The best Pigeon deterrents, compared.
Top pick: SLAJMNZH solar bird scarer Best value: Apluskis plastic bird spikes – About 6 m of plastic spikes at about £17.85, against about 1.2 m at about £7.78, with 4.3 from 1,456 reviews. Updated October 2026.
A pigeon deterrent is a shopper product meant to stop feral pigeons landing or roosting, and sometimes to interrupt wood pigeons feeding on a plot. On a UK balcony, sill, gate or railing, the lasting fix is a continuous spike run or proper netting. A decoy, kite or reflector is only a short trial. Tell a suitable spike from a scare before you buy. Coverage should run the whole perch, with no gap left to land on. Screws or ties suit timber. Glue is only for a clean, dry ledge you are allowed to alter. A short anti-climb strip is a fence-top product, not a deep ledge row. Public UK notes do not support ultrasound as a pigeon method. Check for a nest in use or being built before you fit anything. Wild birds, their eggs and those nests are protected. Scaring, food control and proofing do not need a licence. Do not block a nest. How to choose a spike, a fence strip or a decoy is in the [pigeon deterrent buying guide](/hub/pest-control/pigeon-deterrent/sub/pigeon-deterrent-buying-guide).
A pigeon deterrent is a shopper product meant to stop feral pigeons landing or roosting, and sometimes to interrupt wood pigeons feeding on a plot.
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Where are the pigeons landing?
The SLAJMNZH solar scarer is about £21.99 with a 5.0 from only two reviews. It claims 8 to 35 kHz, IP54, and solar plus USB. Eight kilohertz is not ultrasound, and one review heard a faint sound. The other review reads like a people sensor. Listed size is 10 mm on each side at 180 g, which cannot both be right. Two reviews are not evidence of a clear balcony.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You are comparing seller claims, and you do not need evidence of a cleared balcony.
Less suitable: You need a large review sample, a frequency that is actually ultrasound, or a size that matches the weight.
Specifications
Common questions
Is 8 kHz ultrasound?
No. The listing's own range starts at 8 kHz. A review mentions a faint sound if you have sensitive hearing and the window is open.
How long does the battery last?
The listing asks this and does not answer it. The bullets say solar charging plus USB, with no hour figure.
Did the two reviews show a clear garden?
One account put two units on a windowsill and saw fewer droppings, with birds still using covered branches. The other review talks about a sensor reacting to people. That is the whole UK review text on the listing.
Remiawy is the top pick in this basket because it is a pigeon-named stainless spike with a stated depth of 101 mm and about 1.2 m of coverage at about £7.78. The amazon.co.uk rating is 4.4 from 1,714 reviews, and UK reviews describe pigeons leaving gates, a garage front and a swing set. Screws are not included, plates must be pushed on the right way, and one set is too short for a long parapet. The details field says the target species is chipmunk, which conflicts with the title. It is not a cat barrier.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You need a short stainless row on a gate, a garage front or a narrow sill, and you will buy the fixings.
Less suitable: You need several metres of coverage, a cat barrier, or a listing whose details field matches the title.
Specifications
Common questions
Are screws in the box?
No. The listing says the base is pre-drilled for zip ties, screws or nails, and UK reviews say you supply the fixings.
How long a ledge does one set cover?
The bullet states five strips and about 1.2 m combined. Each strip is given as 246 mm long and 101 mm deep.
Will they stop cats on a fence?
A UK review fitted them on fence panels and said cats stepped past. The title names squirrels and cats, but the reviews that praise them are about birds on gates, garages and swing sets.
EarlyGrow is a UK-made anti-climb strip from Malton Plastics, ten pieces of 50 cm with spikes only 1.8 cm high, at about £6.95 and 4.3 from 1,980 reviews. It is ranked 1 in Bird Control on the listing, but the reviews are mostly cats and foxes on fences. Screws are not in the box. Two warning signs are. A determined cat can still step over. Treat it as a fence-top product, not as a deep pigeon ledge row.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a fence-top strip against cats and foxes and you will supply the screws.
Less suitable: You need a deep pigeon ledge row, or fixings already in the box.
Specifications
Common questions
Are the screws included?
No. The bullets say screws are recommended and are not included. Glue is named only where screws are not feasible.
Are these the same as deep pigeon ledge spikes?
No. Each strip is 50 cm long with spikes 1.8 cm high, and the listing also targets cats, foxes and people. That is a fence-top strip, not a 101 mm deep stainless row.
Can one cat still cross?
Yes. A UK review said three of four cats stayed off and one still put its paws either side of the strip.
