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Mistress Rose



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 11, 17 7:04 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Sparrowhawks are probably the best for you. They will take birds up to pigeon sized. That way you don't need to build a cathedral.

buzzy



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 11, 17 9:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

Can you tell us which birds are causing the problem? There is good eating on both pigeons and sparrows, I've heard.

Henry

Hairyloon



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 11, 17 1:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

buzzy wrote:
Can you tell us which birds are causing the problem? There is good eating on both pigeons and sparrows, I've heard.

Pigeons are prime suspects, also blackbirds.
The problem is of how to catch them: shooting is not a realistic option.

dpack



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 11, 17 5:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

pigeons are debatable, blackbirds are a definite leave em alone.

therefore use:

nets, cages and strings to obstruct em from nibbling

the stuff that tastes that tastes horrible on pea shoots etc

cats, feed a few free range moggies and provide a cosy nest and regular food to the most polite and best hunters. cats can exact a high price as they love freshly turned soil for their easement

of the various bird scarers one of the most effective i have observed is a raptor decoy that "flys" from the top of a thin flexible pole, they are quite life like in any sort of breeze.

"Rookies" are loads of fun til somebody loses some fingers but won't be popular with the neighbours or deter many birds once they get used to them.

it should be remembered for a bit of bird loss there is the bird gain from pest control,

Hairyloon



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PostPosted: Fri Aug 11, 17 5:32 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

dpack wrote:
of the various bird scarers one of the most effective i have observed is a raptor decoy that "flys" from the top of a thin flexible pole, they are quite life like in any sort of breeze..,


Summut like: this?

dpack



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 12, 17 10:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

i dont think engine spares will work very well.

this sort of bird kite might work better than a gasket set

Hairyloon



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 12, 17 11:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

dpack wrote:
i dont think engine spares will work very well.

Hmmm, dodgy link. How's that work?
Doubly odd that it works OK if I use the link down in the "topic review" on the "post reply" page.
Suggests to me that the problem is forum end if it affects you and me both?

Hairyloon



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 12, 17 11:57 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

dpack wrote:
i dont think engine spares will work very well.

this sort of bird kite might work better than a gasket set

Check here: https://www.viglink.com/opt-out/ and try it again?

buzzy



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 12, 17 12:08 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

dpack wrote:
i dont think engine spares will work very well.

this sort of bird kite might work better than a gasket set


I got vintage pedal cycle spares!

Henry

buzzy



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 12, 17 12:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

The first link works now. That sort of thing might help, but it depends on how canny your pigeons are. You might need to move it around from time to time.

Henry

dpack



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 12, 17 2:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

the solid type are easy and cheap but they soon decide it is no threat

wellington womble



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PostPosted: Sat Aug 12, 17 3:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

My mate who deals with my foxes shoots pigeons and flies a Harris hawk to deter pigeons from places like football stadiums. It's part of his pest control company (although, mostly I think he just likes hawks)

Harris Hawk is likely your best bet. They're cheap and common, so someone should have one close by and will likely fly it so as to have somewhere to train. You will probably have to put up with it being stuck up a tree now again. They are notoriously grumpy. I'll ask him what sort of network there is to contact people.

(I'm still itching to put an eagle owl in the chicken house and give foxy a shock. Apparently, the Warwickshire hunt use them to finish off the foxes they hound and hunt legally. I don't know if it's a myth though and I'm not especially fond of them the rest of the time)

Hairyloon



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PostPosted: Tue Jun 19, 18 10:45 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

dpack wrote:
this sort of bird kite might work better than a gasket set


Was this one that you recommend, or just one that you happened to conveniently find?
It's that time of year ago: I'd best get a bird & get it flying...

dpack



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 20, 18 10:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

a generic example

iirc i found lots, something like bird scarer hawk kite had pages of em.

Hairyloon



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PostPosted: Wed Jun 20, 18 6:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
    

I've ordered one. And a plastic owl...

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