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Bird on a wire
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 1:40 pm
by Mrblobby
I have noticed a few of these appearing around Paphos .
Does anyone know where you get them and how much ?
Thank you
Re: Bird on a wire
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 2:25 pm
by Dominic
I think Paphos Home Market sell them. They certainly have one up in the air.
http://www.homemarket.com.cy/
Re: Bird on a wire
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 3:13 pm
by LouiseCastricum
The BBQ shop in Peyia next to Presto Kiosk sells the original ones. I think they are € 165
Re: Bird on a wire
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 5:32 pm
by Jim B
I bought one off Amazon £40.00
Jim
Re: Bird on a wire
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 5:59 pm
by cyprusgrump
Jim B wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2017 5:32 pm
I bought one off Amazon £40.00
Jim
That sounds more reasonable!
EDIT:
From ~£30 on ebay
Search for 'Black Hawk Kite Bird Scarer'
Re: Bird on a wire
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 7:19 pm
by ApusApus
Mrblobby wrote: ↑Mon Jan 30, 2017 1:40 pm
I have noticed a few of these appearing around Paphos .
Does anyone know where you get them and how much ?
Thank you
Do you have a problem with pigeons or do you just want to fly something above your home .......... if the latter then a kite would be a much cheaper option!
Shane
Re: Bird on a wire
Posted: Mon Jan 30, 2017 11:49 pm
by Lofos-Jan
My next door neighbour and I have both had a pigeon problem for years. One of these went up on her roof a few months ago and the pigeons have all gone. I'm chuffed!
Jeanne
Re: Bird on a wire
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:14 pm
by mojo
These are very expensive for what they are. They are extremely intrusive on neighbours views, being all very well on your roof as you will not typically see them yourself, but others around you have to look at these all the time. I have dozens of photos of multiple pigeons taking no notice of these whatsoever. Then, given a few days of strong winds such as we have had recently, they simply destroy themselves, and your expensive investment ends up as an ugly black fishing pole with some kind of fluttering rag at the top. Brilliant.
Re: Bird on a wire
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:28 pm
by geoffreys
mojo wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2017 12:14 pm
These are very expensive for what they are. They are extremely intrusive on neighbours views, being all very well on your roof as you will not typically see them yourself, but others around you have to look at these all the time. I have dozens of photos of multiple pigeons taking no notice of these whatsoever. Then, given a few days of strong winds such as we have had recently, they simply destroy themselves, and your expensive investment ends up as an ugly black fishing pole with some kind of fluttering rag at the top. Brilliant.
Some friends of ours bought one, works a dream.
As far as being intrusive on neighbours views they are no more of a nuisance than all the barking dogs in most Cyprus villages.
Geoff.
Re: Bird on a wire
Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2017 2:22 pm
by LouiseCastricum
I must say I like them, not intrusive at all.
Re: Bird on a wire
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 7:21 am
by Jim B
There is a flock of about 200 fly around by where we live and the mess is unbelievable. They tripped the transformer by our place when they all landed on the overhead cables at the same time.
Jim
Re: Bird on a wire
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 7:43 am
by LouiseCastricum
HopScotch wrote: ↑Tue Jan 31, 2017 10:57 pm
Why would you want to scare off birds? Best bit about waking up in Cyprus is the birdsong.
Tell us where you live and we will send all those lovely pigeons towards you to enjoy.
Re: Bird on a wire
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 7:59 am
by Mrblobby
Jim B wrote: ↑Wed Feb 01, 2017 7:21 am
There is a flock of about 200 fly around by where we live and the mess is unbelievable. They tripped the transformer by our place when they all landed on the overhead cables at the same time.
Jim
Are you sure it was birds ?
Re: Bird on a wire
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 8:42 am
by cyprusmax47
Re: Bird on a wire
Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2017 10:30 am
by Jim B
Yep; definitely pigeons. I was in the garden when it happened. As they took off they pushed two of the phases together.