Apluskis is the best value bird-spike run here: the title states a 20-pack of about 6 m at about £17.85, with a rating of 4.3 from 1,456 reviews. Fixings named are screws, tape or zip ties. Reviews include pigeons that flew off, pigeons that still sat, awkward screws, and glue that would not hold on a butyl roof. The bullet says PP plastic, so a silicone sold only for polycarbonate bases may not suit it. Use it where you need length more than a 304 stainless finish.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You need length on a rail or fence and can accept plastic rather than a 304 stainless finish.
Less suitable: You want a short stainless sill row, or a glued fix on a butyl roof membrane.
Specifications
Common questions
Can I glue these to a roof membrane?
Tape is one of the three fixing methods in the bullets. A UK review could not find an adhesive that held on a butyl roof, so a membrane is not a solved fixing.
Do pigeons still land on them?
Reviews include birds that flew off at once, and other reviews where pigeons still sat. Gaps in the run are the complaint that comes with the second group.
Are the points sharp to fit?
Yes. Reviewers call them sharp, and one found the screws awkward to place between the spikes.
The BURAKH hawk-falcon decoy is about £8.99 with 4.2 from 15 reviews. The title also says owl, heron and cat, so check the variant. Two reviews report a quiet patio or garden for one to three weeks. Wings fell off in the wind in one of those accounts. Another review says it does not work. Material, weight and size are not stated on the listing. Do not treat 15 ratings as a settled result.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a cheap short trial on a patio and you will check the variant and the wings.
Less suitable: You need a large review sample, a known size, or a perch that stays blocked.
Specifications
Common questions
What is it made of?
The listing does not give a material. The question on the page is unanswered.
Do the wings stay on?
Not always. A review said the wings slot in and fell off in the wind, after the patio had been clear of pigeon droppings for about three weeks.
Does it scare pigeons?
Two short reviews say pigeons stayed away for about a week or three weeks. Another says it does not work. There are only 15 ratings.
Henyall's 25 pinwheels cost about £6.49 and score 4.0 from 82 reviews, but the best-sellers rank sits in toys. They are unassembled reflective windmills. Reviews mention planters and magpies, fiddly parts and no instructions. They are not pigeon ledge proofing. Buy them only if a spinning flash on a pot is the whole job.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want spinning flash in pots and you will assemble the windmills yourself.
Less suitable: You need pigeon ledge proofing, or a product that arrives ready to fit.
Specifications
Common questions
Do they arrive ready to use?
No. The bullets say they are unassembled. Reviews say there are no instructions and the parts are small.
Are they a pigeon spike substitute?
No. They are reflective windmills. Reviews mention planters and magpies, not ledge proofing.
What are they made of?
The listing says plastic. A bullet calls the film reflective plastic.
The etermeish set is two hanging owls and four spiral rods at about £15.99, with 3.9 from only 31 reviews. Straps are included and there are no batteries. Some patios looked cleaner. Another review says pigeons ignored the owls. The title also mentions woodpeckers and window strikes. Thirty-one ratings is a thin sample next to the owl and the spike listings.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a strap-on visual for eaves or a patio tree and you accept a small review pool.
Less suitable: You need a large review sample, or a ledge the birds cannot land on.
Specifications
Common questions
Do I need batteries or tools?
No. The bullets say straps only, and that nature does the work.
Will pigeons ignore them?
Some reviews say morning pigeons moved on, or that a patio looked cleaner. Another says pigeons ignored the set completely.
Is this only for pigeons?
The title also names woodpeckers and window strikes. The listing does not give a species-by-species result.
GWHOLE is 18 reflective discs at about £7.99, rated 3.7 from 177 reviews. The specification says stainless steel, the bullets say plastic, and a UK review says the discs are plastic. They need wind. One balcony worked when they were used with railing spikes. Another garden saw no change. Assemble them and peel the film. They are a flash extra, not exclusion.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a cheap flash beside spikes on a breezy balcony or a fruit bush.
Less suitable: You want a still ledge blocked, or metal discs the listing cannot confirm.
Specifications
Common questions
Are the discs stainless steel?
The specification field says stainless steel. The bullets say durable plastic, and a UK review says the discs are plastic rather than metal.
Do they work if the air is still?
A review says they only seem to work when the wind moves them. Another garden saw no change in pigeons.
Can they hang on a balcony?
The bullets name balconies. One reviewer used them with railing spikes and said birds stopped sitting on the rail.
