Corellas are causing damage to the Norfolk Island pine trees along Lady Gowrie Drive. Councillor Peter Jamieson says about 1000 have infiltrated the area and has called for the council to look into the issue. Picture: Roger Wyman Source: adelaidenow
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THOUSANDS of corellas have invaded North Haven and are stripping the area's pine trees, roosting on luxury yachts and disabling cranes.
Port Adelaide Enfield Council will investigate damage caused to the Norfolk Island Pine trees on Lady Gowrie Drive following the recent influx of corellas.
Councillor Peter Jamieson, who raised the issue at a council meeting earlier this month,, who has called for a council report into the issue, said more than 1000 birds roosted in the trees most nights.
He said it was the first year he had seen them "in this number" and was concerned about the long-term effect on the pine trees.
"If you look underneath them, you will see a lot of green pine needles on the ground and all over the road," Cr Jamieson said.
"When you look at the tops of the trees, you will find that they have basically stripped the whole limb bare.
"If they decide to return and continue to peck away at these very iconic trees, it is a major concern, because people are very protective of those trees."
Cr Jamieson, who had also seen corellas at the Cruising Yacht Club, Foodland and on local reserves, said some residents had also raised noise concerns.
"They are the type of birds that screech early in the morning and late at night," he said.
"You won't get much peace and quiet when they're around."
Cruising Yacht Club chief executive Craig Evans said staff and members had noticed "thousands of them around the place".
Mr Evans said the club recently upgraded a crane used to lift small boats, only to find corellas had "disabled the crane and eaten through the wiring" two weeks later.
"They are certainly making a lot of noise and are causing a lot of damage around the area.
"They are doing the same thing they do to the trees here - causing damage to the boats, sitting on masts and pecking away at things."
Onkaparinga Council last year introduced a culling program to manage the corella population in Old Noarlunga. It involved shooting up to 200 birds and using noise to scare the rest away.
Residents have long complained about the birds keeping them awake at night, killing trees, swooping, ripping up ovals and littering the area with droppings.
North Haven resident Elaine Smith said she saw the birds every morning and night, but did not want to see them culled.
"They are a bit of a menace with traffic and they screech, but you expect that," she said.
"It's just how they talk to each other."
Kym Good, from the Adelaide and Mt Lofty Ranges Natural Resources Management Board, said "dealing with nuisance animals (was) the responsibility of landowners".
However, Mr Good said his staff could provide advice on how to tackle the problem, from scaring birds away to applying for a culling permit in "extreme situations".
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