Wimbledon hawk eye system that takes to the skies

But it wasn't till the owners of a nearby flour mill one day noticed the effect his birds had on the local pigeon population that he realised there might be a business application for his schoolboy passion.

His firm has now been in business for 13 years, keeping pigeons off factories, landfill sites, hospitals, and other places of work that might be plagued by birds.

A phone call from the All England Club to Mr Davis followed, asking him to come down for an interview which led to his unusual job.