Magpie menace

Timpsonboy
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edited July 2022 in Wildlife, Nature & the Great Outdoors #1

I'm staying at incleboro caravan and motorhome club site and we arrived on Saturday.On Sunday we went for our shopping and returned to find a magpie sat on what was left of a panel on our air wind break. The pesky bird had pecked through the material and destroyed the inner lining destroying it completely.unfortionatley it is damaged beyond repair ,thank God it was only one panel and not the other two. I reported it to the wardens who said they have never heard of this happening apart from air awnings bursting in the hot weather which is also happening this week.We took the other panels down as we don't want to risk it .has anyone else had this misfortune?

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  • JVB66
    JVB66 Forum Participant Posts: 22,892
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    edited July 2022 #2

    Or was it a coincidence that the Magpie was present?and awning had burst in the hot weather 

    Quite often they some make burst in hot weather if they do not a pressure relief.valve?

  • Timpsonboy
    Timpsonboy Forum Participant Posts: 37
    edited July 2022 #3

    No it was definitely the magpie as there were tatters of material all over the place where it had ripped it to bits.i suppose it could have burst ,then the magpie attacked it.i will ask it's lawyer when I take it to court lol 😂👍

     

  • JVB66
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    edited July 2022 #4

    Make an interesting reason for an insurance claim

  • brue
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    edited July 2022 #5

    It may well have burst and then the Magpie was attracted to the fluttering fabric, they are very bright birds with an eye for everything. smile

    We had a young Magpie in our kitchen last week it had spotted some fresh raspberries in a colander in our kitchen. A true opportunist.

  • Wherenext
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    edited July 2022 #6

    It's probably as JVB describes as the air bursting would have frightened the bird off if it had done the bursting. They're probably into building nests for a second brood around this time of year so the material would have been a great present for Mrs. Magpie.

  • Timpsonboy
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    edited July 2022 #7

    To be honest it does sound more plausible.you would have thought the manufacturer would have spent some research on the air concept though as these things are available in far hotter countries than the UK. They must be exploding all over Australia.lol

  • brue
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    edited July 2022 #8

    Having seen one explode making quite a noise I would imagine there are more happening in this present weather. Don't know about Australia, it's winter there just now...wink

  • Gillway
    Gillway Forum Participant Posts: 29
    edited July 2022 #9

    I would have thought the pressure on bursting would have blown the poor birds head off if it had managed to puncture the tough material 🙈😬😂

  • Timpsonboy
    Timpsonboy Forum Participant Posts: 37
    edited July 2022 #10

    Haha yes  although I wouldn't have known what to make of a headless magpie and a tattered windbreak it would have suggested a sign from a rival family wanting to scare me lol. a update there have been several awnings burst here this   week I have let air out of mine hoping it will help 

    As for Australia I meant in general not just now and even their winters can be hot compered to our hot  summer 

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