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Thanks for the tip Bill – I will advise my wife who is the one who is getting bit.

Of course the real solution is anti-pigeon netting under the solar panels – it should be a criminal offence to install PV solar panels without putting netting around them! Also someone needs to invent an inverted cone device to hang under the bird feeders so that when the finches and tits help themselves it doesn’t result in a lot of see falling to the ground for the pigeons to feast on.

As it is going to be expensive to scaffold up to the PV panels on our house I am trying deterrence next. Everyone thinks of Hawks and Owls to deter pigeons – but when they are looking for a nesting site they are more likely to be looking to avoid rats and mites. I tried making rat-scurrying noises inside the attic but it didn’t seem to bother the pigeons much (I didn’t try very hard)… so instead I printed three images of mites of various sizes on pieces of paper and taped them onto the skylights. My fingers are crossed – certainly they seem to have been quieter recently – but maybe it is just the end of the breeding season.

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