As most of you will be aware, we run a monthly poll on the best bird found by a member of the group, with the winners of these monthly votes going forward to an Annual poll on the best find of the year.
The Irish Rare And Scarce Bird News Group is delighted to announce that the Annual poll will now be sponsored by Vortex Optics (through Gowen & Bradshaw ), Opticron (through Birdwatch Ireland)and Robert Vaughan Illustrations.
The winner of the Annual Poll will receive a Pair of Viper 8x42 HD Binoculars.
Vortex Optics are an excellent optics brand with superb binoculars and scopes to suit any budget, from the entry-level Crossfire range, up to the excellent Razor range, all of which come with a Lifetime Warranty.
2nd place will receive a pair of Opticron Discovery WP PC Mg 8x42 binoculars
Opticron are a long established optics company with another excellent range of Binoculars and Scope models to suit a range of budgets.
3rd place will win a painting of their find by the excellent Robert Vaughan Illustrations , one of Ireland's premier bird artists.
As the best find competitions are now associated with a tangible prize, it's important to note that contenders for the polls must be verifiable (i.e verifiably photographed, video recorded or well twitched). Shouldn't be a problem, generally the biggest, best twitched birds tend to capture the imagination and receive the most votes.
As with our other competitions, we also ask that birders drop news of their find in good time, in the spirit of instant rare bird information sharing.
Good Bird Finding.
- The Admin Team
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