Sun.Aug 18, 2024

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Testing the new NL 14x52s by Swarovski

10,000 Birds

When the new NL 10x and 14×52 mm binoculars were announced by Swarovski, even though I find this series a bit oversized for my tastes, I was still curious about the 10s. I mean, which birder uses 14s? Do you know anyone using such a high magnification? Exactly, neither do I.

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The Queen’s Falcon

10,000 Birds

The vast majority of Palaearctic birds have now finished breeding and are either heading south, dispersing locally or going into moult. Many of the birds now heading south are in a terrible state, ready to drop the old feathers and replace them with new ones. Some start the moult, then pause it in order to migrate and complete it in the winter quarters.

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