I am secretary of my local pigeon racing club and our account has been closed by HSBC without reason. The bank asked for additional information for ‘know your customer’ compliance, which I supplied at our local branch. It has now sent a cheque for the £1,473.10 we had in our account. But the cheque is … Read more
Home to roost: Student, 20, who forgot to close window in university halls room when he left due to Covid… returns six months later to discover PIGEONS have invaded his flat Oluwageorge Johnson, 20, left student halls in Nottingham suddenly in March Accommodation workers found pigeon mess after investigating a strange noise They found pigeon … Read more
Fattening up pigeons by feeding them bread in the park could make them more aggressive because heavier birds are the most dominant, study finds Researchers studied a flock of 17 homing pigeons with 8 males and 9 females When ‘adding weight’ to some of the pigeons they became more aggressive When the weights were removed … Read more
Customer support worker, 22, is given a £120 littering fine after feeding pigeons with crumbs from her Greggs vegan sausage roll while sitting in a Manchester square Kerris Fenn, 22, tore up the last mouthful of her lunch and scattered it for birds But she was quickly collared by Piccadilly Gardens’ enforcement officers Manchester City … Read more
City-dwellers are urged to switch off their garden lamps at night as light pollution interrupts the sleeping patterns of magpies and pigeons Lost sleep can impact a bird’s ability to forage, defend itself and find a mate Experts from Australia measured brain activity in sleeping magpies and pigeons They found light disrupted the animals’ sleep — with pigeons … Read more
Scarlett Moffatt has claimed drones are being disguised as pigeons as a spying tool in her latest bizarre theory. The former Gogglebox star, 30, discussed her odd thesis with Joe Swash on a new edition of the Scarlett Wants To Believe podcast, where she also insisted the government is ‘listening to everything we say’ through … Read more