Pigeon-deterrent Reviews

I ordered an SPB device before I found these reviews My heart sank but I gave it a go I had considered feeding my pests whisky soaked grain and when they were sufficiently legless loading them into the car and taking them 40 miles away and abandoning them The thought of being stopped by the police during Covid restrictions and having to explain what I was doing miles from home with a boot full of drunken pigeons didn t appeal The SPB seemed a better option My experience contrary to many is this It is far from obvious as to how to turn the device on - it needs a determined pressure on the small white tab on the back and you will hear the tone in my case up to a distance of 10ft or so My particular problem is pigeons roosting over and pooping on a small patio and me in front of a shed beneath the branches of a neighbour s large sycamore I positioned the device in a small plastic bag on the front of the shed and angled upwards slightly beneath the tree and towards the garden For three weeks plus now there have been no roosting pigeons above the patio on my side of the tree nor in the immediate garden near the shed apart from one who didn t stay long We normally observed six plus pigeons in the tree during the day and several ransacking the lawn in the morning It doesn t seem to affect other birds - in fact we have had an increase in more acceptable visitors After the first week I repositioned the device to be less visible pointing slightly away from the tree and garden - pigeons returned so it went back to its original position and pigeons went It fell once and dislodged the battery easily fixed So it is working well but the range angle of beam and direction need to be considered when positioning My only concern is that the pigeons may get used to it over time but a friend has been sufficiently impressed to acquire one Hope this helps

I was more than a little worried when reading the reviews here as we had ordered 2 in desperation to deal with pigeons on the driveway cars covered daily side drive roosting spot on neighbours house and don t mention the patio at the back Yes it took a while to receive them However once they arrived and having read the instructions positioned them drive and side opposite their roosting spot Very helpful to know from reviews to turn on by pressing white button at back as not in instructions Once on audible but faint Didn t expect too much However end of day 2 the cars are clean nothing on side drive and the pigeon roost is empty Will it last Do not know Will certainly move them around each week so that they don t get used to the monitors I was at the end of my pigeon tether and this seemed to be worth a shot Minus 1 star for wait for delivery Top stars for performance so far

We have problems with a flock of about 12 pigeons decimating the blossom on 8 large ornamental pear trees We also have a pair of them nesting in a large hedge I m so pleased that the device has stopped the flock on the pear trees it has worked so well I ve ordered a second one for my vegetable patch Unfortunately it hasn t deterred the nesting pair but I feel that is because they are sitting on eggs so are more stubborn I m hoping using two devices will be enough to move them on I do agree the on off switch isn t obvious and also when mine arrived the battery had come lose so I had to unscrew and reinstall it Perhaps these are the issues with some of the poor reviews below as we ve been happy we are down from twelve to two and a hopeful for zero soon

I can only think some of the reviewers here haven t worked out how to turn on the device I ve hung one in our wisteria which was regularly colonised by nesting pigeons who would bomb our cars en route to and from their nests Since installation there have been no pigeons Job done The relatively confined area and sound reflecting off the wall makes this an optimum location The second one we bought is admittedly less effective hung in the walnut tree over our patio where pigeons have been an equal nuisance because its range is limited and I can t get it high enough to deter the highest -roosting birds which probably simply can t hear it especially with a breeze blowing through the leaves It has nonetheless reduced the problem appreciably

Alexandra in customer service has been great from an engagement perspective And the product is working for me I ordered and then read through these reviews and felt very nervous and didn t expect much but having been daily cleaning up 30 plus piles of pigeon muck I am cleaning maybe 1 or 2 now Literally This is amazing Yes it makes a faint noise but for me it s worth it and only during the first mth of treatment I am happy to add pictures of my beautiful matted decked area and not having to soak and scrub daily for 30 mins plus is a game changer Fingers crossed it continues to work it s been a five days now Not sure why not working for others As it s so simple to install