You are welcome to submit birding related products for sale or exchange or requests for items wanted and I will host them for free. In exchange please mention The Gloster Birder when replying to any of the advertisements. If you are selling goods please notify me when sold so that I can remove the ad. Thanks Mike. 

If you are interested in anything please contact me and I will pass on your details to the seller if no other details are given.

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ACCESSORIES  

HIDE CLAMP    A Cullman hide clamp - £25 in excellent condition. Nigel Bayliss.  

Contact me at the usual address and I will pass on your details.

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MEDIA  

CDs    2 CD Set - 'Birdguides - British Birds' - v.5 - covering 330 species. Over 700 video clips, 500 illustrations and nearly 500 songs and calls. Ideal for beginners. £25. Open to offers. Ben Macdonald. 

Contact me at the usual address and I will pass on your details.

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DVDs    A copy of Birdguides "All the Birds of Europe" DVD ROM which rarely gets used these days.  Birdguides are currently selling at £99.95 with the equivalent British Birds product at £59.95.  I'd be happy to part with my my copy for £50 if anyone is interested.  Mike Welch. 

Contact me at the usual address and I will pass on your details.

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OPTICS  

From Mervyn Broughton:

I have a Kowa TSN 821 scope for sale. It has a few signs of wear but is optically very good. It comes with a 32w lens and a Skua stay on case, but no quick release plate. I am looking for £250 ono. I live in Cirencester and could deliver a reasonable distance if necessary. Contact me at the usual address and I will contact Mervyn.

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Wanted    A secondhand Scope for a birder's first telescope, up to a couple of hundred pounds. If you have anything that you think may suit contact me and I will pass on your details.

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Opticron HR zoom eyepiece (40821) approx. 3 years old, very lightly used hence VGC. Fit / Magnification: HR60/66 20-60x; HR80 27-80x; ES80 23-69x; IM65 18-54x; IM80 23-69x; IF2 60MT 15-45x; IF2 75MT 18-54x. Advertised on Warehouse Express for £127. £40 ono.

Ian Elphick- Contact me at the usual address and I will contact Ian.

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Secondhand Binoculars    I have been buying quality secondhand binoculars on e-bay at good prices for a couple of years and now need to thin out my collection. If you want a quality pair of good bins please contact me. Many are Russian others good Japanese. All available with trial at less than £15. I do not aim to make a profit on any of them, just to see them go to good homes. Please feel free to e-mail. derekedmondson@hotmail.co.uk  (Berkeley area).

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BOOKS & MAGAZINES

Free to a good home, British Birds, complete volumes 1985-1998 with Index (unbound) contact mickwoodward48@aol.com

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'Finding Birds in Britain" by Lee Evans, 2nd ed.

Despite certain information being out of date, this remains an indispensable guide to beginner - intermediate listers / birders and the advice on sea-watching, wintering wildfowl, raptors and resident birds is outstanding. Much of it has been tested in the field and is still working for birders today. £10.

'Highland Birds' by Desmond Nethersole-Thompson

An extended essay on Highland Birds and their haunts - no specific site information is given but a fascinating insight into birds' habits, patterns of colonization etc.

Ben Macdonald - Contact me at the usual address and I will contact Ben.

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A spare copy of Christopher Swaine's, Birds of Gloucestershire can be yours for a donation to the County Bird Atlas fund. Offered by Hugh Manistre - Contact me at the usual address and I will contact Hugh.

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WANTED

Wanted Old Gloucestershire Bird Reports

During the 50's and 60's reports were published in the Cheltenham and District Naturalists Society annual report or in the North Gloucestershire Naturalists Society

I am particularly interested in the 1950's reports.

These reports were also duplicated in the Proceedings of the Cotteswold Naturalists Field Club

Contact Richard baatsen@surfbirder.com

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