Bird deterrent

billyhead

Does anyone know if these are any use for deterring pigeons from the garden? https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MA61KAF/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_imm_awdb_T15R74CTBMPSDQ14SVWX

macraignil

Hanging up some old CDs would be just as effective and I tried the CD method with limited success before. Old audio tape can also be stretched about the place and the birds are said to dislike the noise the tape makes when the wind blows through it. Most effective thing I have tried is netting but even this has its drawbacks unless you put the effort into completely sealing off an area and build a walk in frame to keep the netting in place through all sorts of weather. The advice I got when I inquired about solutions was to try a few different deterrents and alternate them so the birds don't get used to finding a way around just the one strategy.

fryup

I've used THIS and THIS and found them OK

the key is to move them around every so often otherwise the birds get wise to it😑

The Continental Op

As mentioned the birds get used to a lot of things. Some farmers refer to the bird scarer guns as dinner gongs as some pigeons have learned that the sound of them means food.

imo if its important then netting is the only answer and even then it needs to be a proper job.