On Wed, 25 Jun 2014 12:04:31 +0100, john t west wrote:

These birds you mention are classed as *vermin* and can be legally
shot at, to scare them away.

Careful there is no real legal definition of "vermin". Some
animals/birds/plants are considered "pests" and can be legally
shot/trapped etc, provided the death is still humane.

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Cheers
Dave.