Wow John, that’s a nice list of parrots & cockatoos!!! I miss that about the south-eastern states – not much of a variety of parrots & cockatoos up here around Cairns!!
I’m wrapped and pleasantly surprised to read about the Glossy Black Cockatoos visiting outer SE Melb recently too – is that related to wandering birds looking for food after the devastating bushfire
season down there??
I wouldn’t be surprised to hear that it is directly related… we have a similar situation up here with Red-tailed Black Cockatoos since Cyclone Yasi almost 10 years ago now – never considered a Cairns
suburban bird prior to Yasi, they’re now here yearly in several wandering company flocks of 50-100 birds and stay for six months every year!!
I hope that you’re well…
Cheers, martin
Trinity Beach, Cairns, FNQ
Martin Cachard
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Hi all,
I live in Croydon, Melbourne and regularly see both at home and around the local golf course, at least 10 species of parrots and cockatoos...
Eastern and Crimson Rosellas, King Parrot, Musk and Rainbow Lorikeet, Galah, Sulphur-crested Cockatoo, Little and Long-billed Corella, Yellow-tailed Black Cockatoo and Gang Gang. Red-rumped Parrots
are also not that far away... and Swift Parrots at the right time of year. Blue winged Parrots, Little and Purple-crowned Lorikeets would also be a possibility. Lately, Glossy Black Cockatoos have also been seen in the South Eastern suburbs, definitely within
30mins of my place.
