Mystery poo

Peterat81
Peterat81 Forum Participant Posts: 4
edited May 2023 in Wildlife, Nature & the Great Outdoors #1

We were packing up at Morvich site today (17 May) when the caravan was spattered with fishy foul smelling greenish runny liquid poo. (See pics) . It looked like like a local farmer had been muck spreading. I guess it was an aerial bombardment, but from what bird? There were greylag geese, grey heron, cuckoos and bullfinches aplenty in vicinity, but the amount and spread of poo would not dhe shame a flying cow!! Any ideas?

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  • RedKite
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    edited May 2023 #2

    Grey Heron or even any gulls in the area  as they are fish eaters and can leave a lot of mess on caravans or vehicles as we know from many years ago in Newquay Cornwall when a gull had left a lot of poo on the car and difficult to get off when dry.

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited May 2023 #3

    Probably a bird of some sort. A passing buzzard, fending off seagulls once dropped a very dead bunny on our van in Cornwall. Heck of a thump, and I left the clean up to my OH🤢

  • brue
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    edited May 2023 #4

    Probably seagulls we get them inland always a fishy smell. Rinse it off quickly, very acidic on paintwork! (Glad the pics didn't work  if eating breakfast...wink)

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited May 2023 #5

    My vote goes to ducks or geese. Their droppings are green whereas a seagull’s is white or sandy as can be seen daily on our cars and MH here😤😖🤬

  • vbfg
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    edited May 2023 #6

    As Peter has brought the subject up, I thought I would ask what is the best cleaner to use to get rid of bird droppings?  I live about 150 metres from a soil embankment with a footpath on the top,  which is our coastal sea defence. On the other side there is a salt marsh which is an RSPB reserve and the roof of my M/H is a magnet for bird droppings. 

  • brue
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    edited May 2023 #7

    Re seagulls. Depends on their habitat, when they're following a plough etc. 

  • kassies dad
    kassies dad Forum Participant Posts: 12
    edited June 2023 #8

    Up there probably a sea eagle flying about being a large bird they carry a lot more in their digestive system . use a brolly when wandering about and don't look up 

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