First of i would say My shoot is just for a few friends doing nothing on a large scale. Every pheasant/duck can not afford to be lost.
In my garden Songbird numbers have risen since i started controlling magpies. Im proud to say my garden is 100% Grey Squirrel free
But a few magpies still fly around which is fine with me as im there to controll them not wipe them out. Before i had my Larson running and the Squiirels where at large you didnt see half as many Robins nor Blue tits nor not much songbirds at all really.