Birchs Inlet
Birchs Inlet, also spelt Birch's Inlet or Birches Inlet, is a narrow cove or coastal inlet on the south-western side of Macquarie Harbour on the west coast of Tasmania, Australia. It is named after Thomas William Birch (1774-1821), a surgeon, whaler, merchant and shipowner who settled in Tasmania in 1808.[1] The inlet lies about 38 km south of the town of Strahan and serves as the mouth of the Birchs, Pocacker and Sorell Rivers, three of several draining south-western Tasmania. About 15 km in length, the mouth of the inlet lies near the head of Macquarie Harbour not far from the mouth of the Gordon River. It is only accessible by water transport. It has been at times an important access point for loggers working in the area for moving Huon Pine to Strahan.
It lies at the northern end of the Melaleuca to Birchs Inlet Important Bird Area.[2] It is one of only two (the other being at Melaleuca) study sites for orange-bellied parrots in their breeding range.[3][4]
References
- ↑ Stancombe, G. H., 'Birch, Thomas William (1774–1821)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/birch-thomas-william-1782/text2005, accessed 14 August 2011.
- ↑ "IBA: Melaleuca to Birchs Inlet". Birdata. Birds Australia. Retrieved 2011-08-14.
- ↑ Holdsworth, Mark Christopher (2006). Reproductive success and demography of the Orange‐bellied Parrot Neophema chrysogaster. Master of Science thesis. Hobart: University of Tasmania.
- ↑ Orange-bellied Parrot Recovery Team (1998). Orange‐bellied Parrot Recovery Plan 1998-2002. Hobart: Department of Primary Industries, Water and Environment, Tasmania.
Coordinates: 42°30′36″S 145°28′12″E / 42.51000°S 145.47000°E