by Pigeon Patrol | Sep 28, 2015 | Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes, UltraSonic Bird Control
Millom council chambers, offices and kitchen have been closed since Friday while pest control workers investigate the site in St George’s Road.
Councillors vacating the office after a meeting on Friday afternoon were told the kitchen and the upstairs rooms would be locked, after pest control uncovered a significant amount of faeces in the loft space.
Cumbria county councillor for Millom, Brian Crawford, was one of the councillors instructed to take a different exit.
He has warned exposure to dried pigeon droppings can be fatal.
Cllr Crawford said: “There’s a danger of the droppings drying and become airborne. My question is, how long have the pigeons been up there?
“People have said they had been hearing noises up there and there are staff who use the office very often. It’s quite alarming as they may have been exposed to it for some time.
“There can be some quite serious diseases from pigeon droppings. You could be dead in two weeks from inhaling dried droppings.
“It’s a quite serious, major issue and from my memory it’s never happened before. I’ve been on the town council for seven years and it’s the first time I’ve heard about pigeons being in the loft space.”
A clean-up crew was due to be dispatched today to make the offices safe as Cumbria County Council said the mess poses a human health hazard.
A Cumbria County Council spokesman said yesterday: “There is an issue which has been flagged up. They have had pest control look at it at the end of last week.
“Pest control can see where the pigeons are getting in via a missing slate. The droppings are being cleared out tomorrow.
“As a precaution staff have been told not to use parts of the upstairs of the building, including the kitchen.
“The pigeon droppings are in the loft, which is being done this week because there is the potential for it to be a health hazard.”
Building work to prevent further vermin infesting the loft is due to take place this week.
Tomorrow’s town council meeting will take place in the Pensioners’ Hall, Mainsgate Road, Millom, as a result.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Sep 27, 2015 | Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Spikes, Pigeons in the News, UltraSonic Bird Control
The skeletal remains of pigeons seen hanging above a parade of shops are a “disgusting eyesore” which is causing children distress, residents say.
Netting installed to deter birds above shops in The Broadway, Woodford Green, has resulted in pigeons becoming trapped and dying from injury or starvation.
At least two decomposed pigeons can be seen caught up in the netting, and previously birds have been seen dangling just above the shop front signs, shoppers have said.
The netting is the responsibility of several leaseholders and maintenance contractors including Dendale Construction Ltd, based in Highams Park, and Ilford-based letting agency B Bailey & Co.
Louise Woodcock of charity Animal SOS in Snakes Lane East blames poor maintenance.
The Knighton Drive resident, said: “Environmental Health has been down on several occasions.
“Sadly, by the time the RSPCA arrives, the bird is dead.
“Our beautiful Broadway is becoming a dirty, degrading area ruined by the sight of decomposing pigeons above our cafes and eateries.
“I walked past recently with my niece who looked up and started screaming. It was the same dead bird that had been hanging down since before Christmas.”
Resident June Brook of King’s Avenue in Woodford Green, said it was concerning to see such a “disgusting eyesore” in a conservation area.
“The dead birds are just hanging upside down for all to e child walking past with her mother could not stop screaming. It is ruining the aesthetic of the buildings.”
London Wildlife Protection officer and founder of Waltham Forest Animal Protection, Rachel Barrat, is calling for immediate action from the property owners and intervention from Redbridge Council.
“Netting used to deter birds often traps them and causes cruel and lingering deaths.
“We are asking the owners to install it correctly and maintain it regularly, or remove it altogether and use more humane deterrents.”
Vince Cooper of Dendale Construction said the netting above She She She, a clothing store, was necessary.
“It was installed professionally by an independant netting company a year ago to protect the public and the fabric of the building.
“Before, pigeons were ruining our building, blocking out drains with nests and causing floods.
“Unlike next door (above Waite & Sons newsagents) our is maintained regularly and no birds have become trapped.”
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by Pigeon Patrol | Sep 26, 2015 | 4-S Gel Bird repellent, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes, Pigeons in the News, UltraSonic Bird Control
PIGEONS roosting under a railway bridge have got residents in a flap after depositing droppings all over pavements.
The winged offenders have been causing trouble from the railway bridge which crosses Gorgie Road near Tynecastle Stadium and Gorgie City Farm.
Calls have now been made for anti-bird netting to be installed to prevent the birds from roosting – following a successful similar method of defence in Abbeyhill.
Regular passers-by have written to Marco Biagi about the pesky pigeons and the Edinburgh Central MSP has taken up the case.
He said: “Unwanted deposits have been developing underneath the bridge which residents are unhappy about.
“I heard about it first when I was out during the referendum from a resident in the area.
“I decided to send round some surveys between Christmas and New Year on the subject and people got back to us saying it was a real problem.”
He pointed to the success of netting under the Abbeyhill rail bridge, near the Scottish Parliament.
Mr Biagi said: “I just thought if it is good enough for the Scottish Parliament then it should work for my constituency too.”
The threat of pigeon droppings has been raised with Gorgie Dalry Community Council a number of times in the last year, said chairwoman Fiona McLean.
She said: “We had a walkabout with the environmental wardens and this was one of the things that was raised.
“Under the railway bridge there are pigeons roosting and there is clearly a mess on the pavement.”
Concerns have been raised in the past over the state of bridges at Newcraighall park and ride, and Bingham.
