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Davis Knowlton · 15-11-2009, 08:42 AM

My wife is being driven nuts by swarms of little, brown birds which descend on the lawn and garden every afternoon. I don't know exactly what they are, but they look like starlings (I am in the southern Philippines). They eat the orchids, shit all over the place, and are generally a pain. If you go outside and scream and bang pots together or whatever, they retreat to the garden wall and, once you have been back inside for a few minutes, they return. She has tried hanging flapping strips of cloth, to no avail. Does anyone have any thoughts. I don't want to put out poison because of the dogs, and I can't put the birdshot to them because of the neighbors. Any ideas would be most welcome. Thanks!

artist · 15-11-2009, 08:55 AM

Buy a cat

WujouMao · 15-11-2009, 08:56 AM

how long have they been there? years or months? have you added anything to the garden which is attracting them?

give us a butchers anyway. lets see what sort of problem you have. i'd rather have the birds than karaoke anyday

pity they are not yellow little mites. you could sell them to the kids for their very own live pet

Davis Knowlton · 15-11-2009, 09:04 AM

It's a new house. I just finished building it in May, and landscaped the garden about the same time. There is a lot of open land around, farmland and semi-jungle. They appear to live at night in two tall trees across the street and up the road a bit.

mellow · 15-11-2009, 09:54 AM

Read various articles which suggest putting out a decoy which resembles an owl, or another type of predatory bird. Never tried it myself, but they claimed that it worked.

Davis Knowlton · 15-11-2009, 10:03 AM

Worth a try, although these little bastards don't appear to be scared of much. Thanks.

kingwilly · 15-11-2009, 10:20 AM

I've got some kittens in need of a home.

Davis Knowlton · 15-11-2009, 10:33 AM

Thanks, but I think I'll pass. Already have dogs, turtles, fish and a snake named Slink.

spikebs4 · 15-11-2009, 10:43 AM

get a piece of hose pipe / yellow or bright green .. approx 1 mtr long / leave on ground ... birds think its a snake ... worked for me .....

Davis Knowlton · 15-11-2009, 10:46 AM

Also worth a try. Thanks. Would use Slink the real snake, but he would take off. Will let you know if it works. Off to buy some hose pipe this afternoon.

Carnwadrick · 15-11-2009, 10:55 AM

Hang photos of your avatar

Davis Knowlton · 15-11-2009, 11:02 AM

^Would scare the dogs. ^^Wife is excited about the hose pipe idea. She has already headed off to the hardware store.

TizMe · 15-11-2009, 11:09 AM

I've also heard some old CDs strung up around the place can be effective as well, I don't know why.

Stinky · 15-11-2009, 11:18 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Davis Knowlton

Wife is excited about the hose pipe

Sounds like you'll soon be redundant mate

Davis Knowlton · 15-11-2009, 11:19 AM

Wow, was that a poor choice of words......

Norton · 15-11-2009, 11:51 AM

Suppose some bird feed laced with rat poison would do the trick but will have to keep the pets away from it and the dead birds.

paranha · 15-11-2009, 11:58 AM

Very easy to get rid of them actually :-)

Get a good sound recorder and mount the microphone in the garden.

When the birds come, turn it on. Go out and scare off the birds.
The birds will sing their warning cry when they see you.

Do some creative editing of the recording of the warning cry and make a loop of it that plays with regular intervals.
Mount some speakers in your garden and play it off randomly. Will not be a birdy in your garden after that ;-).

(tried and tested in the strawberry fields in norway to get rid of birds).

Chairman Mao · 15-11-2009, 12:47 PM

Sprinkle bird food pellets on your neighbour's lawn. (one a few houses down)

Davis Knowlton · 15-11-2009, 01:31 PM

A number of good ideas. Thanks to all. Will start with the fake snake, and work from there.

Johnny Longprong · 15-11-2009, 02:03 PM

Good eatin them fellas.

UpTooYou · 15-11-2009, 02:29 PM

What we do is set off a chain of fireworks for about five minutes, then cut loose with the shotguns. The fireworks gives some light and hides the sound of the shotguns! Or mix some local moonshine with honey and bird seed or whatever they are eating, then cut loose with the shotguns.

Davis Knowlton · 15-11-2009, 03:26 PM

^^Wouldn't hardly be worth the effort. Once you popped off the heads, gutted 'em and defeathered and defeeted 'em, one of them would barely fill a teaspoon. Kinda like blue crabs, more trouble than they're worth.

DrAndy · 15-11-2009, 03:28 PM

leave them alone, they were there first

typical bloody humans, want to scare/kill anything that infringes on their territory

BobR · 15-11-2009, 03:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mellow

Read various articles which suggest putting out a decoy which resembles an owl, or another type of predatory bird. Never tried it myself, but they claimed that it worked.

I've seen many plastic owls on buildings in America to scare other birds away, but Thai birds might be more smart.

UpTooYou · 15-11-2009, 03:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrAndy

leave them alone, they were there first

typical bloody humans, want to scare/kill anything that infringes on their territory

That what you do here Dr Andy! Cull any post/thread that infinges on your territory!

15-11-2009, 08:42 AM	#1 (permalink)
Davis Knowlton Philippine Expat Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Philippines Posts: 7,387	How Can I Get Rid of These BIRDS? My wife is being driven nuts by swarms of little, brown birds which descend on the lawn and garden every afternoon. I don't know exactly what they are, but they look like starlings (I am in the southern Philippines). They eat the orchids, shit all over the place, and are generally a pain. If you go outside and scream and bang pots together or whatever, they retreat to the garden wall and, once you have been back inside for a few minutes, they return. She has tried hanging flapping strips of cloth, to no avail. Does anyone have any thoughts. I don't want to put out poison because of the dogs, and I can't put the birdshot to them because of the neighbors. Any ideas would be most welcome. Thanks!

