What's eating this...?

Hi,

My friend is asking what is eating his strawberry? He thinks a slug, but I'm wondering birds. Any ideas?

 

Wasps,birds,slugs,snails,mice but i would say wasps or slugs/snails as there is rounded edges where it's been eaten but i could be wrong

 

Thanks @Jiffy He thinks there's a wasp nest near by, so could be wasps then. Would fruit netting be any use?

 

My next door neighbour has had a similar problem, it turns out to be a blackbird in his case.

 

Looks like slug or snail damage as some of ours look like that over at our allotment.It has been such a wet year that slugs and snails are having a field day noshing on everything

 

My vote, for what its worth is slugs.
If the strawberries are on straw or even pieces of wood etc. the blighters hide under it during the day and come out at night.

 

His strawberry plants are in pots, about 45cm high

 

I've got snails 10ft up in trees.

 

They were the reason I never wanted another pergola in my garden It looked gorgeous all covered in plants; horrendous underneath when you could see all the slugs enjoying the cool shady greenery. Couldn't enjoy a cuppa for fear one of them would fall down into it

 

Even more worrying if you leave a glass of beer lying around, they might mistake it for a slug trap and decide to do the honourable thing.