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[Wakatere]

The cormorants are at it again - and if it's not them it's gulls, terns, starlings or WHY. I could spend ages covering the boat in netting every time I leave it, I suppose, but does anyone have other recommendations?

 

[KAL]

The cormorants are at it again - and if it's not them it's gulls, terns, starlings or WHY. I could spend ages covering the boat in netting every time I leave it, I suppose, but does anyone have other recommendations?

Try a Gullsweep or a daddy longlegs.

 

[Lodesman77]

Humming line

 

[VicS]

It's these darned turnstones I want to get rid of.

They don't seem to be around early in the summer but from mid July onwards there is a small flock on every boat on our moorings

 

[Lakesailor]

 

[oldharry]

Do you get a problem with snakes messing up boats as well in your part of the world, Lakesailor? Dont get THAT in the Solent AFAIK!

Humline seems to work for me, and we have most of the waders, being near a large remote patch of LW mud.

Amchored in Swanage last week near a large motor boat. The gulls seemed unusually noisy, then realised the MB was playing bird distress sounds at high volume every three minutes. Became unbearable after a couple of hours, and had to move.

 

[ianat182]

Maybe try stringing up some old CD's on a tight line, and one close to the masthead. One boat on the river has large plastic owl mounted on the cabin- dunno if it works or not!

ianat182