Pale-headed Rosellas in northern NSW

[Alan McBride <>]

Hi Greg,

Pizzey, wrong? Don't believe it :-)

I have seen them at Burleigh Heads often ( twenty years ago when I  
was there a lot) and also in NSW along the coast but can't remember  
exactly where at the moment.
Alan Morris and I saw them near Inverell a few weeks ago and we saw  
them near the GHL last month. Alan and I were birding around Inverell  
and saw them there, no doubt Alan will have a grid reference? Seeing  
them twice on separate following trips to northern NSW makes me think  
they are more common in that area. Appreciate your response.
Cheers

Alan

On 04 Jul 2006, at 21:36, Greg wrote:

Hi Alan,

The reference to Pale-headed Rosellas in Pizzey is a little  
misleading.  The species does not occur on a regular basis south to  
Woolgoolga.  The 3 or so records that I have of the species over  
nearly 30 years in the Grafton-Coutts Crossing area are likely to be  
of cage escapees. This view is supported by Morris,McGill and Holmes  
(1981).  To see the species within its normal range you need to  
travel much further north towards the Queensland border to places  
such as Woodenbong and Grevillia or north-west to Moree. I don't know  
whether they venture south of the border at Tweed Heads but I haven't  
seen them there.
Regards

Greg