Laser bird scarers

[Tweed]

Hi All
Has anyone any experience with these things as sold by Portek and Spaldings? How do geese know when it's 1st feb? I never have any trouble until its out of season time and then about 300 descend on a field that's a bit too near the village and footpaths to do anything except discourage the blighters! I know I would have to be very careful with a laser.

 

[colhonk]

Buy a £13 one off flea bay, just as good. But do not point it at the sky.

 

[Tweed]

Does it work?

 

[JD6920s]

Hi All
Has anyone any experience with these things as sold by Portek and Spaldings? How do geese know when it's 1st feb? I never have any trouble until its out of season time and then about 300 descend on a field that's a bit too near the village and footpaths to do anything except discourage the blighters! I know I would have to be very careful with a laser.

I've got a Portek, brilliant bit of kit, pigeons, geese, cormorants and even ducks hate it, and will move as soon as it gets anywhere near them. It can be used at great distances, so can be used from the gateway or over the hedge without going across the field, but works better in low light conditions, not so effective if the sun is out.
I know you've got to "be there" to use it, but it is effective, silent and no running cost once you've bought it, unlike a banger.
After a few days of your persistence I find that they will avoid that field for a while before venturing back to it.

 

[Tweed]

Thanks. Doesn't matter about being there as I am anyway chasing the devils from one end of the field to the other before they finally go!

 

[Boysground]

I have one from APM. Use it on starlings they hate it. Will scare them out of a tree 300m away does not work at that range on a bright sunny day though.

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[TripleSix]

I have a £15 eBay green laser.
Most powerful I could find.

Works well on a dull day, can move pigeons from the field to the trees, then to the next trees, then away.

Has no effect on pheasants

 

[Clive]

Hi All
Has anyone any experience with these things as sold by Portek and Spaldings? How do geese know when it's 1st feb? I never have any trouble until its out of season time and then about 300 descend on a field that's a bit too near the village and footpaths to do anything except discourage the blighters! I know I would have to be very careful with a laser.

If you need one I can supply the Portek laser strike at £279, which i'm pretty confident will be a fair bit cheaper than elsewhere . PM me for more details if you need them

Not used one myself but I'm told they work well and the birds don't come back once moved on a few times

They are a LOT more powerful that the cheap lasers you get on eBay etc

 

[nick...]

I think they are £500 locally to me
Nick...

 

[Shutesy]

If you need one I can supply the Portek laser strike at £279, which i'm pretty confident will be a fair bit cheaper than elsewhere . PM me for more details if you need them

Not used one myself but I'm told they work well and the birds don't come back once moved on a few times

They are a LOT more powerful that the cheap lasers you get on eBay etc

£279! They've always been £400+ when I've looked anywhere!

 

[llamedos]

I have a £15 eBay green laser.
Most powerful I could find.

Works well on a dull day, can move pigeons from the field to the trees, then to the next trees, then away.

Has no effect on pheasants

When all the talk of lasers for bird scaring started, I also tried a laser pointer pen on crows, it worked a treat, they used to land in their droves just before dusk, very satisfying sending them next door £10 from Staples

 

[Clive]

£279! They've always been £400+ when I've looked anywhere!

Yip ! I'm cheap

 

[Clive]

When all the talk of lasers for bird scaring started, I also tried a laser pointer pen on crows, it worked a treat, they used to land in their droves just before dusk, very satisfying sending them next door £10 from Staples

No doubt cheap pointers work, they are doing exactly the same thing - think the advantage of the Portek type lasers is simply range

 

[Boysground]

I suggested a disco glitter ball in the roof of the cubicle shed with a lazer pointing straight at it. Apparently that would not be very health and safety friendly

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[JD6920s]

£279! They've always been £400+ when I've looked anywhere!

They were £275 at Lamma!

 

[llamedos]

I suggested a disco glitter ball in the roof of the cubicle shed with a lazer pointing straight at it. Apparently that would not be very health and safety friendly

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I got told off for playing with mine in the mirror in the house, if you get it just right on the bevelled edge, it makes really pretty patterns on the ceiling

Sorry, off topic.

 

[Boysground]

Totally on topic. Currently thinking of putting some speakers in the roof and giving the cows a full disco. Will definitely keep the starlings out the way. May give some of my staff a heart attack if I expect them to move like John Travolta.

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[Clive]

Totally on topic. Currently thinking of putting some speakers in the roof and giving the cows a full disco. Will definitely keep the starlings out the way. May give some of my staff a heart attack if I expect them to move like John Travolta.

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in buildings you want one of these - £ 202 - might scare the staff though !

 

[Boysground]

That's doesn't look as much fun as a glitter ball.

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[llamedos]

Totally on topic. Currently thinking of putting some speakers in the roof and giving the cows a full disco. Will definitely keep the starlings out the way. May give some of my staff a heart attack if I expect them to move like John Travolta.

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Dont play greased lightening