15-11-2009, 10:43 AM	#9 (permalink)
spikebs4 Member Last Online: 18-11-2012 03:26 AM Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 775	snake get a piece of hose pipe / yellow or bright green .. approx 1 mtr long / leave on ground ... birds think its a snake ... worked for me .....

15-11-2009, 11:58 AM	#17 (permalink)
paranha Member Last Online: 22-06-2010 05:30 AM Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Thailand / Sweden Posts: 150	Very easy to get rid of them actually :-) Get a good sound recorder and mount the microphone in the garden. When the birds come, turn it on. Go out and scare off the birds. The birds will sing their warning cry when they see you. Do some creative editing of the recording of the warning cry and make a loop of it that plays with regular intervals. Mount some speakers in your garden and play it off randomly. Will not be a birdy in your garden after that ;-). (tried and tested in the strawberry fields in norway to get rid of birds). __________________ -: P A R A N H A :-

15-11-2009, 02:29 PM	#21 (permalink)
UpTooYou I am in Jail Last Online: 17-02-2013 12:45 PM Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Melbourne Posts: 451	What we do is set off a chain of fireworks for about five minutes, then cut loose with the shotguns. The fireworks gives some light and hides the sound of the shotguns! Or mix some local moonshine with honey and bird seed or whatever they are eating, then cut loose with the shotguns. __________________ Lift your feet!

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15-11-2009, 08:55 AM	#2 (permalink)
artist Member Last Online: 17-04-2013 06:16 PM Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 440	Buy a cat

15-11-2009, 08:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
WujouMao Non expat Last Online: 06-05-2013 09:40 PM Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Peterborough Posts: 1,340	how long have they been there? years or months? have you added anything to the garden which is attracting them? give us a butchers anyway. lets see what sort of problem you have. i'd rather have the birds than karaoke anyday pity they are not yellow little mites. you could sell them to the kids for their very own live pet

15-11-2009, 09:04 AM	#4 (permalink)
Davis Knowlton Philippine Expat Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Philippines Posts: 7,387	It's a new house. I just finished building it in May, and landscaped the garden about the same time. There is a lot of open land around, farmland and semi-jungle. They appear to live at night in two tall trees across the street and up the road a bit.

15-11-2009, 09:54 AM	#5 (permalink)
mellow Member Last Online: Yesterday 12:22 PM Join Date: May 2007 Location: over the hill Posts: 796	Read various articles which suggest putting out a decoy which resembles an owl, or another type of predatory bird. Never tried it myself, but they claimed that it worked.

15-11-2009, 10:03 AM	#6 (permalink)
Davis Knowlton Philippine Expat Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Philippines Posts: 7,387	Worth a try, although these little bastards don't appear to be scared of much. Thanks.

15-11-2009, 10:20 AM	#7 (permalink)
kingwilly Thailand Expat Last Online: Yesterday 10:44 PM Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 45,620	I've got some kittens in need of a home.

15-11-2009, 10:33 AM	#8 (permalink)
Davis Knowlton Philippine Expat Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Philippines Posts: 7,387	Thanks, but I think I'll pass. Already have dogs, turtles, fish and a snake named Slink.

15-11-2009, 10:46 AM	#10 (permalink)
Davis Knowlton Philippine Expat Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Philippines Posts: 7,387	Also worth a try. Thanks. Would use Slink the real snake, but he would take off. Will let you know if it works. Off to buy some hose pipe this afternoon.

15-11-2009, 10:55 AM	#11 (permalink)
Carnwadrick Thailand Expat Last Online: Yesterday 10:37 PM Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dark side of paradise Posts: 1,034	Hang photos of your avatar

15-11-2009, 11:02 AM	#12 (permalink)
Davis Knowlton Philippine Expat Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Philippines Posts: 7,387	^Would scare the dogs. ^^Wife is excited about the hose pipe idea. She has already headed off to the hardware store.

15-11-2009, 11:09 AM	#13 (permalink)
TizMe or TizYou? Last Online: Today 12:14 AM Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Singapore Posts: 3,846	I've also heard some old CDs strung up around the place can be effective as well, I don't know why.

15-11-2009, 11:19 AM	#15 (permalink)
Davis Knowlton Philippine Expat Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Philippines Posts: 7,387	Wow, was that a poor choice of words......

15-11-2009, 11:51 AM	#16 (permalink)
Norton Days Work Done! Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Roiet Posts: 19,479	Suppose some bird feed laced with rat poison would do the trick but will have to keep the pets away from it and the dead birds.

15-11-2009, 12:47 PM	#18 (permalink)
Chairman Mao Banned Last Online: 30-01-2013 08:22 AM Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 10,956	Sprinkle bird food pellets on your neighbour's lawn. (one a few houses down)

15-11-2009, 01:31 PM	#19 (permalink)
Davis Knowlton Philippine Expat Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Philippines Posts: 7,387	A number of good ideas. Thanks to all. Will start with the fake snake, and work from there.

15-11-2009, 02:03 PM	#20 (permalink)
Johnny Longprong Thailand Expat Last Online: 30-04-2013 04:58 PM Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,006	Good eatin them fellas.

15-11-2009, 03:26 PM	#22 (permalink)
Davis Knowlton Philippine Expat Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Philippines Posts: 7,387	^^Wouldn't hardly be worth the effort. Once you popped off the heads, gutted 'em and defeathered and defeeted 'em, one of them would barely fill a teaspoon. Kinda like blue crabs, more trouble than they're worth.

15-11-2009, 03:28 PM	#23 (permalink)
DrAndy Oh Fuk Last Online: Today 02:36 AM Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: yes Posts: 31,115	leave them alone, they were there first typical bloody humans, want to scare/kill anything that infringes on their territory

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