Pursuant to the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, every wild bird in the UK has complete statutory protection.
Although removing nests, disturbing roosting flocks, or utilising harmful deterrents breaches the Act, you are never left without options. Solutions still remain to protect your space from invasive pest birds.
Within Broughton, Birmingham Pest Control Co. offers expert bird control by using trusted deterrent and exclusion methods that help ensure no harm comes to protected birds.
To receive swift responses and robust legal safeguarding, please consult our helpful specialists now.
Health risks from pest birds in Broughton
Pest bird faeces contain a variety of pathogens.
Dried pigeon guano harbours salmonella, E. coli, and the pathogen responsible for ornithosis, a respiratory illness caught by breathing in contaminated dust or contacting tainted surfaces.
Whenever birds overrun a workplace, the hidden threat of ornithosis looms a major occupational risk.
For food businesses and hospitality sites in Broughton, guano contamination introduces a daunting legal burden alongside the direct, alarming health threats.
Apart from biological hazards, guano rapidly accumulates in gutters, upon roofing materials, and near drainage points.
Do you sometimes spot birds congregating on ledges, parapets, and roof edges before settling? Their untidy droppings also speed up stonework decay, block gutters, and create serious slip hazards on walkways below!
Neglecting a bird nuisance at a Broughton property invites escalating structural damage and accumulating guano, making sure the essential installation job only grows more expensive as time moves on.
Whatever the avian species, our tailored strategies help ensure that your site, employees, and tenants remain fully protected against bird-borne health hazards.
Pest bird species in Broughton
Feral pigeons and seagulls cause the most noticeable damage on Broughton’s commercial buildings, as flat roofs and ledges provide them permanent roosting shelter.
These birds represent a recurring difficulty, entering roof voids through much smaller openings than any one of the other species.
During each bird service, our technicians meticulously remove all guano and nest material before adding any fixings. This vital preparation is crucial because dry guano when disturbed poses substantial health risks, whilst abandoned nesting material frequently attracts secondary infestations to the premises.
Below is a typical selection of the varied avian species we handle day to day.
Feral pigeons
Feral pigeons often assemble in substantial groups around our built-up neighbourhoods.
Are you aware pigeon pairs can hatch up to six clutches each year? They multiply incredibly fast on almost any building with unoccupied perches or roof voids!
As pigeons habitually return to their established nesting and roost locations, simple dispersal measures fail to break this deeply ingrained behaviour pattern.
Definitive pigeon control in Broughton depends on physical barriers that prevent landing entirely, carefully prompting these birds to find alternative places to call home.
Seagulls and gulls
Herring gulls and lesser black-backed gulls alongside the lesser black-backed gulls have effectively established themselves in interior territories, and becoming long-established breeding populations throughout Broughton and the broader Midlands.
Creating dense colonies on level rooftops, these noisy birds exhibit territorial behaviour during their reproductive season, which typically spans from April until August.
As gulls are considerably heavier than pigeons, you must implement post and wire systems or heavy duty netting rather than lighter pigeon control methods.
Every site is distinct, so we tailor our bird control systems for gull colonies on an individual basis.
We engineer bespoke solutions and guidance suited to your roof type and colony size rather than using generic plans.
Starlings
These starlings consistently pose a seasonal avian issue within the Broughton locality.
They enter roof voids through narrower apertures than pigeons, utilising open ridge tiles, damaged soffits, and broken fascia boards.
Over the space of a season, starlings roosting within a roof space accumulate large quantities of nesting material and droppings.
Bird control solutions in Broughton
We implement a comprehensive suite of bird control methodologies, meticulously selected according to the relevant avian species, the architectural structure, and the general magnitude of the infestation.
We never provide recommendations prior to personally inspecting your premises and the particular affected population.
Every first property assessment is fully free of charge, carrying absolutely no obligation for future commitment.
Bird netting
As a most thorough means of avian exclusion, bird netting efficiently shields roof perimeters, open façades, plant rooms, and building recesses to deny birds access to roosting and nesting sites.
Need the best protection? The UV stable polyethylene net offers bespoke mesh sizes, with 10mm for starlings, 50mm for pigeons, and 75mm for gulls!
Stainless steel anchor systems fasten the fixings directly into brickwork, steel or timber.
