Items included in this feature have been submitted by the manufacturers or their agents. The reviews are the personal opinions of the reviewers; they are not the result of technical tests, but are assessments made after use in appropriate conditions (e.g. in the field). Neither British Birds nor the individual reviewers can accept responsibility for any adverse consequences of opinions stated, and items are accepted for review on this understanding. We aim, however, to be helpful both to our readers and to manufacturers of goods used by birdwatchers. EDSA familiar name: the Swift Audubon has appeared under three different guises over the past 25 years or so. The latest one breaks from the original heavy, rather cumbersome and chunky older-style Swift Audubon in being an almost pocket-sized roof-prism model, only 12 cm in length and weighing a mere 600 g. The whole feel of the glass is comfortable, hanging almost unnoticed around the neck. It has an all-over rubber casing and an internal focusing mechanism which is easily regulated by a choice of focusing wheels at either end of the central column. I liked this innovative idea, which allows for personal preference in focusing, either at the nearest or farthest point from the eyes. I found that I had to focus more than I imagined with these binoculars, indicating that the depth of field was not quite what I would have expected from 7 X. I also found that focusing was a little on the stiff side, but I suspect