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Posted By Homer
Can anyone recommend a good cost effective and legal measure to get rid of pigeons nesting withing workshops and seagulls behaving aggresively during some months of the year. It's becoming a big problem!!
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Posted By ScotsAM
Well you could employ a falconer to come and scare the birds away. Not sure how cost effective that is though.
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Posted By Homer
Yes I have thought about that and it is a good method but they tend to come back.
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Posted By LMR
I believe that in Bristol they have been using a siren/horn/digital message thing that sounds like a hawk which has had better success than most. Only know this as we got a car from Bristol and heard the noise and looked for the hawk to be told it was the only way to stop the seagulls etc using the cars as a pooping zone.
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Posted By ScotsAM
I think the problem is though that gulls are very aggresive and scared of very little. The principle behind hiring a falconer is that the birds become distacted by the hawk because they tend to bully it out of their area.
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Posted By MP Grayson
Just for your info. There are specialist companies out there that will play tape recordings of bird alarm and distress calls. The trouble is.
1. They will not be cheep (way hey-cheep-get it?).
2. The noise IS VERY irritating to humans, let alone birds.
3. I would not know how to contact them as they are mainly used at airports and they will probably be an overkill for you. But they may be able to help or point you in the correct direction. Got any contacts at airports. If not it maybe a pointer to where to look.
Best of luck.
Crack on
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Posted By Bluenose
I think i would use a picture of Madona
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Posted By Ron Hunter
For the pigeon, I would recommend a red wine and blackcurrant sauce with new potatoes and seasonal green veg.
I have a thing about pigeons in built-up areas. Winged vermin IMHO.
Seagulls are a whole different issue though - aggressive b*s. Start to lobby the Council and anyone else who will listen. Selective Culls are being talked about in some areas (I think predominantly because they frighten away tourists though.
Speak to all your neighbours, near and far about removing any possible food sources.
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Posted By William
Wurzel Gummage
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Posted By CW
My neighbour had a problem with birds in her loft, I suggested throwing tubes of canesten at them, don’t know if she tried it mind.
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Posted By D H
I heard on the radio that they are bothered with massive flocks of birds in Rome at the minute.
They are playing tapes of birds in distress - when they hear their own hurting they move away.
We also used to put up plastic owls - they were effective for a short time so you have to keep moving their location at frequent intervals.
Dave
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Posted By Stuie
Homer
The organisation that I work for have used a falconer to rid us of sparrows (allowed in Wales), it was quite successful, we have follow up call every once in a while, to continue with the scaring. please feel free to contact me if you would like the contact details.
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Posted By John D Crosby
Hi Homer
Having had to deal with pigeon problems in a previous organisation the only totally effective way is to proof the building to prevent them getting in. This means sealing windows or putting mesh or netting across them and keeping doors closed as much as possible. Where this was not feasible we carried out a cull every six months using a well known pest control firm. This is not as effective as all that happens in between is that another set of pigeons arrive to take the place of those you have had culled.
Another thing to check is if there is a food source for them within the area and see what can be done about this.
Using electronic scareing equipment such as sounds of gun fire or a birds distress call are not effective with respect to pigeons but may well work with seagulls
Take care
John C
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Posted By RB77
Having had roosting starling/pidgeon problems in the past we found the most effective control was to scare/disturb them every time they landed. This is especially easy on steel structures as all it needs is a few bangs on the steelwork to frighten them off. They will fly around then return a few times but if you persist they will realise you are not going to accept them and look for someone elses structures as home. It needs a little patience to overcome their staying power but will you give way to a bird.
Seagulls of course are a different matter, the bully boys of the air. It comes down to control over feeding and waste food materials, i.e. hygiene. If they are deprived of food they will soon find greener pastures.
We did of course approach the proffesionals with their bird scaring tactics but the above proved both effective and economical.
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Posted By Jim Walker
Homer,
Buy Bart an Airgun for Christmas
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Posted By jayjay
Bluenose,
Are you Guy Ritchie by any chance :-)
Regards,JJ
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Posted By MP
I'm with Jim Walker
Very cost effective too.
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Posted By Della Pearlman
Sorry to be a bit late replying to this - but while researching something else, I have just come across an article from NBS (National Building Specification) on dealing with bird nuisance that might be useful - try this link: http://www.thenbs.com/re...rticles/banningBirds.asp
regards
Della
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