The shop is situated in an old Norfolk flint cottage overlooking the RSPB reserve and has its own patio viewing area. Stock is always at a high level and there are rarely any problems obtaining items at short notice. The staff are all experienced birdwatchers in their own right, which is important in this enormously popular birdwatching area Briarfields Hotel is opposite the shop and offers excellent accommodation for birding weekends. If you want to know more about Norfolk birds and birding, past and present, you can join the Norfolk Bird Club, or buy their latest bulletin at the shop. We always have the latest local and national bird news and rarity photographs from all parts of the country are on sale. Pop in and see us if you are passing.
The shop is easy to find on the main coast road between Brancaster and Thornham with free off road parking. If there is no space in our car park you may use the Briarfield Hotel car park on the other side of the road. There is an hourly 'Coast Hopper' bus service that will stop at the shop if asked.

March started with several Great Grey Shrikes in the county with two birds nearby at Dersingham and Roydon Common. On the 20th a Great White Egret was also seen at Roydon. At least two Rough legged Buzzards were regular at Dersingham along with a good showing of Crossbills. One of the first migrants was a Wheatear on the 11th at Salthouse.

More locally a Black necked Grebe showed well at Brancaster (Gypsy Lane) and even more locally our bird table featured a Tree Sparrow, a welcome return after many years absence. The Corn Buntings continued to be seen at Choseley Barns. A single Siskin has been on our feeder in front of the shop and Goldfinches now regularly number in double figures, making excellent subjects for testing of binoculars and telescopes.

Our two featured artists with paintings in the shop at the moment are Tony Disley and Dave Nurney. Tony has four stunning original paintings of Dragonflies taken from the new Collins Guide to Freshwater Life of Britain and Northern Europe. A free book is given with any of his paintings sold.

Ideas for 2009
The Nikon RAIII spotting scope/digiscoping outfit still continues to be popular for those wanting to start digiscoping from scratch. The combination of a 60 mm Spotting scope with 20x digital eyepiece and Nikon coolpix P5100 and FSB 6 bracket continue to make this an extremely popular purchase. Priced at £489.00 including a Velbon CX586 tripod.

The new Verano Compact 8x25 has just arrived on our shelves. This compact binocular has a single hinge to allow one handed operation, is small and compact for travel and convenience. It is nitrogen filled and fully waterproof, features twist up down eyecups with a long eye relief to give spectacle wearers a full field of view. It’s optical performance is truly amazing and is typical of binoculars normally selling at over £200 so at £129 it represents very good value.

Top selling binoculars since the beginning of 2009
Opticron Oregon 8x42 - outstanding value at just £99
Opticron Explorer 8x42 – a new binocular proving very popular at £169
Nikon Monarch 8x42 – very competitively priced at £269
Opticron Classic - special offer 8x and 10x42 at £299 (reduced by £100)
Zeiss 8x42 FL - continue to be most popular at the high end of the market

Sales of the Steiner Discovery 8x42 have increased dramatically since the special offer saving of £300 has been announced. Price now just £599 representing exceptional value!

Top selling telescopes since the beginning of 2009
Nikon ED 50 – our special offer continues to make this a popular choice with £80 off for the Rose Pink version (straight only)
Opticron GS 665 GA with 27x and tripod at £329
Opticron ES80 GA ED package with HDF zoom and tripod at £598 remains extremely attractive Nikon ED82A with zoom, stay on case and tripod at £999
Kowa TSN 883 – continues to attract much interest at the top end of the range

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