Broadback wrote:

I made the mistake of laying netting over lawn seed I laid. Not a
very good germination rate. I now know why,looking out the window
early one morning I watched blasted pigeons walking over the netting
feasting happily. So time to re-sow, then stretch the netting over
the bed a little raised me-thinks.

Google or look on eBay for enviromesh insect netting. I've used it
with decent results as the mesh is too fine for the the birds to get
through.

--
Chris