Choosing binoculars for birding on open farmland
8x42, 10x42 or 8x32? A plain guide to choosing binoculars for farmland birds: exit pupil, field of view, close focus, waterproofing, prisms and eyecups.
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Bryony Laycock
Bryony spends early mornings on field edges listening for skylarks and yellowhammers. She writes about farmland birds, hares, wild flowers and the life of the hedges.
Pieces by Bryony
Winter bird feeding for a cottage garden on the chalk
What to feed garden birds in winter, how to keep feeders clean, where to hang them away from cats and glass, and which winter visitors to look out for.
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Farmland birds between Offley and Lilley, season by season
Skylarks, yellowhammers, kites and winter thrushes on the chalk fields between Offley and Lilley: what to look and listen for in each season.
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