Self Diagonising Coccidia and other parasites in birds?

[Danny]

I've been thinking along these lines myself for some time, and have a couple of questions:
Would a microscope with an oil-immersion lense (ie x1000) be worth getting or would it be overkill?
I am on quite good terms with my local bird vets, so would it be worthwhile getting some tutoring from one of them over and above what Danny's book can teach me?

Oil immersion is overkill for 95% of faecal parasites - I identify most on 10 x 10 and then switch to 10 x 40 to confirm.

[MadHatter]

Cheers Danny