michael wrote:
This year on our allotment,pigeons have been eating everything that is
not netted very securely-even lettuce,green unripe currants.There seem
to be many more pigeons than in previous years,and I will be having
nightmares if the numbers increase again and again.There do not appear
to be any predators around ,such as large birds of prey.

Hmm, I've noticed there seem to be more pigeons this year, too. Perhaps the
cold killed off some of the flying predators? Or maybe it's because
everyone has suddenly become very anti-fox after the media furore about the
fox attacks.