2 years ago I had the bats wipe out my entire Persimmon tree in 2 nights. My tree is too big to net. Most of the time it's the starlings, silvereyes, crows and wattle birds that do the damage. The silvereyes go around and peck a small hole in the top of a few, which ripens them really quickly. They then come back and get into them (if the starlings haven't beat them to it). They all drive me nuts, especially the starlings.

They are just starting to turn orange now, so it won't be long until I have to fight the wretched birds again. Another 4 weeks and it will be on.