Pigeon population explosion

PIGEONS are making pests of themselves Moraira residents have complained.

The Environment department at Teulada-Moraira town hall has responded by installing traps on top floors where the birds can be caught alive and removed.

The public have also been asked not to feed the birds in the streets and public places or to leave out food in their gardens or balconies.

Local pigeons enjoy “an excess” of food and water, an Environment spokesperson said, and the absence of predators is allowing them to breed unchecked.