Bird control log

[cm738]

Just wondering how other RFFS operate bird control logs?

At this time we run a bird control log book, in which everything has to be entered, times of entering/vacating runway/taxiway, at which holding point you entered/vacated, times when asked to vacate by ATC, times and which areas you are patrolling, timings when and where you hold to observe take off and landings, identified bird/wildlife hazards.

On top of this we also operate the bird ID log, EG, type of bird, where identified & located on grid map, weather at the time, method of dispersal and so on.

Is this similar to other airports?

[nearlythere]

Just wondering how other RFFS operate bird control logs?

At this time we run a bird control log book, in which everything has to be entered, times of entering/vacating runway/taxiway, at which holding point you entered/vacated, times when asked to vacate by ATC, times and which areas you are patrolling, timings when and where you hold to observe take off and landings, identified bird/wildlife hazards.

On top of this we also operate the bird ID log, EG, type of bird, where identified & located on grid map, weather at the time, method of dispersal and so on.

Is this similar to other airports?

With all this documentation to be completed where do you get the time to actually control the birds?

[cm738]

Yep............................thats my point!!

[stevfire2]

we react to a request to bird control by atc. we dont patrol. we get clearance to the area and hopefully do the business. atc records our movements in their log, we record the number of shells fired,the area and sign it off. seems to satisfy...
                              steve

[Chunty]

Our process for recording it all is fairly simple but we vary the means by which we do it which can be great fun especially when you have some young nipper out there flapping his arms about and running around in circles. Coupled to that there's the 'lure' that our resident BCO made up and the old Scarecrow digital device; found that the common gull setting also scares the hell out of the rooks, but the gulls don't give a dam when you fire off the rook call. But at the end of the day there's nothing better than a bit of 38mm mortar fire to get them all going.