Installing bird nesting boxes on Hobart's eastern shore

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Over the years, the Tranmere-Clarence Plains Land and Coastcare group noticed a lot of large trees around Tranmere were disappearing. As they tell film-maker Marcio Conrado, they were concerned the loss of trees was having an impact on local bird species. So they're doing something about it, to safeguard the future of birdlife in the area.

Video: Marcio Conrado | Tasmanian Tree Care

Tranmere-Clarence Plains Land and Coastcare group member Ross Mackenzie says the three-year project involves placing nesting boxes in remaining big trees, to provide more nesting options for the birds.

"The sort of birds we're looking at are eastern rosellas, green rosellas and pink galahs," he says. "But we've also found that other species have used the boxes, such as ringtail possums, and we've also had bees come into some of the boxes as well."

Nestbox 3 marcio conrado — Installed nesting box. Image: Marcio Conrado

Ross says it's great to see the boxes being used. He says the pink galahs have their own unique way of moving in.

"They've actually chipped away at the hole, and they've extended it in some places down," he said. "Apparently the pink galah chicks like a little bit of an easier route out of the box."

The nesting boxes are constructed using plywood at the Howrah Men's Shed, and installed in the trees by Tasmanian Tree Care.

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Video: Marcio Conrado | Tasmanian Tree Care

"The sort of birds we're looking at are eastern rosellas, green rosellas and pink galahs," he says. "But we've also found that other species have used the boxes, such as ringtail possums, and we've also had bees come into some of the boxes as well."

Ross says it's great to see the boxes being used. He says the pink galahs have their own unique way of moving in.

"They've actually chipped away at the hole, and they've extended it in some places down," he said. "Apparently the pink galah chicks like a little bit of an easier route out of the box."

The nesting boxes are constructed using plywood at the Howrah Men's Shed, and installed in the trees by Tasmanian Tree Care.