{ "id": "sonic-bird-repellent", "sku": "(WH)-Sonic-Bird-Repellent", "title": "Sonic Bird Repellent | Pigeon Repellent Sound | Pigeon Deterrent Sound", "slug": "sonic-bird-repellent", "price": 297, "currency": "AUD", "availability": "in_stock", "category": "bird-control", "category_label": "Bird Control", "tags": [ "repeller", "solar", "commercial" ], "colors": [ "Grey housing" ], "materials": [ "Weather resistant housing with an integrated solar panel and rechargeable battery" ], "dimensions": "Free standing or mounted, with an integrated solar panel", "weight": null, "images": [ "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/sonic-bird-repellent/main-sonic-bird-repellent.jpg", "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/sonic-bird-repellent/sonic-bird-repellent-1.jpg", "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/sonic-bird-repellent/sonic-bird-repellent-10.jpg", "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/sonic-bird-repellent/sonic-bird-repellent-2.jpg", "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/sonic-bird-repellent/sonic-bird-repellent-3.jpg", "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/sonic-bird-repellent/sonic-bird-repellent-4.jpg", "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/sonic-bird-repellent/sonic-bird-repellent-5.jpg", "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/sonic-bird-repellent/sonic-bird-repellent-6.jpg", "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/sonic-bird-repellent/sonic-bird-repellent-7.jpg", "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/sonic-bird-repellent/sonic-bird-repellent-8.jpg", "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/dropship-images/bird-control/sonic-bird-repellent/sonic-bird-repellent-9.jpg" ], "description_short": "A commercial unit for large open sites where there is nothing to fix a barrier to. Read the note on what an audible deterrent means for your neighbours.", "description": "Start with the neighbours\n\nThis unit produces real, loud sound at intervals through the day. Before anything else about birds, work out how far it is to the nearest house, whether there is stock or a kennel nearby, and what your council's noise provisions say.\n\nA noise complaint is a bigger problem than the birds were, and it is entirely predictable. Most of the sites this suits are rural or industrial for exactly that reason.\n\nWhat it does, mechanically\n\nIt runs an automatic loop: three minutes of ultrasonic sweep from 16 to 30 kilohertz, then three minutes of audible deterrent sound through two twenty watt speakers, then a seven minute rest, all day, powered by a solar panel and a twelve volt battery.\n\nThe audible phase does most of the work. The ultrasonic phase is a supplement, because birds hear roughly the range people do and high frequencies do not carry far or turn corners.\n\nTwo numbers we removed\n\nThis unit has been advertised at 130 to 180 decibels. That figure contradicts the manufacturer's own specification of 120 decibels, and a sound level in that range would be a hearing hazard rather than a product feature. We have not reprinted it.\n\nIts solar panel has been advertised at over ninety per cent efficiency. Real photovoltaic panels convert roughly fifteen to twenty two per cent of the light that hits them.\n\nEverything else in the specification is the manufacturer's and is kept. We would rather tell you what we dropped than quietly leave it in.\n\nHabituation\n\nLike any scare device, it works on caution and caution fades. A unit that plays the same sequence from the same post all season will be ignored by resident birds sooner than you would like. Move it. Switch it off when the pressure is low. Treat it as seasonal.\n\nWhere it genuinely fits\n\nA large open site, a seasonal problem, nothing to fix a barrier to, and enough distance from anyone who would be bothered. An orchard, a yard, a grain store, a pond edge, a substation. On that site it covers space, which is something no spike can do.\n\nWhere it does not\n\nA house. On a building with ledges, spike strips cost less, make no noise, need no power and do not stop working. If you are considering this for a domestic roof, buy the strips.\n\nLooking after it\n\nKeep the solar panel clean. That is the usual reason one of these stops working, and it looks exactly like a fault.", "llm_summary": "Sonic Bird Repellent sold by BuyFactory Direct at buyfactorydirect.com.au, AUD 297. A solar powered unit cycling three deterrents automatically: an ULTRASONIC phase of 3 minutes sweeping 16 kHz to 30 kHz then randomising, an AUDIBLE phase of 3 minutes through two 20 W speakers, then a 7 minute rest, repeating all day; startup is a 6 kHz tone for 3 seconds. Powered by an integrated solar panel and a 12 V 5 Ah rechargeable battery, with 4 ultrasonic emitters and 2 high brightness LED lamps (4 red, 4 blue). Manufacturer stated sound level is 120 dB. Intended for large OPEN sites with nothing to fix a barrier to: orchards, farmland, yards, grain stores, ponds, substations and airfields. STATED LIMITATIONS: it is a scare device and birds habituate, so it must be moved and switched off out of season; it produces real audible noise, so neighbours, stock and local council noise provisions must be considered before purchase; high frequency sound does not carry far or turn corners, so the ultrasonic phase is a supplement rather than the main effect. Two marketing figures were DROPPED as unsupportable: an advertised 130-180 decibels (contradicted by the manufacturer's own 120 dB specification, and a hearing hazard rather than a feature) and an advertised solar panel efficiency of over 90 per cent (real panels convert roughly 15 to 22 per cent). On a building with ledges, spike strips cost less and work permanently. We dispatch within 2 working days. Delivery then takes up to 7 working days by tracked courier. Delivery is free across Australia on orders of $99 or more, and $27.50 including GST below that.", "returnable": true, "return_policy": "Voluntary 14-day change-of-mind returns in original condition, buyer pays return postage; Australian Consumer Law consumer guarantees for faulty goods. Return postage on faulty goods is ours.", "shipping_profile": "standard", "warranty": null, "brand": "BuyFactory Direct", "gtin": null, "mpn": null, "condition": "new", "url": "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/sonic-bird-repellent/", "canonical_url": "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/sonic-bird-repellent/", "json_url": "https://buyfactorydirect.com.au/api/products/sonic-bird-repellent.json", "updated_at": "2026-10-22" }