Bird Scarer Flying Kite Crops Farm Protector Bird Hawk Flying Kite with 4m Telescopic Pole

Easy to assemble . Flys well doing its job at keeping the birds away . Tears easy in high winds , but I have repaired the tear & it still works .

The kite is supposed to frighten birds off, to stop them eating grass sead, but they just sit looking at it, while eating the seed it's supposed to keep them off, wast of money.

Used to protect garden apple trees from blackbirds and jackdaws. I estimate that it was 90% effective in keeping jackdaws from the apple crop, about 50 -60% effective against blackbirds. The best deterent I have found to reduce fruit loss due to birds as it is not practical to net the trees. I bought one last year and a second one this year. Well designed and made; however, an improvement would be if the kite was attached to the end of the rod through a swivle (when tied on direct the chord eventually broke, also the chord sometimes wraps around the pole).

When it's working in the wind it's a moving fluttering deterrent, and I've not seen any of the expected pigeons near my newly seeded lawn area. BUT: 1) It's the usual sort of telescopic rod arrangement that you pull out and twist to lock in place. However, for the life of me I cannot get the top section to stay up for more than a day. It collapses down after a time, which unfortunately means that I either have to have the line to the kite quite short or the bird catches the ground if the line length is set to full pole length. 2) As per other reviews of many of these things despite the rotating attachment at the top of the pole, the string does get wound round the pole until the kite will no longer fly. As a result of the two above issues I basically have to go and reset the scarer each morning. On the plus side, however as stated I have not had any pigeons, but I do also have lots of the reflective tape deployed and the small rotating windmills

What a piece of kit

Initially it was a great hit. The pigeons stayed away but soon got used to the fact that the bird was not a threat. I kept repositioning it around the garden with limited effect. The ideal is great and I did not suffer from tangled string or any other reported issue. So my only problem is that the pigeons failed to stay away and would happily land on the ground just a metre or two from the bird.

Updated Customer service is second to none! Upgraded to 5 stars based on the fast response, and willingness to assist. Can’t fault Unfortunately the pole has snapped in high wind so its now laying on the floor unused. Trying to source a replacement from Amazon. Will update.

Looks good flying in the garden 'when the breeze is blowing', but fails in its claimed action of bird scaring. Garden birds were quite happy to keep it company. Easy to erect, but you have to get the angle of the pole correct, and the string the right length to achieve maximum flight. Entertaining to watch it fly around, such a shame that it fails to scare the birds though.

Niente più volatili sulla mia barca! Grazie

It was efficient in scaring away the pigeons, but the 'bird' broke after two days... it was windy but I'd expect it to last longer. Too bad. Now I have to search for other solutions.

Ich habe jahrelang eine lästige Tauben -und Amselplage gehabt. Jede Ernte ist nahezu komplett ausgefallen, da standing alle Früchte abgerupft worden sind. Die schweren Tauben haben auch viele Äste und Pflanzen zerstört. Samen wurden aus den Böden geholt etc. Hinzu kam der viele Kot der hinterlassen wurde. Ich habe von Netzen, diversen Tierattrappen (Raben, Krähen etc), Glitzer Bänder, Spiegelketten, Ultraschall, Vogelscheuchen und meinen eigenen Katzen alles versucht. Die Viecher hatten vor nichts Angst, selbst vor Menschen nicht mehr. Ein Freund hat mir diesen „Drachen“ empfohlen. Und der hat direkt geholfen. Aufbau super einfach. Der Teleskopstab hat eine gute Höhe und ist sehr stabil. Der Bussard ist Stabil und groß. Er fliegt perfekt im Wind und macht einen imposanten Eindruck. (Nachbarn hatten schon Angst) Lediglich die Halteschnur ist schon einige Male gerissen. Ich habe diese durch ein Stahlvorfach aus meinem Angelkasten ersetzt. Nun hält alles. Die Vögel sind weg. Zumindest in der großen Masse. Selten sind mal 1-2 da und damit kann ich durchaus leben. Die Attrappe sollte dazu dienen, die Plage von meinen Beeten loszuwerden- das hat ideal gewirkt. Vögel sind trotzdem noch im Garten. Nur eben die Plagegeister nicht mehr

Mi è durato un solo giorno. La struttura che regge il falco è molto precaria con giunti di gomma troppo piccoli. Con un po’ di vento( senza dubbio neccessario alla sua funzione!) si smonta e si lacera. Un prezzo altissimo (55€) per un oggetto che vale al massimo 15/20€. L’unica cosa buona è la canna allungabile. Un vero peccato che sia cosi fragile, altrimenti funzionerebbe.

Solide, efficace mais après plusieurs les oiseaux ne sont plus effrayés