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A Vortex Razor HD Spotting Scop looking out over the Irish coast
Pros: Bright, sharp, high-contrast image that delivers plenty of detail at lower magnifications across a wide range of conditions. Large objective lens pulls in plenty of light through twilight and beyond, focus ring integrated into scope body is quick and accurate. Reasonably compact for a full-size scope. Excellent build quality....
A person reviewing the Swarovski Optik NL Pure 10x32 binoculars.
Pros: Fantastic edge-to-edge image quality, sublime ergonomics, great low-light performance and a field of view to rival many 8x binoculars, coupled with outstanding build quality -- the NL Pure 10x32 is an exceptional binocular up there with the very best. Cons: While they are svelte, the barrels on the NL Pure are....

Wildlife Features

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You know it’s coming. Big commercial brands have been pushing it since October, and yet somehow this most surreptitious of holidays still creeps under your....
As you read this article a complex arsenal of chemical weapons is being manufactured at sites all over the island of Ireland. When deployed these....
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  Ireland's Wildlife Contributor Albert Nolan gets up close and personal with the bees of Limerick and discovers that the City really is buzzing!   ....
Little Egret
In this feature, the third in our four-part series on beginning birdwatching, we take a look at some of the equipment owned by birders, and how....