University graduate finds work as human scarecrow

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University graduate finds work as human scarecrow

It sounds like the ideal job - the chance to sit down, read a book and perhaps idly strum a ukulele.

But Bangor University graduate Jamie Fox has to do it in all weathers, as a human scarecrow in a field in Norfolk.

Mr Fox, 22, has been employed to scare partridges from a field of oilseed rape at Aylsham because conventional birdscarers have not worked.

As well as wearing a bright orange coat, Mr Fox uses an accordion and a cowbell to frighten the birds.

Mr Fox, who graduated in the summer with a degree in music and English, earns about £250 a week scaring the partridges from the 10-acre (four-hectare) field.

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I ring a cowbell and I've even played the accordion, but the ukulele doesn't seem to have any effect on them”

Jamie Fox
"The farmer said to me, 'Bring a deckchair and a good book'," said Mr Fox, who hopes to find a job in music and is learning to play the ukulele during quiet moments in the field.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-19846642

Interesting. Life as a scarecrow and that too with a degree. Should you be jealous of him like his mates or would you pity him?

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At least he has a job. Wait until the rest of the government cuts kick in. They will have to find even more ways to hide the unemployed than they do already (and anyone who really believes that there has been a drop in the unemployment numbers needs a reality check).

Seriously, at least he's got a job. It may not have been what he dreamed of when he left school and went on to University, but it's better than being unemployed.

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£250 a week for scaring the partridges from the 10 acre field? Easy money!

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Oct 9, 2012 4:26:30 GMT -5 bach said:

At least he has a job. Wait until the rest of the government cuts kick in. They will have to find even more ways to hide the unemployed than they do already (and anyone who really believes that there has been a drop in the unemployment numbers needs a reality check).

Seriously, at least he's got a job. It may not have been what he dreamed of when he left school and went on to University, but it's better than being unemployed.

LOL sounds like Obama. I just saw that unemployment supposedly feel below 8% here. Guess he needs to do this so he can get re-elected. I'd like to know where the jobs are cuz the area I live in is over 9% unemployment.

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In the UK you'll find that the cuts have made some people redundant from their workplace and it's also difficult in finding jobs to your satisfaction.