Dear All, This winter/spring has brought excellent rains to the Centre, as well as Western Qld. and NW NSW. With Princess Parrots seemingly irrupting in response to the excellent seasons, perhaps it would be worthwhile for birders in SW Qld to look closely at any medium sized parrots they see, particularly those with a longer … Read more

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Thanks everybody so far. I appreciate the comments and it seems the Monarchs are pretty good. A little concerned about the problem with the eye cups mentioned by Chris. Has anyone else had a similar problem? Another pair I was thinking of looking at are the Vanguard 10.5×45 Endeavour ED. Also getting good raps but … Read more

B&H is great. They were selling the older monarchs for USD120 last year – a steal compared to aus pricing, even with postage. For more expensive items customs will want 10% GST + about $50 handling charge; it’s best to check with them what the cutoff price is, from memory it’s around $500. Stewart On … Read more