Protecting fruit from birds/squirrels

Just bumping this while I seek inspiration on protecting the soft fruit from the birds - mainly woodpigeons and blackbirds. The Pigeons are so heavy that they are snapping the branches of the currant bushes. The red currants have been stripped already.
I've had this problem every year and still haven't come up with a solution that works for me.
I'm going to take lots of cuttings and hope that, by planting out time, I will have a cunning fruity plan!