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[Paul]

In message <001e01c2985a$55b99720$80e5fea9 at hbc>, Mike Farmer 
<G3VAO at hortonbrook.freeserve.co.uk> writes

>I have a friend whose thatched roof has been attacked in a similar fashion
>the bird c**p
>appears to rot both the thatch and the wire placed on top to retain it. A
>local thatcher (not Margaret) suggested getting a plastic look alike bird of
>prey and mount it on the chimney. He now has a 2ft high owl!! on his house
>and the problem appears to have gone away - might be finding out what
>starlings are wary off.

Yup.. a plastic owl will do the job very well.

I use them on commercial towers when they are near to car parks etc.

Regards
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Paul GW8IZR  IO73TI
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