The Big Cheese owl STV965 costs about £12.99 and has 3.5 from 3,903 reviews, so the sample is large. It is a plastic decoy you pole-mount or ballast. Reviews split between pigeons leaving after days and pigeons ignoring it within minutes. Heads often do not turn in the wind. The power field says ac, which does not match a passive owl. Public guidance that pigeons habituate to visual scaring fits this pattern. It is a trial for a lawn, not proofing for a sill.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You want a short, movable trial on a lawn and you will ballast it or set it on a pole.
Less suitable: You need a sill kept clear, or a head that turns in every breeze.
Specifications
Common questions
Does the head turn in the wind?
The listing says it does. UK reviews include heads that barely move unless you spin them by hand.
Will it stay upright?
Reviews say it is light and blows over unless you ballast it or set it on a pole, which matches the dual-fixing bullet.
Do pigeons ignore it?
Some reviews say pigeons left after days or weeks. Others say pigeons were beside it within minutes, or returned once they treated it as a decoy.
The Laptony hawk kite includes a 4 m pole at about £38.59, rated 3.4 from 1,075 reviews. It only works while it flies. Reviews describe pigeons ignoring it within days, cords wrapping the pole, and poles or sails failing in a British wind. A separate base is recommended and is not clearly in the box. It belongs on an open plot in a breeze, not on a balcony ledge.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You have an open plot with a breeze and you will watch the line.
Less suitable: A balcony ledge, a sheltered courtyard, or anywhere the kite cannot fly.
Specifications
Common questions
Is the pole in the box?
Yes. The title and bullets include a 4 m telescopic pole. A separate base is recommended in a bullet and is not clearly included.
Do pigeons keep away?
Some reviews saw birds stay away while it flew. Others say pigeons ignored it within a few days, or that garden birds sat nearby.
What fails in the wind?
Reviews describe a pole that snapped, a sail that tore, and a cord that wrapped the pole within a day.
The Big Cheese flying falcon STV971 is a hanging pigeon decoy at about £17.01, 3.3 from 1,387 reviews, with the origin listed as the United Kingdom and a 21 inch wingspan in the title. Some seeded lawns cleared at once. Other reviews say pigeons returned after about a week. Strings snap and a bracket failed at about 15 to 20 mph. It needs wind and a sound fixing, and it is not a substitute for spikes on a rail.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You can hang it from a tree, post or wall hook over a seeded lawn and you will check the hanger.
Less suitable: A balcony rail, a sheltered spot with no wind, or a perch you need blocked for months.
Specifications
Common questions
Can it hang from a tree?
The bullets say the wire support works on trees, walls or posts. The listing question itself has no separate answer.
How long did pigeons stay away?
Reviews include an immediate clear of a seeded lawn, and others where pigeons returned after about a week even after the decoy was moved.
Does the hanger hold in a breeze?
Not reliably in the reviews. Strings snap, and one bracket failed in winds of about 15 to 20 mph so the decoy landed next door.
ISOTRONIC 70625 is two battery units at about £41.01 claiming about 40 square metres. The rating is 2.6 from 6,144 reviews. UK reviews repeatedly say a light flashes, nothing audible happens, and pigeons sit on the device. A minority say birds left. Natural Resources Wales does not support ultrasound as a pigeon method. Six AAA cells are specified and are not clearly included. This is the listing to skip if the job is a ledge.
Pros
Cons
Best for: You only want a small battery box to watch, and you already accept that a ledge will stay open.
Less suitable: The job is a ledge, a rail, or anywhere pigeons can sit on the unit itself.
Specifications
Common questions
How do I know it is on?
Reviews say a light flashes and there is often no sound you can hear. Several buyers still saw pigeons on the unit.
Are batteries included?
The bullets specify six AAA cells and do not say they are in the box. Reviews describe putting batteries in.
Is it weatherproof?
The listing has no IP rating. The question on the page is unanswered.
Twelve amazon.co.uk listings were scored on 19 October 2026 from the star line, the size of the review sample, whether the method matches public UK guidance that exclusion outlasts scaring, and the shelf price in GBP. There is no laboratory test. Method fit is a rule of thumb applied to the listing type, not a test of these units. The top pick is the highest score. Best value is the plastic spike run whose title states about 6 m at about £17.85, set against about 1.2 m of stainless spikes at about £7.78.
Amazon stars
37%The star line on the amazon.co.uk listing. A 4.4 from a large sample ranks above a 5.0 from two ratings. Stars are not a laboratory result.
Review sample
21%How many ratings sit behind the stars. A count of 1,000 or more takes the full share. Around 100 ratings takes a middle share, around 20 a low share, and fewer than 20 a token share.
