000' contenders.
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Challenges: 30 Days Wild to return this June
TV stars and wildlife superfans are calling on the nation to enjoy the benefits of daily contact with nature this June by taking part in the UK’s most popular annual nature challenge, 30 Days Wild, from The Wildlife Trusts.
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Volunteers: wanted for innovative Scottish mountain hare survey
Volunteers are wanted for the first on-the-ground national survey to shed light on distribution and numbers of Scottish mountain hares.
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Tech: 'Smart' nest box to launch kickstarter campaign
An innovative ‘smart’ nest box that sends notifications, records footage and live streams to social media is about to be launched on the Kickstarter platform.
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Learning: new online tool opens up the World of bats and small mammals
A new online tool, just launched by the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), opens up the previously hidden world of bats, bush-crickets, and small mammals.
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New gear: SWAROVSKI OPTIK release fresh CL compact binoculars for those looking to travel light
SWAROVSKI OPTIK launched their first compact binoculars way back in 1989, roughly the same time as Steven Spielberg was finishing Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (yes - we feel old too.) They have since 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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Digiscoping and phonescoping: learn how to do it...
Many of you will have invested in new equipment to enjoy your existing or maybe, new, hobby of wildlife watching and will be thinking what to do when it comes to things like Digiscoping or Phonescoping for example. Thus, making sure you are recording memories of all the amazing sights and sounds you are witnessing. Here are a few pointers...
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New gear: SWAROVSKI OPTIK launches their new accessories collection
SWAROVSKI OPTIK have launched a diverse accessory range to compliment their leading long-range optics. The GEAR collection boasts products which include well-designed backpacks, gloves, beanies, flasks and other accessories - ideal for wildlife watching in the cold months ahead.
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Funding: the Wildlife Trusts are to receive nearly £2m to restore land for nature and tackle climate change
Beavers, birds and butterflies are to benefit from almost £2 million of Postcode Lottery funding meaning The Wildlife Trusts across England, Scotland and Wales will be able to harness the power of nature to fight climate change.
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Photography: Chris Fallows speaks to Wildlife24/7 about his love of the ocean and white sharks
Renowned Fine Art Wildlife Photographer and friend of Wildlife24/7 Chris Fallows' magnificent images of Great White Sharks have been leaving audiences open-mouthed recently.
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New gear: SWAROVSKI OPTIK announces largest objective module ever made
SWAROVSKI OPTIK has unveiled its new brand new 115-mm objective module, making it the largest of its kind for wildlife watching.
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Watch: new film from Sir David Attenborough raises awareness of wildlife decline
Sir David Attenborough has made a short film to provide answers to the State of Nature partnership’s latest warnings of continued, devastating wildlife declines in the UK.
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Recovery: one of Britain's rarest mammals returns to Forest of Dean
Once a familiar feature of the woodlands in England, the pine marten stood on the brink of extinction – until now; following the successful release of 18 pine mine martens into the Forest of Dean.
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Warnings: UK government considering badger cull in new areas
The government is due to announce a new round of badger culls in England and is considering new cull areas where they have been paying for successful badger vaccination programmes.
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Conservation: Swifts are in need of our help as numbers halve in just 20 years
Admittedly this isn’t usually the time of year we think about swifts. Right now they’ll be thousands of miles away, south of the Sahara, zipping through the African skies. But right now, they also need our help.
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Funding: major project to safeguard Orkney’s internationally important native wildlife wins National Lottery support
An ambitious project to safeguard Orkney’s world-renowned and internationally important native wildlife has been given the go ahead after receiving support from the National Lottery and the EU’s LIFE programme.
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Rarity: endangered beetle hides out at WWT Welney
The Tansy beetle was thought to exist at just two sites in the UK, but has now been recorded for the first time in Norfolk, at the Welney Wetland Centre.
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