<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" version="2.0"><channel><title>Daily Express :: Pigeons Feed</title><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><description>Simply The Best 7 Days A Week</description><language>en-gb</language><image><link>https://www.express.co.uk</link><url>https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/logorss.gif</url><title>Daily Express</title></image><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:41:06 +0100</pubDate><docs>http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss</docs><generator>CakePHP</generator><managingEditor>news@express.co.uk</managingEditor><webMaster>news@express.co.uk</webMaster><item><title><![CDATA[Anyone with a garden can deter pigeons by making 1 simple change]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/285x214/2187824_1.jpg"/><br><br>Many people unknowingly encourage pigeons to nest and defecate in their gardens simply by leaving out items that strongly attract them.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:01:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Katherine McPhillips]]></author><category>Garden</category><media:keywords>Pigeons, Pest control advice, Pests, Garden, How to discourage pigeons, how to stop pigeons coming into garden, stop pigeons eating plants, stop pigeons pooing in garden, Should you leave bread out for birds, do birds like bread</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/590x/2187824_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anyone with a garden can deter pigeons if they stop leaving a common item outside]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/237x141/2187824_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Anyone with a garden can deter pigeons if they stop leaving a common item outside]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pigeons will fly away immediately if you use 65p product in gardens]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/285x214/2185834_1.jpg"/><br><br>The novel approach can be extremely effective in keeping pigeons away from gardens.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 11:12:00 +0100</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Conor Wilson]]></author><category>Garden</category><media:keywords>Garden, Pigeons, Garden deterrent, Tin foil, Adeel Ulhaq, gardening expert, pests, garden pests, pests deterrent</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/590x/2185834_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pigeons can be destructive to gardens]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/237x141/2185834_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pigeons can be destructive to gardens]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pigeons will turn and fly from gardens if one item is left outside]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/285x214/2183667_1.jpg"/><br><br>Pigeons hate one thing in gardens and will turn and flock in the other direction.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 12:44:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Alex Evans]]></author><category>Garden</category><media:keywords>Pigeons, Pests, Garden, Garden deterrents, Reflective surfaces, Bird netting and spikes</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/590x/2183667_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pigeons will turn and fly away if you put one thing in the garden]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/237x141/2183667_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Pigeons will turn and fly away if you put one thing in the garden]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardeners are urged to hang CDs around their garden as soon as possible in March]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/285x214/2180019_1.jpg"/><br><br>Gardeners should consider putting old CDs in their garden to help flowers and lawns grow as much as possible in spring.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:01:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Katherine McPhillips]]></author><category>Garden</category><media:keywords>Pigeons, Garden, Animals, Gardening, Plants, Flowers, Lawn, Birds, pigeons, sparrows, blackbirds, protecting plants from cds, stop birds eating grass, stop birds eating flower buds, stop birds digging up seeds, deter pigeons, stop pigeons coming into</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/590x/2180019_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardeners are urged to hang CDs around their garden as soon as possible in March]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/237x141/2180019_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardeners are urged to hang CDs around their garden as soon as possible in March]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardeners cutting hedges in March risk fine and jail time]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/285x214/2179766_1.jpg"/><br><br>It's the key time of year again when gardeners should get out and trim to avoid harming wildlife or copping a fine.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 17:23:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Alex Evans]]></author><category>Garden</category><media:keywords>Gardening, Nature (section), Pigeons, Garden, Environment, Environmental Issues, UK hedgerow laws, nesting bird protection, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, garden hedge trimming regulations.</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/590x/2179766_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cutting hedges could lead to a fine or even jail time]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/237x141/2179766_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Cutting hedges could lead to a fine or even jail time]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magpies and pigeons will stop bullying birds from gardens if you do 1 task in the morning]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/285x214/2172144_1.jpg"/><br><br>Magpies and pigeons often overrun birdfeeders, but gardeners can help smaller birds get enough food by doing a basic task when they first wake up in the morning. <br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 08:20:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Katherine McPhillips]]></author><category>Garden</category><media:keywords>Animals, Pigeons, Pests, Garden, Magpies, pigeons, robins, how to stop magpies guarding birdfeeders, how to keep pigeons away from birdfeeders, how to deter magpies from garden, how to deter pigeons from garden, how to encourage robins into gardens, </media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/590x/2172144_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Magpies and pigeons will stop bullying birds from gardens if you do 1 task in the morning]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/237x141/2172144_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Magpies and pigeons will stop bullying birds from gardens if you do 1 task in the morning]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gardeners urged to cut hedges before March or risk ‘fine and jail time’]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/285x214/2167847_1.jpg"/><br><br>It's the key time of year again when gardeners should get out and trim to avoid harming wildlife or copping a fine.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 15:33:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Alex Evans]]></author><category>Garden</category><media:keywords>Gardening, Nature (section), Pigeons, Garden, Environment, Environmental Issues, UK hedgerow laws, nesting bird protection, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, garden hedge trimming regulations.</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/590x/2167847_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardeners are being urged to trim hedges before March]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/237x141/2167847_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Gardeners are being urged to trim hedges before March]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[People who feed birds could face £2,500 fine]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/285x214/2167168_1.jpg"/><br><br>During wintertime, many people try to help wild birds survive by providing food, but in some places you could be faced with a hefty fine. <br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 12:37:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Katie Oborn]]></author><category>Life</category><media:keywords>Pests, Pigeons, Environmental Issues, Birds, Cities, Towns, Fines, Councils, Bird feeding fines, Environmental offences, Public Spaces Protection Orders, Pest prevention.</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/590x/2167168_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Many love to feed the wild birds in their local areas]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images ]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/130/237x141/2167168_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Many love to feed the wild birds in their local areas]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty Images ]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia unleashes cyborg spy pigeons with remote-control brains]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/285x214/2166885_1.jpg"/><br><br>The Russian start-up responsible for the technology's development has close links to the Kremlin.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 17:43:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Conor Wilson]]></author><category>World</category><media:keywords>Russia, Pigeons, Russia-Ukraine war, Military, Defence, Spy pigeons, Neiry Group, Brain chips, Russian technology</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/590x/2166885_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The company hopes to plant chips in pigeon's brains]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Neiry Group]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/78/237x141/2166885_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[The company hopes to plant chips in pigeon's brains]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Neiry Group]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item><item><title><![CDATA[Magpies and pigeons will hate your garden if you do 1 simple task pest experts recommend]]></title><description><![CDATA[<img src="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/285x214/2158563_1.jpg"/><br><br>Magpies and pigeons can be difficult to deter as they are a dominant species; however, one simple, safe and effective task will stop them from being attracted to your garden.<br><br>]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2026 04:09:00 +0000</pubDate><author><![CDATA[Angela Patrone]]></author><category>Garden</category><media:keywords>Pigeons, Pests, Pest control advice, Gardening, Pruning, how to deter magpies from garden, how to deter pigeons from gardens, how to stop magpies bullying birds in garden, how to deter magpies for good, how to deter pigeons for good</media:keywords><media:content url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/590x/2158563_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="750" height="445"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Magpies and pigeons will hate your garden if you do 1 simple task pest experts recommend]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:content><media:thumbnail url="https://cdn.images.express.co.uk/img/dynamic/13/237x141/2158563_1.jpg" type="img/jpeg" expression="full" width="237" height="141"><media:description type="plain"><![CDATA[Magpies and pigeons will hate your garden if you do 1 simple task pest experts recommend]]></media:description><media:credit role="author" scheme="urn:ebu"><![CDATA[Getty]]></media:credit></media:thumbnail></item></channel></rss>