Stone The Crows! Bird like nightmare :-(

[GeoffCapes]

We are surrounded by equestrian and crop fields, and these last couple of weeks the bird scarers (very large bangs) and shot guns have been very promenant, there are scarecrows in most of the neighboring fields too.
I'm guessing this is the problem, as we are probably the only queit bit of land in the area atm, so their safe haven.

We've got an Army firing range 300m from our house, yet they're still around.

We've a friend who works for the council and she said they get complaints about the noise from the firing range. It's only been there 200 years!
They're the same type of people who move near a race track and complain about the noise.

I find the noise of machine guns strangely therapeutic for some reason.

 

[CatmanV2]

We've got an Army firing range 300m from our house, yet they're still around.

We've a friend who works for the council and she said they get complaints about the noise from the firing range. It's only been there 200 years!
They're the same type of people who move near a race track and complain about the noise.

I find the noise of machine guns strangely therapeutic for some reason.

There was a piece in the paper about a church whose clock bells have been sounding since something like 1905. One complaint from a new resident and they are almost certainly going to either have to spend thousands installing a mechanism to stop them at night, or shut it off completely

C

 

[Felonious Crud]

How does your white car fair with the flying vermin?

It gets dirty fast but because the white paint doesn't get as hot as black the risk of lasting paint damage is mitigated. That said, as the roof is a deep, pure, gloss black I had it PPF'd. The entire front is also PPFd, and although PPF can be damaged by bird shite you can at least replace the PPF if necessary.

 

[Doohickey]

There was a piece in the paper about a church whose clock bells have been sounding since something like 1905. One complaint from a new resident and they are almost certainly going to either have to spend thousands installing a mechanism to stop them at night, or shut it off completely

C

There was a pub called the Cooperage on Newcastle Quayside that had been there in some form since the 15th century which was a great live music venue. They built some flats next door and the residents complained about the noise and now it's shut and in danger of falling down. There ought to be some law that prevents people complaining about a nuisance which already exists when they buy somewhere.

 

[lifes2short]

There was a piece in the paper about a church whose clock bells have been sounding since something like 1905. One complaint from a new resident and they are almost certainly going to either have to spend thousands installing a mechanism to stop them at night, or shut it off completely

C

came across this video a few months ago, luv it when that moaning minnie says there's a residential area nearby, one house , as the tractor driver rightly told that nob "it don't work like that in the farming industry"

 

[Sam McGoo]

There ought to be some law that prevents people complaining about a nuisance which already exists when they buy somewhere.

Yeah it is mental that this happens.

 

[Trev Latter]

@Trev Latter is that a rhea ? We always seem to have one or two escaped ones around here.

Crows and rooks are very smart (clearly only up to a point), fascinating to watch and hard as h3ll to deter. We have way too many around here. They've not attacked my car yet but they do enjoy crarping on it (and other things). I've read that, aside from shooting them, the best deterrent is to hang a dead one in a tree. They don't like that. Some of the local farmers do it. Whilst effective, it does look a bit sinister.

No, Emu. It's my sister in laws. She has two Rheas too, along with numerous chickens, ducks, geese and three horses. The Rheas aren't as tame as Skiff, who's been hand fed from birth and usually, they'll come close, but stay very wary. Occasionally they will take food from your hand, but don't really like doing it.

 

[Zep]

Having spent the last 2 months trying to get a licence to removed some seagull nests to allow some work to go ahead, it is a pain. Even more of a pain when they go to do the removal and find that the licence is for the wrong species and we have to start again.

This year I am not a fan of birds.

 

[lifes2short]

Having spent the last 2 months trying to get a licence to removed some seagull nests to allow some work to go ahead, it is a pain. Even more of a pain when they go to do the removal and find that the licence is for the wrong species and we have to start again.

This year I am not a fan of birds.

could be worse, try moving a badger set for a new build

 

[2b1ask1]

Sam
Bad news is you are not allowed to shoot crows anymore or magpies and a whole load of others.

