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Sigma ( Nikon-fit ) 120-300 f2.8 HSM  FOR SALE. Excellent condition, I bought it as ” nearly new” from MPB photography in Brighton in early 2010 and used only twice since then.  With the original carry-case, lens cover and tripod/monopod mount. This is an absolute bargain at £1500 (ovno). E-mail to cornwallbirding@btinternet.com. to purchase or for further details.

Canon 400d Digital SLR **NOW SOLD** Body Only. Includes two batteries and charger, leads and software.Very good condition. £270 ovno. Contact us at Cornwall Birding for further details.

Sigma APO 2x Tele Converter EX DG - **NOW SOLD** Used less than 20 times. Very good condition, still in box. Just under £200 when new, will accept £110 ovno. Contact Cornwall Birding for details or purchase.

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Immaculate condition and still boxed. Only 12 months use. Battery, Charger leads etc included. Body only £450 o.v.n.o. Contact Cornwall Birding for details.

The Cornwall based company HandyKam are now producing superb House Sparrow Terraces in thier range of camera boxes. The boxes fit snuggly under your house eves giving a terrace of three nesting chambers for the local spuggies. Click on the link in the website header to see these and their full range of products.

With Spring just around the corner, theres never been a better time to update your old bird nestboxes. So, why not treat yourself to a birdbox camera from HandyKam and enjoy this years fledglings from the comfort of your own home. HandyKam also produce bird feeders with cameras attached for all year round viewing! Lets face it, theres never anything good on TV! Click on the link to HandyKam in the banner above for further deatils on all their products.

Rare Bird Books is the website of author and Yorkshire birder Russell Slack whose forthcoming book is due for release in January 2009:

“Rare Birds, Where and When: An analysis of status and distribution in Britain and Ireland. Volume 1: sandgrouse to New World orioles”. By Russell Slack with historical perspectives by Ian Wallace

This work is an essential reference for anyone seeking a book about the status, distribution and vagrancy patterns of rare species within the UK and Ireland, together with a comprehensive overview of Western Palearctic records. It pulls together the records for all species presently treated as ‘rarities’ by the British Birds Rarities Committee (BBRC) and the Irish Rare Birds Committee (IRBC).

This book is a must for anyone interested in Rare Birds. Pre-publication orders are being taken now via the website (Link HERE) Please quote Cornwall Birding Website when ordering.

For sale;  historic back issues of ‘British Birds’ magazine  1951 to 1987 with indexes and ringing reports. Some gaps in the 80’s.  Condition fair, open for inspection in Penzance.  Prefer them to go together as useful to researchers. Also back issues of the Isles of Scilly reports for recent years and a few CBWPS from the 60’s.   Any offers?   Phone Roy Phillips. 01736  351 793.

We can now offer Cornwall Birding Baseball Caps for the bargain price of £12 (inc P&P). They are one size fits all with adjustable buckle on the back and come in two designs (shown below). Please contact us via e-mail if you would like to purchase one and support the upkeep of the website.

HandyKam sell a range of high quality wildlife camera products like bird box cameras, nest box cameras and outdoor cameras for many wildlife and commercial applications.They are a local Cornish business based near Hayle. Please click on the links in the top box or top right hand side of the page for more information.

The latest sequel in John Chapple’s excellent ‘Birds in Cornwall’ series. These DVD’s start back in 1998 and follow, in diary form, each years birding highlights, Superb footage of the County’s major rarities and some great film of commoner birds and scenery from Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. Contact us here at Cornwall Birding to request your copy for just £15 (inc. P&P)

Other titles in this series include:

‘BIRDS IN CORNWALL 1998′

Highlights include: White Stork, Red-rumped Swallow, Gyr Falcon, Pacific Golden Plover, Ross’s Gull, Cirl Bunting, and the Scillonian Pelagic. With commentary.

‘BIRDS IN CORNWALL 1999′

Highlights include: Veery, Red-flanked Bluetail, Black Duck, Richards Pipit, Short-toed Eagle, Citrine Wagtail, Terek Sandpiper, Yellow-billed Cuckoo and Cattle Egret. With Commentary.

‘BIRDS IN CORNWALL 2000′

Highlights include: Gyr Falcon, Spectacled Warbler, King Eider, Lesser Scaup, Subalpine Warbler, Blue Rock Thrush, Temmink’s Stint, Solitary Sandpiper and Cliff Swallow. With Commentary.

‘RARE BIRDS IN CORNWALL 2001 TO 2004′ – Special Edition

Highlights include: Bee-eaters, Great-spotted Cuckoo, Fea’s Petrel, Red-footed Falcon, Pied Wheatear, Rough-legged Buzzard, Scops Owl, Arctic Warbler and Gull-billed Tern. No Commentary.  2 DVD set – £15.00

Contact us at Cornwall Birding to order any of the above

Many of the Bird photos shown on Cornwall Birding are available from the photographers. If you want prints of any of the bird photos shown then contact us here at Cornwall Birding.

Do you have any unwanted Birdwatching related items that you would like to sell here? If your selling Bird books, Binoculars, Telescopes, Cameras and lenses or anything else relating to Birds or Birdwatching, then feel free to contact us and advertise here. It FREE for now so take the opportunity!