Luring A Bird of Prey Out Of A Shed

[Cab-over Pete]

Aye up,

Sometime since 3pm on Saturday a falcon or hawk of some sort has got into our feedstore. We can’t see what it is because it keeps flitting around above the lights and in the shadows.

I’m not bothered by it, I love them, but several customers aren’t bird fans , one wouldn’t come in the shop at all. Some twunts have suggested shooting it and the world and their wife just think it’s easy to just catch it.

I am a bit concerned that if it’s been in there for 48hrs without food (I assume they also need water) it won’t last long.

We can’t leave the doors open when we’re not there for security reasons so that’s not an option.

There are big roller doors right up to the eaves but the bird won’t fly low enough to fly out.

Any ideas?

Cheers, Pete.

 

[Welderloon]

Whatever you do - do not shoot it or shoot at it - PR Suicide
Wait until properly dark, fire on all the outside lights leaving the shed in darkness, open the doors fully & it should swoop out to the light.

 

[Goweresque]

I had a similar problem with an owl in my corn store. Eventually solved by leaving the doors open for a few hours at dusk.

Some sort of cage trap with raw meat in it? When it gets hungry it'll be forced to come down to food one would have thought.

 

[Netherfield]

Water more than food.

 

[spin cycle]

birds of prey are very territorial.....SO...release a bigger bird of prey in there and it'll chase it out

you're welcome

 

[Danllan]

Best thing is to dress up as a particularly attractive member of the opposite sex of that species and dance up and down outside the shed, ideally squawking enticingly.

Please have someone record you doing this so results can be shared online for evaluation, this is very important for research purposes.

 

[Cab-over Pete]

I can make a tit of myself with a lot less effort than that!

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Whatever you do - do not shoot it or shoot at it - PR Suicide
Wait until properly dark, fire on all the outside lights leaving the shed in darkness, open the doors fully & it should swoop out to the light.

We certainly will not be shooting it.

We will try your idea and see if that works.

 

[Wurzeetoo]

I’m presuming the same would work on a bird of prey as it does for most others, as described above lights off inside, bright as possible out and just shine a laser pen or such at it, it won’t hurt it but will unsettle it enough to want to move away.

Shame really as can’t imagine you would need pest control again if it took up residence

 

[Cab-over Pete]

Well I do quite like the idea of it being around. Handy thing to have.

 

[Bury the Trash]

play this over the tannoy?

 

[GOODYSMATE]

I have had trouble luring a bird into a shed in the past can't really help with this one

 

[Paddington]

I found a kestrel sat on a perch in the henhouse. I didn't realise it was a kestrel as I was bent over checking a feeder and suddenly thought that hen's nails could do with clipping. Well they don't like being picked up, hen went out the pophole and I went out the door.

 

[serf]

Dead horse thread anyone ...

 

[suffolksmallholder]

Dead horse thread anyone ...

Noooooooo!
SS

 

[Rookie]

Maybe Vic and Bob could help as they were good at calling the 'Dove from above'.

 

[suffolksmallholder]

A thought.
Yachts have plastic owls mounted to keep seagulls away.
I wonder if one of these would provoke a reaction?
SS

 

[Bald n Grumpy]

If you can't make out what it is and it doesn't want to go outside is there a possibility someone's missing it. Have you got any local birds of prey enthusiasts? Might be worth asking

 

[Bald n Grumpy]

Another option could be to get a certain gent from the Welshpool area to come over with his pigeon catching bomford kestrel.
Might take a bit of sweeping up after though

 

[Kevtherev]

Put sign up saying we close at 5