by Pigeon Patrol | Jul 29, 2015 | 4-S Gel Bird repellent, Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes
The problem of pigeons in Deal will next be discussed at a private meeting.
Councillors have agreed to informally meet with senior environmental officer Paul Neagle and the environment portfolio holder at Dover District Council to discuss the ‘complex and emotional’ issue, although a date has not been confirmed.
The chamber of trade will also be invited.
The 80-year-old woman asked the other woman not to feed the pigeons. Stock picture
They will discuss the practical options open to the council but no decisions will be made.
Councillors agreed to host a meeting open to the public shortly after.
Many Deal residents including Sean Gabb, of Middle Street, would like to see action to reduce the number of pigeons.
Dr Gabb has already sent a petition with more than 200 signatures to Dover District Council. He would like them to make feeding the creatures an offence.
Vivienne Clifford feels it could be cruel to cut off their food supply.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jul 26, 2015 | 4-S Gel Bird repellent, Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes, Pigeons in the News
ALMOST 800 pigeons roosting on Southend Hospital were killed last year.
The hospital called in pest control to deal with the birds, which they said were a health risk. The dead birds were used as fodder for birds of prey.
Jan China, director of estates and facilities, at Southend Hospital said feral pigeons had caused a lot of problems on the site and were a potential health hazard, particularly in operating theatres.
She said: “Large numbers of pigeons present at Southend Hospital have historically created a lot of mess. They have been known to enter the premises via small gaps in windows which can affect the cleanliness of the patient care environment and plant/ventilation rooms which provides fresh air supply to the theatres.
“The trust invests in deterrents to keep feral pigeons away from trust premises as far as reasonably practicable. These installations include netting to deter feral pigeons from entering particular areas and spiking on window ledges to prevent roosting as well as the periodic use of a bird scarer. Any birds that become trapped in netting are released.”
The director said pest control companies broke the pigeon’s necks and the bodies were then frozen and given to wildlife centres.
She added: “All work in relation to control of feral pigeons is undertaken in accordance with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and Animal Welfare Act 2006. Where these methods cause additional problems or become ineffective, the trust employs a licensed pest control company to humanely remove the pigeons in accordance with the Act. 790 pigeons were removed by the contracted pest control company during 2014, and they dealt with the removal and disposal of the birds.”
Lauren Hollas from Southend Animal Aid criticised the action. She said: “I’m quite appalled and shocked to hear this. There must be a more humane alternative to killing so many pigeons. There are ways of deterring them. It’s brutal.
“Even netting can cause issues. They can get stuck.
“The hospitals needs to find ways of stopping them getting in the building or roosting on the building. This is a quick fix, but it must be costing the hospital a lot of money.
“Pigeons are very succesful at breeding, but people need to give them some credit rather than dismiss them as vermin.
They are wildlife just trying to survive and they were a lot of help to us during the war.”
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jul 24, 2015 | 4-S Gel Bird repellent, Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes, Pigeons in the News, UltraSonic Bird Control
Another slow news day, another bird-themed Japanese Twitter picture making the rounds.
To put it lightly, Japan’s major cities have a bit of a pigeon problem. According to Japan’s National Institute for Environmental Studies, the pigeon (or, holy crap, technically the “feral rock dove”), is an invasive species to the Japanese mainland that now inhabits essentially every speck of land, including, even, some distant islands belonging to Japan.
As with invasive pigeons in other cities throughout the world, Japanese pigeons have largely adapted to an urban environment, losing their instinctive fear of humans, nesting in and among buildings and, apparently, even frequenting McDonald’s.
A visitor to a Hachioji-area McDonald’s on the outskirts of Tokyo proper snapped this photo recently of a trio of pigeons just hanging out at one of the restaurant’s tables, presumably having a chat about how much they love pooping on things and enjoying some fry crumbs and a Coke.
Japanese media and Twitter aggregates picked it up and the photo now has the Japanese Internet buzzing.
While most Netizens seem to be having a quiet chuckle about it, at least some are reacting with genuine concern. Pigeons are, after all, notorious harbingers of disease, including something called cryptococcosis, which doesn’t sound pleasant at all, and one does have to wonder why there don’t appear to be any employees attempting to escort the animals to the nearest bronze statue or something.
Then again, there’s a chance they were legitimately paying customers, in which case demanding that they leave purely because of their feathery exteriors would be asking for a discrimination lawsuit from the pigeons’ lawyer.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jul 22, 2015 | 4-S Gel Bird repellent, Bird Netting, Pigeon Spikes, Pigeons in the News
A South Broadway bridge has gained a reputation with pedestrians for all the wrong reasons: piles of bird feces and decaying pigeon carcasses.
Hundreds of pigeons have made their home in the railroad overpass between the Newtown Crossing apartments and Tolly-Ho restaurant. They roost in the support beams, they defecate on the sidewalk, and many lie dead in their own filth, left to decay or be torn apart by strong-stomached scavengers.
Pedestrians often must skip, hop and jump to make it to the other side without stepping on something undesirable.
“I hate that bridge,” said Bryon Speach, who walks under it two or three times a week. “People don’t really walk under it unless they have to.”
Urban County Government officials hope that will change by the end of summer, when the city’s Division of Environmental Services plans to erect a metal barrier to keep pigeons away.
“Thank God,” said Clarence Johnson, who works at St. Joseph Hospital up the street. “They need to do something.”
