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Seagull deterrents
What's the current 'best solution' to seagull nesting between chimneys?
(They won't let me shoot them) Is it cages, short spikes, long spikes, barbed wire or wot? -- Jim S Tyneside UK www.jimscott.co.uk |
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On Sep 3, 11:36*am, Jim S wrote:
What's the current 'best solution' to seagull nesting between chimneys? (They won't let me shoot them) Is it cages, short spikes, long spikes, barbed wire or wot? -- Jim S * * * * Tyneside UK * * *www.jimscott.co.uk If you had the answer to that one you'd be a millionaire! Between chimneys? Do you mean on top of the stack? In which case long spikes set in mortar. But these flying rats are rarely deterred by anything but shooting them. |
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writes What's the current 'best solution' to seagull nesting between chimneys? (They won't let me shoot them) Is it cages, short spikes, long spikes, barbed wire or wot? I can confirm this stuff works.... http://www.bird-stop.co.uk/ShowDetails.asp?id=114 Although for us it was pigeons around the patio, not Sea Gulls on the ridge. Hth Someone |
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On Fri, 3 Sep 2010 03:43:47 -0700 (PDT), John MacLeod wrote:
On Sep 3, 11:36*am, Jim S wrote: What's the current 'best solution' to seagull nesting between chimneys? (They won't let me shoot them) Is it cages, short spikes, long spikes, barbed wire or wot? -- Jim S Between chimneys? Do you mean on top of the stack? In which case long spikes set in mortar. Yes - between two rows of chimney pots. But these flying rats are rarely deterred by anything but shooting them. Am I allowed? -- Jim S Tyneside UK www.jimscott.co.uk |
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Huge writes: On 2010-09-03, Jim S wrote: On Fri, 3 Sep 2010 03:43:47 -0700 (PDT), John MacLeod wrote: On Sep 3, 11:36Â*am, Jim S wrote: What's the current 'best solution' to seagull nesting between chimneys? (They won't let me shoot them) Is it cages, short spikes, long spikes, barbed wire or wot? -- Jim S Between chimneys? Do you mean on top of the stack? In which case long spikes set in mortar. Yes - between two rows of chimney pots. But these flying rats are rarely deterred by anything but shooting them. They're a damn sight bigger than rats, when you get close to them. They can also be quite vicious - attacking people, and they can recognise one particular person to attack, so ****ing them off isn't a good idea. Am I allowed? Sadly not. Are seagulls protected then? Seems unlikely. -- Andrew Gabriel [email address is not usable -- followup in the newsgroup] |
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On 3 Sep, 11:36, Jim S wrote:
What's the current 'best solution' to seagull nesting between chimneys? In ye goode olde daies ye birdes nestys were ane asset ynto ye cooke. All eggs taste pretty much the same if fresh but the richness of the meal is the reason gulls were encouraged and attic wyndows allowyed accesse in ye preVictorianne tymes. |
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On Fri, 3 Sep 2010 11:36:50 +0100, Jim S wrote:
What's the current 'best solution' to seagull nesting between chimneys? (They won't let me shoot them) http://www.globalsecurity.org/milita...15-gallery.htm not so much shooting as shredding. |
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"Jim S" wrote in message ... What's the current 'best solution' to seagull nesting between chimneys? (They won't let me shoot them) Is it cages, short spikes, long spikes, barbed wire or wot? -- Jim S Tyneside UK www.jimscott.co.uk http://www.totnes-bsac.co.uk/misc/gulls.html S |
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On Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:50:15 +0100, somebody
wrote: In message , Jim S writes What's the current 'best solution' to seagull nesting between chimneys? (They won't let me shoot them) Is it cages, short spikes, long spikes, barbed wire or wot? I can confirm this stuff works.... http://www.bird-stop.co.uk/ShowDetails.asp?id=114 Bugger that. When they see me coming the birdies all fly an' hide. But they still go for sar-dines when coat-ed with cyan-ide ... Derek |
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On Fri, 03 Sep 2010 17:57:23 +0100, Derek Geldard wrote:
On Fri, 3 Sep 2010 12:50:15 +0100, somebody wrote: In message , Jim S writes What's the current 'best solution' to seagull nesting between chimneys? (They won't let me shoot them) Is it cages, short spikes, long spikes, barbed wire or wot? I can confirm this stuff works.... http://www.bird-stop.co.uk/ShowDetails.asp?id=114 Bugger that. When they see me coming the birdies all fly an' hide. But they still go for sar-dines when coat-ed with cyan-ide ... Derek Where do you get yer cyan-ide? -- Jim S Tyneside UK www.jimscott.co.uk |
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What's the current 'best solution' to seagull nesting between chimneys? (They won't let me shoot them) Who won't let you - the seagulls? |
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Andrew Gabriel wrote:
In article , Huge writes: On 2010-09-03, Jim S wrote: On Fri, 3 Sep 2010 03:43:47 -0700 (PDT), John MacLeod wrote: On Sep 3, 11:36Â am, Jim S wrote: But these flying rats are rarely deterred by anything but shooting them. They're a damn sight bigger than rats, when you get close to them. They can also be quite vicious - attacking people, and they can recognise one particular person to attack, so ****ing them off isn't a good idea. Am I allowed? Sadly not. Are seagulls protected then? Seems unlikely. The Council are considering culling by shooting in Cheltenham apparently: it seems that herring gulls are protected, but lesser black-backed gulls aren't: http://www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/news/Seagull-cull-rolled-Cheltenham/article-2549136-detail/article.html David |
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