Birds
The Birds of Sorell Fruit Farm
Saturday, April 21st, 2007A rich variety of birds inhabit the farm area. They include: Australian golden plover Black-faced cuckoo shrike Blackbird Blue wren Brown goshawk Butcherbird Crested Honeyeater Eastern spinebill (uncommon) English starling Flame robin Forest Raven Galah Goldfinch Green rosella Greenfinch Grey currawong (uncommon) Grey fantail Grey shrike thrush House sparrow Kelp Gull (overflying to roost inland) [...]
Birds and tree fruits
Saturday, April 21st, 2007We are especially proud of the many species of birds found on the farm and we planted a wide variety of native trees to encourage most of them. Nevertheless cherries are netted to protect them from large flocks of starlings and, to a lesser extent, blackbirds. Our tree-ripened apples, pears and nashi are the favourite [...]
