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Old 1st May 2015, 16:54   #11
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I live at the beach and some of the sea gulls here must weigh about 4 stone. It's like someone is throwing family size yoghurt about the place.
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Old 1st May 2015, 17:42   #12
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Does anyone else get this on there car? Its either round blob or small long streak and brown in color.Within an hour i had 16 small hits over the car there doing my head in now,anyone know what bird is the culprit so i can use my air rifle
Been there, done that. Shot a pigeon off the roof of my house. dropped it stone dead on the patio.

My next door but one neighbour reported me to the RSPCA, had an inspector at my door within 40 mins.
" Sorry Sir your not allowed to shoot pigeons unless you have a licence and you won't be able to apply either, your not a farmer".
Gone is the air rifle, I now have to wave and clap like mad until they fly off and sit and **** on my pigeon loving neighbours roof.

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Old 1st May 2015, 17:57   #13
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Have you ever noticed that bird poo usually goes round the door handles, in between the door shuts, on the wipers, and everywhere else it's difficult to wipe off.
We have Seagulls that steal whole ice creams, & Cornish pasties from unsuspecting people. We once saw 4 big Herring Gulls attacking a toddler.

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Old 1st May 2015, 18:01   #14
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Whatever bird craps all over your lovely car make sure it is removed asap otherwise you might be left with a permanent mark on your paintwork
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Old 1st May 2015, 18:17   #15
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White Poo, messy. Red or Mauve Poo, Very Acidic, remove before it removes your paint

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Old 1st May 2015, 19:00   #16
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White Poo, messy. Red or Mauve Poo, Very Acidic, remove before it removes your paint
So your saying when you feed the birds mix a few broken up Gaviscon tablets amongst it
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Old 1st May 2015, 19:15   #17
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Check out this bad boy, on the roof of SWMBO's Nissan Terrano this afternoon. Blackpool's the gull capital of the UK. I love them, fascinating creatures. Love to throw food scraps on the garage roof and watch them coming down for their lunch.
I wish they were pooping on my car, but I don't have one. Just an empty parking space. A source of great dismay, but there we are..
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Old 1st May 2015, 19:17   #18
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not sure if its true but I once heard that birds and seagulls drop their poo over shiny reflective areas (shiny paint and glass) as they think it is water.
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Old 1st May 2015, 19:20   #19
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not sure if its true but I once heard that birds and seagulls drop their poo over shiny reflective areas (shiny paint and glass) as they think it is water.
They sit on our chimney and **** on the concrete path at the side of the house. If they think that is water they are welcome to dive into it!
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Old 1st May 2015, 19:23   #20
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or it could be they just like to **** us off after we've just washed the car and fly away laughing
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