A spokesman for Network Rail said: “The management of pigeons is the responsibility of local authorities and we regularly work with councils to facilitate access to structures to allow preventative measures such as netting to be installed.”
A city council spokesman said the authority would get in touch with Network Rail to discuss the matter.
In March 2013, dozens of dead pigeons were found
rotting under North Bridge after becoming trapped in a
net designed to stop them roosting.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Sep 25, 2015 | Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes
When someone mentions pigeons, the reaction of most within earshot is more likely to be “rats with wings” than “true marvels of the natural world.”
Filmmaker Scott Harper wants to change people’s minds with his new documentary The Secret Life of Pigeons, which rejects the prevailing avian-rodent notion and seeks to re-install the lowly pigeon on the much-loftier perches it enjoyed in centuries past.
The Secret Life of Pigeons, which airs Thursday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. on CBC’s The Nature of Things, is a rather fascinating examination of a creature that was once considered noble and even heroic, but is now more likely to be regarded as a nuisance or simply ignored completely.
Consider the history: it was the pigeon, not the dog or cat, that was the first animal to be domesticated, and this highly intelligent bird has served many important roles in human history. Pigeons were used as messengers in the military campaigns of Julius Caesar and Genghis Khan; they delivered the results of the first Olympic games in Greece; during the 20th century, their keen homing instincts were exploited to transport military intelligence across battlefields, medicines to distant clinics and financial information to Wall Street traders.
These days, however, the urban-pigeon population mostly just takes up space while struggling daily to survive — a tricky proposition that depends almost exclusively on handouts from humans.
Harper interviews several scientists who have become staunch defenders of pigeons, and their input provides some intriguing revelations about the intelligence and natural gifts of the birds.
Among the information offered is a new understanding of what gives pigeons their unique homing ability, along with first-ever footage of a pigeon’s in-flight perspective, thanks to a tiny harness-mounted camera that allows viewers to take to the skies with the bird.
The Secret Life of Pigeons takes its exploration beyond the “lowly” feral-pigeon population, reaching out into realms in which these creatures are beloved rather than detested. Harper visits with several pigeon “fanciers,” who raise showbirds with such exotic breed designations as African Owl, Short Faced Helmet, Voorburg Shield, English Trumpeter and German Beauty Homer.
“We’ve taken it to a whole other level,” says Manitoba cattle rancher Clint Robertson, president of the Canadian Pigeon Fanciers Association, “We’ve developed birds that aren’t even close to what the feral pigeon is anymore. This is an intense hobby of selectively bred birds that have evolved over thousands of years into something that has suited the taste of each individual breeder.”
Equally passionate about pigeons are the folks who breed them for racing — a relatively small-scale pastime in Canada, but a huge industry in other parts of the world, where purses can reach the million-dollar mark (in South Africa) and prize birds can sell for hundreds of thousands.
Most impressive, however, are the segments of the film that outline how intelligent and adaptable pigeons are — Harper includes re-enactments of a couple of scientific studies that show how the birds communicate over vast distances to ensure that available food supplies are distributed equally among the greater pigeon population.
The theory of “ideal free distribution” suggests — and is backed by solid evidence — that pigeons will disperse in a manner that guarantees equal access to food sources.
“You can never feed pigeons more,” says Luc-Alain Giraldeau, dean of science at the University of Quebec at Montreal. “You can just attract more pigeons.”
Rats with wings? Hardly.
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by Pigeon Patrol | Sep 24, 2015 | Animal Deterrent Products, Bird Deterrent Products, Bird Netting, Pigeon Patrol's Services, Pigeon Spikes
Concerns about a pigeon problem in Warminster town centre are growing with the population of the birds multiplying alarmingly.
And the burgeoning bird flock is said to be caused by people feeding them.
Town councillor Paul Batchelor says the pigeon population has doubled in the last 18 months and birds are not just gathering on the Old Town Hall but on other town centre buildings as well.
Cllr Batchelor, who runs Batchelors Cycles in Market Place, believes people are still not heeding the advice to not feed the pigeons and said he has been approached by several businesses and residents concerned about the issue.
Warminster Town Council has previously looked at drastic solutions to the long-running pigeon problem, including using a Harris Hawk or a contraceptive feed, but the ideas were dismissed by a feral pigeon expert.
Cllr Batchelor said: “It is noticeable that the pigeon population has doubled in the last 18 months and they only multiply according to the food supply they get.
“If the population is doubling then there must be people out there doing a good job of feeding them. I understand that people just think they are harmless creatures, but they carry disease and create a mess on our pavements.
“We do need to make sure the town centre is a safe environment for people, but I can see an increasing number of pigeons on roofs of buildings other than the Old Town Hall.
“It can be someone having a bit of crust leftover and throwing it to pigeons, which may seem harmless, but only makes the situation worse. Traders and people in the town are noticing and have raised the issue with me.”
Warminster Town Council discussed the issue at a meeting earlier this month, where councillors agreed that the pavements are a disgrace, especially outside eating establishments.
Because of concerns that droppings are creating a health hazard, Cllr Batchelor is going to ask the finance and assets committee on November 3 to put forward money for warning signs.
Cllr Batchelor added: “I have asked for an item to be put on the agenda about having signs put around the town to warn people about feeding pigeons.
“We need to educate people about the issue before taking more radical measures.”
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Cllr Crawford said: “There’s a danger of the droppings drying and become airborne. My question is, how long have the pigeons been up there?
