Iolo Williams, Jack Waldie, Theo de Clermont and Ewan Miles, of Nature Scotland, recently took a group of ten guests in search of the Island of Mull’s wildlife. The guides were equipped with two Leica APO-TELEVID spotting scopes, a pair of Leica Noctivid 8×42 and Leica Trinovid 10x 42 binoculars. […]
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Presque Isle: a Pennsylvanian birding gem
In my role as The Urban Birder, I have been lucky enough to have visited countless locations around the globe and have had a brilliant time doing what I love most – watching birds. During May this year, I was honoured to have been invited to America to be a […]
Read MoreA Walk at Walthamstow Wetlands with The Urban Birder
At the beginning of the month Leica Sport Optics Ambassador and London Wildlife Trust Ambassador, David Lindo, AKA The Urban Birder, guided a walk around the London Wildlife Trust’s Walthamstow Wetlands Reserve. Born and raised in London, David’s main passion is for urban birds, and he devotes his time to […]
Read More‘Sometimes birds don’t listen to me’ – the work of a Conservation Officer in London
Based at Walthamstow Wetlands, a reservoir complex within the lower Lee Valley, I joined the London Wildlife Trust in this role in 2021. To help explain some of the tasks I do, I will focus on two species that visit the UK during summer to breed. They also happen to […]
Read MoreBirdwatchers Samuel, Fanny and Sebastian win Leica Birdingplaces contest
From November 2022 to April 2023 Birdingplaces and Leica organized a Rate-Add-And-Win contest among birdwatchers. Any birder who added a birdwatching area to Birdingplaces or rated an area with one to five stars had a chance to win a pair of Leica Ultravid binoculars, a pair of Leica Trinovid binoculars […]
Read MoreLeica Sport Optics announce Ambassador, Mya Bambrick’s, 21 Wildlife Walks
LONDON, 25TH MAY 2023 — Leica Sport Optics is proud to be supporting Mya Bambrick’s 21 Wildlife Walks campaign, where the young conservationist will be embarking on 21 wildlife walks across the UK before she turns 21. 21 Wildlife Walks Mya will start on the 1st of June and will […]
Read MoreWhen does spring start for you?
When does spring start? Well, we officially enter spring on the day of the Spring Equinox; due to the position of the Earth’s orbit in relation to the sun…and all that astronomical stuff. But, I think for many, the start of spring is down to an individual’s experience. It is […]
Read MoreOrnitherapy Through the Lens: Magnifying the Wellness Benefits of Birds and Nature
Have you gotten your daily dose of Ornitherapy today? Mounting research shows that when we step outside and into nature, positive chemical responses are activated within us. Cortisol, the hormone that flips into overdrive when we are stressed, starts to lower with just 20-30 minutes of immersing ourselves in the […]
Read MoreSuper Fast Falcons
We are delighted to be supporting the St Albans Abbey’s first ever Peregrine Live Cam ! After their first breeding season last year, the peregrine falcon pair, Alban and Boudica, timed their first egg perfectly, laying on the first day of the camera going live to the public. Born and […]
Read MoreReturn of the Bearded Vulture – Part 1
Leica Ambassador Lizzie Daly has been on a mission to tell the remarkable story of the return of the Bearded Vulture. In Part 1 of this three part series, Lizzie tells us how her journey documenting this incredible bird all began. Out of the low lying cloud soars a silhouette […]
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