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New to Birdwatching - Which binoculars? Tight budget!



Hey There,

Would like to start off by saying how glad I am to have joined the forum.

Anyway I'm very new to bird watching and I am looking to buy my first pair of binoculars, now I am a student and so therefore am on a very, very tight budget (£50).

Is there anything half decent I can get for this?

A couple I have been looking at:

http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Produ...EBINOCULARS.htm

http://direct.asda.com/Celestron-Up...default,pd.html

What's the difference between the top link and bottom link (bar the saving of £13?!)

Somebody also suggested these:

http://www.scopesnskies.com/prod/Pr...0x42G-roof.html

Feel free to suggest any items from Argos, Tesco Direct, Asda Direct, Amazon etc

Or would a telescope be better?

Thanks very much for your help!

Cheers, Rob



Welcome from the other side of the pond......are you anywhere close to a shop that handles some binos? If so, the first thing to do is head there, handle & look thru some. That'll give you a pretty good idea of where to start. Opinions here will vary widely, and after you've had a chance to examine a few of different powers, size, etc, you can narrow it down, then post your considerations here, and see what everybody sez. My tuppence....


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