Method fit
29%Exclusion scores above scaring, using public UK guidance as a rule of thumb, not as a test of these units. Ledge spikes score highest, then a fence anti-climb strip, then visual decoys and reflectors, then pinwheels, then an ultrasonic claim.
Value
13%Shelf price in GBP against the coverage the title actually states. About 6 m of plastic spikes at about £17.85 is the best value against about 1.2 m of stainless spikes at about £7.78. A higher price is not treated as a better method.
Start with the bird and the place, then choose exclusion over a scare, then check coverage and the review sample. A continuous spike run or proper netting is the lasting fix for a feral pigeon perch. A decoy, kite or reflector is a short trial. Ultrasound is not supported as a pigeon method. Shelf prices in this capture run from about £6.49 to about £41.01. Nothing on this page is a laboratory test.
A pigeon deterrent, in this comparison, is a non-lethal product for feral pigeons that land or roost, and sometimes for wood pigeons feeding on a plot. The twelve amazon.co.uk listings captured on 19 October 2026 fall into five groups: ledge spikes, a short anti-climb fence strip, predator decoys and a hawk kite, reflectors, and two ultrasonic scarers. Public UK guidance treats a continuous spike run, or proper netting, as the lasting fix.
Reviews that still saw pigeons sitting point at gaps. A 1.2 m stainless set fits a gate, not a long parapet. A 6 m plastic title claim only works if the strips actually meet.
Pigeons habituate to a visual scare. Reviews of owls, falcons and kites describe a few days of effect, then birds return, plus strings, heads or poles that fail. Move it, or treat it as a trial.
The fence pack is ten 50 cm strips with spikes 1.8 cm high, also sold for cats and foxes. A deep ledge row in this set is stated at 101 mm. They are not the same tool.
Name the bird and the place before you name a product. Feral pigeons on a sill or railing need the perch blocked. Wood pigeons on brassicas need crop cover more than balcony spikes. Gulls and songbirds are a different specification. Prefer exclusion over fear. Spikes or netting close the landing. Owls, falcons, kites and reflectors only work while the bird still treats them as new, and many of them only while the wind moves them. Public UK guidance is the basis for that order.
Cover the whole run. About 1.2 m of stainless strip fits a gate, not a parapet. A title that states about 6 m is the length option here. Gaps are why reviews say pigeons still sit. Match the fixing to the surface. Screws and ties suit timber. Glue needs a clean, dry ledge. Do not drill a listed facade or a membrane on a guess. One review could not hold adhesive on a butyl roof. Read the sample, not just the stars. A 2.6 from 6,144 reviews is a stronger signal than a 5.0 from 2.
Three typical situations, each with a recommendation from this comparison.
Feral pigeons are using a short sill, gate or garage front, and you can buy the fixings. Remiawy stainless pigeon spikes at about £7.78 are the top pick: about 1.2 m, stated 101 mm deep, 4.4 from 1,714 reviews. Screws are not included, one set is too short for a long parapet, and the details field says chipmunk. It is a weak match if you need several metres or a cat barrier.
You need length more than a stainless finish, and the rail is somewhere you can work safely. Apluskis plastic bird spikes at about £17.85 are the best value: a title claim of about 6 m, 4.3 from 1,456 reviews, fixed with screws, tape or zip ties. Gaps are why some reviews still saw pigeons sitting. Glue failed on a butyl roof in one review.
Wood pigeons or feral pigeons are on a plot, and you will move a scare rather than block a perch. The Big Cheese wind-action owl at about £12.99 is a short trial: 3.5 from 3,903 reviews, pole-mounted or ballasted. Reviews split between birds leaving after days and birds ignoring it within minutes. It is not proofing, and crop cover is the better job on brassicas.
The top pick is the Remiawy stainless pigeon spikes at about £7.78. It is the highest score: a pigeon-named stainless row with a stated depth of 101 mm and about 1.2 m of coverage, 4.4 from 1,714 amazon.co.uk reviews. Screws are not included, one set is too short for a long parapet, and the details field says chipmunk, which conflicts with the title. The best value is the Apluskis plastic bird spikes at about £17.85, because the title states about 6 m of bird spikes against about 1.2 m at about £7.78, with 4.3 from 1,456 reviews. Reviews include pigeons that still sat where the run had gaps, and glue that would not hold on a butyl roof. These scores use the 19 October 2026 listings. They are not a laboratory test.
Apluskis plastic bird spikes
About 6 m of plastic spikes at about £17.85, against about 1.2 m at about £7.78, with 4.3 from 1,456 reviews.
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