Not quite: Leica, through Adeal in Melbourne, (their distributor in Aus) have always honoured the warranty on mine. I told them I bought the bins at Eagle Optics in Madison, Wisconsin and there has never been an issue. When you buy quality optics, it is a WORLD-WiDE warranty. I have had to pay postage down … Read more
Actually you DO have warranty. The problem is that if you buy overseas for most brands the local agent or distributor will not honour the overseas warranty. What this means is that you must send your goods back to the country of origin for warranty work. I know that some manufacturers will honour warranty on … Read more
see http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/nature/nature_studies/nature-studies-by-michael-mccarthy-why-do-sparrows-thrive-in-america-but-not-here-2231627.html =============================== To unsubscribe from this mailing list, send the message: unsubscribe (in the body of the message, with no Subject line) to: birding-aus-request@vicnet.net.au http://birding-aus.org ===============================
Hi all, The Winter surveys dates for Orange-bellied Parrots have been announced. They will be conducted on the mainland, King Island and Northwest Tasmania in May, July, and September. Dates for 2011 are: 14-15 May, 23-24 July, 10-11 September. For more information see http://www.birdsaustralia.com.au/our-projects/orange-bellied-parrot-mainland-recovery.html It’s also worth befriending the Save the Orange-bellied Parrot facebook group … Read more
There’s a bit of a flap regarding the naming of a recently discovered antpitta in Columbia. There’s a write-up in today’s edition of Science for people with a subscription … LK Ornithology: Feathers Are Flying Over Colombian Bird Name Flap Antonio Regalado Science 4 March 2011: Vol. 331 no. 6021 pp. 1123-1124 =============================== To unsubscribe … Read more