Best way to get rid of seagulls?

BattleCorp

Not really a hunting question but what's the best way to get rid of seagulls from an industrial estate?

All suggestions welcome.

German pointer

not sure if there is a way as they are fully protected under the law (unfortunately) 😀😀

Vizzy

Bird of prey.

That's what the likes of landfills/civic amenity sites/recycling centres use.

aaakev

They used to be round here a fair bit then o e of the garages put up a BOP kite on the roof, they are gone now. Big fishing rod with the kite on a wire off the top flying around should do the trick

BattleCorp

aaakev wrote: »

They used to be round here a fair bit then o e of the garages put up a BOP kite on the roof, they are gone now. Big fishing rod with the kite on a wire off the top flying around should do the trick

Would they not get used to that?

J.R.

BattleCorp wrote: »

Would they not get used to that?

in around Smithfield Market in Dublin city centre they have "hawks" flying on kites to scare the seagulls...the river Liffey is very close.

It seems to work...no gulls nearby...but I must say the "hawks" they use are very, very realistic looking.


http://www.peregrinehawkkites.com/#!hawk-kite-stats/c200u

ligertigon

Gulls are not protected if they are a threat to aviation as per derogation may to april next year. Any helipad in the ind estate?:rolleyes:

Birdnuts

ligertigon wrote: »

Gulls are not protected if they are a threat to aviation as per derogation may to april next year. Any helipad in the ind estate?:rolleyes:

That deregation does indeed allow their shooting if they are causing problems for the owner/occupiers of aviation facilities like airfields etc. Getting back to the OP's case it sounds like something is attracting them into the estate. Most often it is some type of waste disposal issue that brings them in the same way they are attracted to landfills,dumps etc.. Remove that issue and the gulls will move on. If they are just hanging around to roost,rest etc. then scaring methods as mentioned by other posters should do the job.

ligertigon

Spot on birdnuts.

All these "pest" species are really only exploiting our wastefulness. Remove the bait and they move along, unless they are nesting there. Spikes, sonic repellers and shiney tape are the best options after removing food source.

senordingdong

Having this problem in our new house. Far from the coast but not too far from a river.
The gulls appear to have come up the river, scared away/killed the ducks and cranes/curlews and are spending their days sitting on peoples houses and squawking incessantly.

No reports yet of them attacking children but there have been reports of silly people feeding them and throwing bread to them.

The owls mentioned in the threads don't appear to have a resounding success but I've read about the hawk kites having more success. Does anybody have any experience dealing with these in a housing estate setting?

Kat1170

senordingdong wrote: »

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No reports yet of them attacking children but there have been reports of silly people feeding them and throwing bread to them.

You can put up whatever you like, but if people are feeding them, they won't be going anywhere.

senordingdong

Kat1170 wrote: »

You can put up whatever you like, but if people are feeding them, they won't be going anywhere.

That's what I was afraid of. Was hoping the presence of a 'predator' would make them look elsewhere.