When correctly fitted, netting remains virtually imperceptible from the pavement, providing a extremely refined and successful avian control method.
Bird spikes
To fully remove landing surfaces, bird spikes are carefully fitted on ledges and similar surfaces parapets and similar features, windowsills, pipes and nearby fixtures, and signage and other surfaces.
These work by turning the landing surface highly unpleasant rather than putting up a tangible barrier to the birds.
As preserving cherished heritage and protected buildings, polycarbonate spikes offer the perfect option because their discouraging presence remains largely out of sight.
In manufacturing or business settings where withstanding fouling is prioritised over aesthetic appeal, stainless steel offers greater durability and prolonged lifetime.
To help you the right choice, we closely review your specific space before recommending the most suitable product.
Bird wire
By tightening stainless steel wire between sleek posts, bird wire systems effortlessly transform exposed ledges, balconies, and roof ridges into highly insecure landing surfaces.
Offering a highly discreet profile, wire suits prestigious civic and commercial buildings where aesthetics are paramount. It equally preserves delicate heritage architecture where drilling for spike or netting fixings remains wholly inappropriate.
This option provides the most discreet deterrent for civic and commercial buildings that prioritise visual appeal. This also safeguards heritage facades where drilling for spike or netting fixings is unacceptable.
Bird free gel
To safeguard any affected surface from unwanted avian behaviour, Bird Free gel is placed within a small dish set on that area.
Standing a mere 8mm high, this profile remains almost imperceptible from ground level to humans, yet your local avian population will clearly recognise its presence.
Because most birds can perceive UV light, this special gel makes the building appear to them as if it is on fire.
In cases of moderate avian activity, we utilise careful discouragement to encourage their move.
Bird proofing for vents and entry points
Starlings and sparrows gain entry to roof spaces via open soffits, damaged fascias, and spaces in ridge tiles.
Managing these ingress points involves stainless steel mesh or bespoke vent covers, depending on the specific aperture dimensions and avian species.
To guarantee full compliance with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, you should closely schedule any exclusion work beyond the active nesting period.
Bird control for Broughton businesses
Want the ultimate bird control for your business? Winning the battle means combining strong perimeter barriers with routine patrol visits to identify any recent roosting areas promptly!
Safeguarding businesses over multiple Broughton and West Midlands sites, our bespoke contracts deliver regular inspections alongside swift, urgent callouts for any new bird issues arising between our regular visits.
Broughton Pest Control Co. covers a wide range of sectors throughout the region, including restaurants and cafés, hotels, educational establishments, academic campuses, and local industrial facilities.
We arrange our domestic and commercial bird control services in Broughton around your opening hours, providing full written paperwork for your Environmental Health and health and safety records.
Our commercial pest control provisions incorporate detailed documentation detailing each site visit, the exact areas surveyed, and all equipment installed.
Should an EHO request verification of an active pest management programme, they will be given complete documentation.
Our Broughton bird control service
Birmingham Pest Control Co. has recognised accreditation from the BPCA.
We train our bird control specialists to comply with industry standards, utilise officially approved installation techniques, and make sure every procedure meets the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and related laws.
You can easily confirm British Pest Control Association accreditation through the BPCA directory, as this accreditation is broadly accepted as the premier standard for qualified UK pest control.
We conduct a no-cost survey before issuing your quote.
Our Broughton experts examine the site to evaluate the pest bird species and nesting or nesting locations, giving a complimentary quotation on the same day.
When our assessment comes to an end, the decision to move forward rests fully with you.
As the trusted pest control specialists for Broughton, we provide constant availability day and night, throughout the week, for time-sensitive callouts and routine enquiries.
Get in touch for a free site survey
For effective property safeguarding, Birmingham Pest Control Co. provides domestic and commercial bird proofing and pest bird control throughout Broughton and the broader West Midlands.
Should you be looking for a rapid, kind, and regulation-abiding answer to your bird problems, our reputable company remains the leading choice.
Contact us via our contact form or call us now. We will schedule a comprehensive property survey, determine the species and precise roosting sites, and send your written quote. You are under completely no obligation to proceed.
Why hold off any longer? Call our very friendly team on 0121 816 0399 now to schedule your free site survey! We are ready to help you day and night.
