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MAGPIES, FERAL PIGEONS, HOUSE SPARROWS, MYNAS, STARLINGS AND BLACKBIRDS are all classed as nuisance pests and are not protected. They can be controlled with decoys, repellents, nets, scare equipment, cage traps and/or narcotics (alphachoralose paste and wheat). MAGPIES HARASS NATIVE BIRDS, restricting their range. They also harass people, particularly children. Magpies eat native lizards, worms, insects, spiders and other invertebrates. They are extremely territorial and are at their most aggressive during their breeding season, which is generally between August and November. FERAL PIGEONS eat ripening peas, newly sown cereals and stock food, earthworms, snails and general scraps, but their main diet is seeds and grains. HOUSE SPARROWS eat seeds, the leaves of seedling vegetables, fruits and scraps. They will nip off the germinating shoots of cherry trees. MYNAS eat insects, wild and cultivated fruits, scraps, stock mash and general rubbish. STARLINGS feed on seeds, insects, nectar from flax flowers and fruit. They cause damage to grapes, cherries, berry fruit and apples. BLACKBIRDS mainly eat wild and cultivated fruit, worms and spiders. |