Violet Town Vic Striated Pardalote calling

["Greg" <>]

There is an annual influx of Striated Pardalotes to the Clarence Valley, 
North Coast NSW during the autumn, sometimes including the Tasmanian 
yellow-tipped form, with flocks sometimes exceeding 40 birds.  Our usual 
form is the Black-headed Pardalote with some Black-headed X Striated 
Pardalote intergrades.  I don't know whether this co-incides with the 
Victorian lack of Striateds but it would be interesting to know.  In company 
with the Striated Pards we also get numbers of Spotteds.  It is not known 
whether theses are birds from the higher altitudes on the North Coast or 
whether they are latitudinal migrants (? from southern NSW/Vic).

Greg Clancy