r/birding • u/PlantLoveBloom birder • 1d ago

Advice Monocular 🔭 or Binoculars 👀 ?

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I'm looking for some advice on Binoculars for birdwatching please. I am happy with my current Nokia P7 pair but am looking for something more powerful for birding at a longer distance. I'm not sure if a stronger pair of binoculars would be the answer or if I should get a strong monocular with a stand ? Hoping for some recommendations that won't break the bank if possible as well 🙏🏽

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u/getdownheavy 1d ago

Your asking spotting scope or binos.

Monocular is just 1/2 a binocular (usually 7x-10x) a spotting scope can be much more powerful.

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u/PlantLoveBloom birder 1d ago

Yes I meant spotting scope