Birds of Beau Vista Orchard - the Dunnock. We have them nesting in boxes at present. They are small brown birds that were introduced from England into multiple regions of New Zealand around 1865 by Acclimatisation Societies. It was thought by the settlers that dunnocks could be used to control the numbers of insect pests in orchards being insectivorous birds . They are found throughout the country from sea level to subalpine scrub, in orchards, farms, suburban gardens, scrub and forest.#ornithology #birds #orchard #dunnock #apples #NewZealand