Not strictly true, they are still covered as a pest species (as are most corvids), along with wood Pidgeon, Canada geese, Egyptian geese etc. There was a very brief ban when the woke brigade had a brief victory over the real world of land management but a general license covers you now (General License). That said you cannot just pull your shotgun out in your back garden and start blasting away; it would likely end quickly and decisively when the local ARV turned up!

 

[Harry]

I think the answer is keep your car dirty

 

[Sam McGoo]

I think the answer is keep your car dirty

Yes, I think it's my own fault for machine polishing it a while ago!

This was before the incident...

 

[GTVGEOFF]

Not strictly true, they are still covered as a pest species (as are most corvids), along with wood Pidgeon, Canada geese, Egyptian geese etc. There was a very brief ban when the woke brigade had a brief victory over the real world of land management but a general license covers you now (General License). That said you cannot just pull your shotgun out in your back garden and start blasting away; it would likely end quickly and decisively when the local ARV turned up!

I am on your side, the woke brigade are nuts.
I was having a conversation with a farming friend only this week about shooting, he is having a lot of trouble with crows at the moment on his sweetcorn. Has soon as the first green shoots appear they pull up the plant to get to the seed underneath. He told me he was no longer allowed to just go and shoot them, you have to prove you have used all means possible to deter them. Focking crazy. I think if they are worrying lambs you can shoot them. Sam suggest you go out and get you Sunday dinner ☺️

 

[Harry]

Yes, I think it's my own fault for machine polishing it a while ago!

This was before the incident...

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Wow!

 

[MaserMike]

So sorry to hear what happened about your car Sam, as she looked stunning the other day when we saw her! :-(

I'm with some of the other comments - you'll be able to get a lot if not all out (hopefully if not too deep) using grit, polisher and abrasive polish etc... A decent body shop will be able to sort her out for you.

 

[lifes2short]

Yes, I think it's my own fault for machine polishing it a while ago!

This was before the incident...

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what a shine on that paintwork , no wonder you're hacked off after the crow thing, if that were me those crows would certainly have been despatched by my 12 bore after seeing the damage

 

[Hurricane52]

I am on your side, the woke brigade are nuts.
I was having a conversation with a farming friend only this week about shooting, he is having a lot of trouble with crows at the moment on his sweetcorn. Has soon as the first green shoots appear they pull up the plant to get to the seed underneath. He told me he was no longer allowed to just go and shoot them, you have to prove you have used all means possible to deter them. Focking crazy. I think if they are worrying lambs you can shoot them. Sam suggest you go out and get you Sunday dinner ☺️

When I was a nipper it was one of the annual jobs for me and my mate on his dad’s farm. A few weeks walking the fields around May with a 4/10 and a 12 bore kept the numbers down.

Little did we know that we should have just parked a Maserati in each gateway to deter them from eating the seed.

 

[Sam McGoo]

So sorry to hear what happened about your car Sam, as she looked stunning the other day when we saw her! :-(

I'm with some of the other comments - you'll be able to get a lot if not all out (hopefully if not too deep) using grit, polisher and abrasive polish etc... A decent body shop will be able to sort her out for you.

Thanks Mark.
Yeah I'm feeling better now the shock has worn off, and so many on here have said it shouldn't be too much bother to fix.

 

[Sam McGoo]

Whoa..stranger than fiction Sam ! We just got done saying what a nightmare paint care can be, especially black !!
Guess you'll have no excuse to avoid the pro paint protection route now mate...

Ha ha, yeah, you jinxed it Tim.
I'm gonna get a couple of pro quotes the next day or so, so see how that goes.
Failing that, I might get the polisher out and have a crack myself again. As you can see the before pics, I did OK last time lol.

 

[spkennyuk]

I haven't at the minute as I decided to continue with the family break, but will get some. I think you'll only be able to see it in certain lighting now.

Any idea how much something like that should cost from a pro? DA Polishing I don't mind, but attacking the car with wet and dry I don't think the masser should be my first experience.

It shouldnt cost much at all unless somebody adds maserati tax on it for you. From what your saying its probably only 45 mins to 1 hour labour and thats it. 15 mins to 20 mins with with sanding and then 5 mins to 10 mins with G3 stage. Followed by 2 or 3 stages with the DA.