Water draws birds in and keeps them there. Docks, marinas, boat covers, ponds, retention areas and pool surrounds give gulls and waterfowl drinking water, bathing water and a clear view of their surroundings, and the fouling that follows lands on decks, boats, furniture and walkways.
Working around water narrows the options. There is usually little to exclude birds from, surfaces are wet a good deal of the time, and what you apply matters. The methods below treat the structures and the air around the water rather than the water itself.
Bird Repellent Spray — Hand Spray
Applied to the structures around the water — dock boards, rails, pilings, posts and furniture — rather than to the water. Flock Free Bird Repellent dries clear and works as a visual, scent and taste deterrent. For use around children and pets. Use as directed.
Flock Free Bird Repellent Spray - Ready-to-use Bird Deterrent
$21.99
32 oz ready to use. No mixing — point and spray. Cannot be shipped to CT, IN, MD, MT, RI, DC or NM.
Flock Free Bird Repellent Concentrate, 1 gallon
$395.00
1 gallon concentrate. Dilute and apply with any sprayer to structures, pipes and beams.
Flock Free does not publish application guidance for use on or over open water. If your application would put product into a pond, pool or waterway, call the office on 732-987-5400 before you buy.
Seagull Effigy
Gulls watch each other constantly for signs of food and danger. An effigy of a dead gull reads as a danger signal and moves birds off the area — which is why it is the visual deterrent Flock Free lists for docks, boats and pools.
Seagull Effigy
$119.00
Realistic gull form for docks, boats, pools, rooftops, restaurants and bin areas. Lightweight, so it moves with a breeze.
Bird Netting
Netting stretched over water denies access from above. Flock Free netting is specified for architectural, aqua-cultural and agricultural exclusion, and the 3/4 inch mesh excludes all but the smallest birds.
Bird Netting High Tensile Black 3/4" Mesh 50' x 50'
$755.00
3/4 inch mesh, 50 ft by 50 ft, black. 12-ply UV-resistant HDPE with a 75 lb knotted breaking strength and steam-set knots.
Netting needs a perimeter of tensioned cable and anchors to work properly. The brackets, cable, clips, rings and turnbuckles are in the full netting range. For sizing over a pond or a covered slip, call the office on 732-987-5400.
Bird Repellent Spray — Hazers
A hazer disperses the repellent as an invisible haze over an area, which suits open water frontage where there is no surface to treat. The Moby is the unit Flock Free lists for docks and marinas specifically.
Moby - Portable Hazer
$3249.00
Portable and weatherproof, listed for pools, boat docks, marinas and rooftops. Keep a 6 ft gap from walls and overhead obstructions.
Mini Solar Hazer
$2525.00
Solar powered, for waterside locations with no mains supply. Programmable timer, weatherproof.
Tweet Zilla - Hazer
$4899.00
Fixed install for waterside dining areas and covered frontage. Minimum install height 8 ft outdoors.
Hazer fluids. A hazer will not run without one of these.
ECObird 4.0 - 1 Gallon
$249.00
1 gallon of oil-based methyl anthranilate, the active ingredient in the haze.
Flock Free Bird Repellent - A 1-year Bundle for Hazers (4 x 4 fl oz concentrate)
$74.99
Four 4 fl oz bottles of concentrate for hazers — roughly a year of operation.
Choosing a Starting Point
For a pond you want to protect outright, netting over the top is the method that physically works. For a dock, marina or pool surround where netting is not practical, a hazer plus the Seagull Effigy is the usual combination, with the repellent spray on the rails and boards.
Prices shown as listed at the time of publication.
Related Bird Control Resources
Water is most often a problem with seagulls, geese, blue herons and cormorants. You can also browse the full Bird Control range.