Annoying Myna birds

[LM405]

Over the past months, I've noticed there has been a large population of Common Myna birds and Great Myna birds that have started to hinder in our village, usually in large groups. As a bird lover, I have no problems with birds visiting my house or garden but Myna birds can be quite a nuisance. Early in the mornings, they perch around the whole village where I live, calling loudly and being a great disturbance. I have no intentions of harming these birds but I can't get them to go away. Hawks are not doing their job as I see more and more of these Mynas daily.

 

Anyone have any advice on how to get rid of these birds without harming them? Trapping them and releasing them elsewhere has been an idea but there are too many of them.

[SunsetT]

Pay for a long weekend live morlam party for the village. That should see them off.....lol.

[Chassa]

They are better than being surrounded by a couple of hundred chickens - crow time starts 3.00 am and goes all day! Myna birds can at least change their call.

[Speedo1968]

I think its been the breeding season.

 

[LM405]

Speedo: I was thinking the same, I don't see them around too much around winter season.

[Speedo1968]

3 minutes ago, LM405 said:

Speedo: I was thinking the same, I don't see them around too much around winter season.

I am not a birdwatcher as such but am interested in wildlife having been in farming ( if this is not a contradiction ), in different countries since the 1960's.

I live south of KK outside a small village, most wildlife seems to have got pretty screwed up with its breeding seasons over the past few years, probably climate change and loss of habitat.

This last month I have seen large groups of male hoopoe, normally only the odd pair, many having been netted along with other birds about 3 years ago.

Myna's have learnt some wonderful tricks to obtain food.

I have a pair that bathe daily by the house.

There are many other birds that call around 4am, perhaps the cockerels are getting lazy.

There is a lot that we can learn about upcoming and even future weather conditions from the birds.

Myna's like other wildlife have the right to live where they choose, it is often us that force them to move elsewhere.