What camera should I buy?

depends on your budget.

Olympus TG is good for whatever your phone does, with better image quality and lighting. Older models like TG4 might well be worth considering, for much lower price.

if you are adding birds and other wildlife to your list then there isn’t a camera that will do both ends well without being expensive and bulky.

bridge cameras are fairly compact, can do tele end well, macro end adequately. DSLR and mirrorless cameras do both ends with appropriate lens, but that can get expensive quickly, and more bulky.

used gear on ebay is good budget option, on average half of what you’d paid for new gear depending on the year of release.

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