Bob Hobden wrote:
"Woodworm" wrote ...

Scenario:

Living in the middle of a small estate and where at least half a
dozen other owners have decided to supply food to the local bird
population all year around by fixing bird feeders in their gardens.

That constant flock of birds to the feeders has now caused the rather
annoying problem of bird crap being dropped everywhere in my garden
causing quite a mess and nuisance (and possibly a health hazard to my
grandchildren).

The biggest problem though is with the constant coming and going of
fairly large numbers of jackdaws, magpies, starlings and blackbirds
with the odd crow showing up.

What I can't do:

Get rid of the feeders, the neighbours have politely told me that.
I don't wish to get banged up for using a shotgun!
I have a small calibre air-rifle that can 'tickle' the bigger birds
to move them (I don't wish to invest in a high velocity .22 as dead
birds lying around in various gardens etc.

Now the question:

Can anyone therefore suggest a good, effective, non-noise making bird
scarer that would go a very long way to scaring the little beggars
off?
Makes a change from cats.

Now you really shouldn't talk about sacha like that - naughty boy, she'll
have to spank you now.

BTW, this really was a post asking a genuine question with no attempt at
sacha's favourite word [trolling] - of which from the O/T tone of many of
her posts, sacha could rightly be accused of.

As for this group, it's so damned insular that it's not worth the time
asking for any information here *UNLESS* sacha decrees that a poster with
can be admitted into her hand-'plucked' cabal of sycophants!