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Bright red cars attract more bird droppings than vehicles of any other colour, according to a study.

Scientists recorded the frequency that birds left their mark on cars in five cities around Britain, and found crimson vehicles were targeted the most.

They observed that some 18 per cent of red cars were marked with droppings, while green cars were found to suffer the least with just 1 per cent marked.

 
Easy target: Bright red cars attract more bird droppings than vehicles of any other colour, according to a study

Easy target: Bright red cars attract more bird droppings than vehicles of any other colour, according to a study

Researchers also noted that white cars escaped more often than black in their analysis of 1,140 vehicles in Brighton, Glasgow, Leeds, Manchester and Bristol.

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