Turn culled pigeons into pigeon pie, says councillor Town mayor Cllr Lindsay Davidson said pedestrians find pavements "risky" because "they are covered in muck." Officials have previously considered avian contraceptives and drafting in killer hawks. Fire gel that would fool birds into thinking roosting spots were ablaze was also looked at. Leader of the council, Bob Smith, said: "The problem with fire gel is that it would only repel them from wherever we put the gel and we can't smother the entire town in gel. I'm sure a cull is the best option to get the flock down to a manageable size