Johnson normally drives to work, but when his car broke down, he was forced to walk down South Broadway under the bridge to the hospital. Johnson said he noticed the pigeons when he drove, but he didn’t know how much bird poop and how many dead birds were on the sidewalk.
“I didn’t know it was this bad,” he said. “My wife won’t go under it at all.”
Five years ago,
after a string of complaints, the city’s Division of Parks and Recreation tried to deter pigeons from roosting on the beams by putting metal sheets on the bridge’s underbelly. That kept pigeons from defecating on the sidewalks, but the sheet metal began to buckle and bend under the weight of dead pigeons and feces; some of the metal sheets eventually fell onto the sidewalk.
“Recently, (the metal sheets) have just not been working at all. They were just kind of overwhelmed by pigeon debris, honestly,” said Jennifer Myatt, an environmental outreach specialist with the city’s Department of Environmental Quality and Public Works. “At some point there was just too much, and it was coming onto the sidewalk.”
Since then, the Division of Environmental Services sent workers wearing hazardous-material suits to remove the metal sheets and clean the beams.
“It’s much cleaner now probably than it’s been in a long, long time,” said Susan Plueger, director of the Division of Environmental Services.
Workers now clean the sidewalks every two weeks.
Plueger said the city will probably put up large metal sheets between the bridge’s support beams. Those sheets, unlike the previous ones, would be completely blocked on the sides, leaving no room for pigeons to perch.
“We want our solution to be permanent,” Plueger said.
City officials initially had said they would use pigeon spikes — small, pointed poles that are meant to keep pigeons from perching — but they changed their minds after learning that pigeons can find ways to land around them.
Gary Potts, a member of the Lexington Racing Pigeon Club, suggested using chicken wire to block the pigeons from perching, but he emphasized that pigeons are persistent.
“If there’s a place to land, they’ll land,” Potts said. “Unless they cover the whole thing, the birds are going to get up in there.”
The large amounts of feces and dead pigeons are unpleasant, Potts said, but the area probably isn’t dangerous for pedestrians.
“People don’t have to worry about it,” he said. “They’re just as healthy as any other birds.”
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jul 19, 2015 | 4-S Gel Bird repellent, Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes, UltraSonic Bird Control
THE pigeon pest is back in Newent, and some traders in the town are fed up.
Anne Haines, who runs florists Flowercraft of Newent in Broad Street with her daughter Emma, is so incensed she has written to Newent Town Council pleading with them to do something – like a cull.
“The pigeons just make a huge mess, on the canopy, the walls and pavements,” she said.
The problem isn’t new. Last year Mrs Haines had to replace her canopy, that protects her flowers, at a cost of £750 because it was covered in mess and rotting through.
Peter Curtis of the Buttery Tea Rooms is opposite Flowercraft and sees first hand the problem – but he isn’t affected.
“It’s not a problem here. Probably because they have nowhere to perch or roost. But the flower shop and the pharmacy opposite is covered in pigeon poo. It’s a right mess and can’t be very nice for them,” he said.
Newent Town Council’s clerk said she would be approaching the district council for advice on how to deal with the problem.
Councillor Roger Beard of Newent Town Council said he will back moves for the town’s pigeon population to be controlled.
“Pavements are covered in detritus in certain areas. The big problems is that their population is increasing and it’s not being controlled,” he said.
If tourists are to be encouraged to the town, said Mr Beard, then the streets will need to be clear of pigeon mess.
A district council spokesman said: “It is the responsibility of the building owners and landlords to put in place pigeon-proofing measures. The district ouncil’s pest control team is happy to advise on the different types of preventative measures available and assist where possible.”
But some traders believe the birds are “part of the countryside” and the authorities will never get rid of them.
Gloucester city has a similar problem with seagulls and the search continues for an effective solution.
Councillor Paul Toleman (C, Westgate) is unequivocal in his views on these ‘feathered rats’.
He said: “They are dreadful winged vermin and are an absolute nuisance in the city.”
Gloucester City Council has tried many methods to manage the problem, he said, but thus far the seagulls continue to return.
“I understand there have been considerations for a hawk to scare them off. I don’t know if it would do it. They are a serious problem. But the council we has made other efforts and have made sure all food outlets use gull-proof bags, because food is one the reasons they come here,” he said.
The key, he believes, is to stop the birds nesting. But it will all cost money.
Now is the wrong time to tackle the seagull pest in the city because the birds have nested and chicks born, he said.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Jul 18, 2015 | 4-S Gel Bird repellent, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes
Everyone loves an animal photobomb – and now Rochdale has its own contender to be the ‘coo’-lest!
Seals, horses and squirrels have become overnight internet sensations and this Rochdale pigeon looks like it wants to join the party.
The inquisitive bird appears to be having a good look into the camera in Rochdale town centre, reports the Manchester Evening News.
The photo, taken from Rochdale Council’s webcam high above the town centre, was posted by hairdresser and former councillor Greg Couzens on the Rochdale Future Facebook page.
He posted: “The best Photo Bombed Ever?” much to the amusement of the other group members.
Greg added: “I posted this photo on the Rochdale Future Facebook site and within a very short period of time it received over 100 likes.
“It’s a real bird’s eye view of river development!
“It’s a great way to promote the webcam and keep up-to-date with the river opening development.”
The camera is situated on top of the Regal Moon pub and gives great views over the soon-to-be-uncovered River Roch and towards the town hall.
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