SIX artificial nesting hollows have now been installed in The Vines for endangered and vulnerable black cockatoos.

Vines Residents and Ratepayers Association (VRRA) said the nesting hollows had been placed in mature trees in the Bordeaux Lane and Maralla Road reserves and also in parkland areas owned and managed by the City of Swan.

Paid for by VRRA members the nesting hollows are a combination of plastic and wooden hollows suitable for Carnaby’s black cockatoos and potentially for forest red-tailed black cockatoos.

VRRA chairman Mark Church said the association wanted to thank the City of Swan and the  Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions (DBCA) for their permission and enthusiastic support for the initiative.

“The Vines is an important feeding and roosting location for both species of cockatoo and the locations selected are in trees that see regular cockatoo activity,’’ he said.

“Each nest box will be monitored via Wi-Fi-enabled cameras placed over the hollows, so that nesting birds are not disturbed by the monitoring activity.’’

VRRA also thanked Dean Arthurell from Carnaby’s Crusaders for the location research and
installation of the nesting boxes