crows attacking my car help!!!

daws · Mar 16, 2008

Please can anyone help, i have to park my boxster on forestry commision land outside my house as i do not have a driveway.
The problem is that it is nesting season for the crows and they see their reflections in the paintwork and think it is a rival male and attack the doors ect, the whole door can look like a cats gone nuts on it.
i bought a new car cover for it that is supposed to be anti scratch, but it has left chaffing marks on the paint work although i washed and dried and waxed the car before putting the cover on.
I have taken advice from the rspb and they said there is not much that you can do.
I have thought about waxing the doors and not buffing off the wax to leave the white powdery coating on, will it hurt to do this?
Does anyone know if there is a coating or wax tht will help to protect the paint work from scratching?
Has anyone come across this before?
please help.

mikec · Mar 16, 2008

Speak to a local farmer, maybe he'll know of someone who shoots crows. The crows are seen as a pest to farmers so they shoot them to get rid of them. I used to take out an air rifle to get rid of the young crows when they were learning to fly. You get bird scarers but eventually the crows become wise to them and ignore them. Or there's also Wurzel Gummidge if all else fails.

RSGulp · Mar 16, 2008

Drive the car and get it really filthy = no reflections in the paintwork.

Or get a cat?

Helen Goff · Mar 16, 2008

i guess you could get the car wrapped like a rally car or company van but (possably) without the logos.

drummerboytom · Mar 16, 2008

ORIGINAL: mikec

Speak to a local farmer, maybe he'll know of someone who shoots crows. The crows are seen as a pest to farmers so they shoot them to get rid of them. I used to take out an air rifle to get rid of the young crows when they were learning to fly. You get bird scarers but eventually the crows become wise to them and ignore them. Or there's also Wurzel Gummidge if all else fails.

Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
All birds, their nests and eggs are protected by law and it is thus an offence, with certain exceptions (see below) intentionally to: Kill, injure or take any wild bird.[/LIST]

Schedule 2 Part II used to list 13 so-called 'pest species' which could be killed or taken at all times. There is no longer any such a thing as a 'pest species' in law as this part of this Schedule was deleted from the Act in 1993 to be replaced by open General Licences. Open general licences allow the taking of certain specified species by an authorised person (ie the landowner or someone with permission from the landowner) for the purposes of, for example, protecting agricultural interests from serious damage, to protect wild birds, to protect air safety or public health. Note that there is no longer any right to kill any bird species under all circumstances - any control must be for one of the allowable reasons only.
Mike ,
Don't see any menton of protecting Boxsters as an excuse for killing wild birds .

RSGulp · Mar 16, 2008

Maybe this would scare the birds away...

RSGulp · Mar 16, 2008

Or this... [

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akwaugh · Mar 17, 2008

Don't know how much this will help, but try looking at the problem from the crow's perspective. You're in their territory.

We all know that crows are incredibly intelligent and, if my garden is anything to go by, constantly hungry. My idea is to appeal to their baser instincts by offering a free meal. Birds love a free meal, after all, especially just now in the breeding season. Either go to the supermarket and get tons of bread or go to your local garden centre and grab a bunch of seeds and stuff, scatter this food as close to the car as you can reasonably cope with. Remember they will land just about anywhere, so not too close to your prized possession!

Do this for a period of time until you are satisfied they are trained to feed in a particular spot then gradually move the food to a safer place. This could take a week or two, but it's up to your own judgement. Hope it works.

daws · Mar 17, 2008

Will try anything thanks all.

Helen Goff · Mar 23, 2008

i would be tempted to park futher away and walk.

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David W. · Mar 23, 2008

ORIGINAL: drummerboytom

ORIGINAL: mikec

Speak to a local farmer, maybe he'll know of someone who shoots crows. The crows are seen as a pest to farmers so they shoot them to get rid of them. I used to take out an air rifle to get rid of the young crows when they were learning to fly. You get bird scarers but eventually the crows become wise to them and ignore them. Or there's also Wurzel Gummidge if all else fails.

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Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981
All birds, their nests and eggs are protected by law and it is thus an offence, with certain exceptions (see below) intentionally to: Kill, injure or take any wild bird.

Schedule 2 Part II used to list 13 so-called 'pest species' which could be killed or taken at all times. There is no longer any such a thing as a 'pest species' in law as this part of this Schedule was deleted from the Act in 1993 to be replaced by open General Licences. Open general licences allow the taking of certain specified species by an authorised person (ie the landowner or someone with permission from the landowner) for the purposes of, for example, protecting agricultural interests from serious damage, to protect wild birds, to protect air safety or public health. Note that there is no longer any right to kill any bird species under all circumstances - any control must be for one of the allowable reasons only.
Mike ,
Don't see any menton of protecting Boxsters as an excuse for killing wild birds .