From Rex Aspeling.

Well worth a read:

I regularly get asked what would be a good reasonably priced pair of binoculars suitable for birding. I enclose the link to a review by Michael and Diane Porter at Birdwatching.com. Some of the makes reviewed are not available in South Africa but all can be purchased on line:

http://www.birdwatching.com/optics/2016_affordable_8x42/review.html