The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 protects by law every UK wild birds.
Though removing nests, disrupting roosting flocks, or utilising harmful deterrents breaches the Act, you are never left without options. Methods still exist to safeguard your space from unwanted pest birds.
In the quiet skies of Streetly, Birmingham Pest Control Co. offers reliable bird control, employing humane deterrent and exclusion methods that ensure protected birds are never harmed.
Need quick responses and secure legal protection? Speak to our very friendly team right away!
Health risks from pest birds in Streetly
Faeces from pest birds often carry a diverse range of disease-causing organisms.
Dehydrated pigeon guano passively can harbour salmonella, E. coli, and the pathogen causing ornithosis, a lung illness acquired by inhaling tainted dust or handling polluted surfaces.
Initially, we should acknowledge ornithosis as a serious occupational hazard in places with active bird infestations.
For hospitality and catering firms in Streetly, dealing with guano contamination involves complying with strict statutory standards in addition to addressing the key health risks.
In besides health risks, bird droppings gather rapidly within gutters, across roofing materials, and by drainage points.
Before forming their roosts, birds congregate on structural ledges, parapets, and rooflines, leaving corrosive waste that hastens the deterioration of masonry, blocks drainage channels, and creates hazardous slipping risks on pathways below.
Ignoring avian pests at a Streetly property inevitably and steadily accelerates building deterioration, worsens hazardous guano accumulation, and considerably inflates the eventual cost of the required mitigation installation over time.
Pestered by birds? No matter the species, our expert bespoke systems effectively protect you, your property, and everyone on site from unpleasant health risks caused by birds!
Pest bird species in Streetly
In Streetly, business buildings suffer the clearest deterioration from feral pigeons and seagulls, which utilise flat rooftops and ledges for ongoing roosting shelter.
Coming back each season, starlings make their way into roof voids through openings considerably smaller than either species requires.
Throughout every bird service, the technicians thoroughly remove guano and nest material before adding any fixings. This vital preparatory work prevents the health hazards associated with disrupting dried guano, whilst making sure old nesting debris does not cause secondary infestations.
Below is a typical selection of the varied avian species we handle on a daily basis.
Feral pigeons
Wild pigeons truly love to cluster in massive flocks throughout busy city centres!
Did you realise pigeon pairs can produce up to six clutches each year? They increase incredibly fast on almost any building with undisturbed perches or loft spaces!
Did you know pigeons stubbornly return to the same nesting and roosting spots? Standard dispersal tactics do absolutely nothing to disrupt that loop!
Definitive pigeon control in Streetly relies upon physical exclusion systems that prevent landing entirely, carefully leading these birds to seek other areas to call home.
Seagulls and gulls
Several effectively expanded deeper inland, settling as year-round breeding residents throughout Streetly and the surrounding Midlands.
Assembling in compact colonies upon flat roof spaces, these raucous birds show highly hostile behaviour during their annual nesting season, which usually extends from April until August.
Did you realise gulls are weightier than pigeons? They need strong post and wire systems or durable netting instead of the weaker pigeon deterrents!
We thoughtfully tailor our bird control systems for gull colonies to match each particular setting.
We develop bespoke solutions and advice specified to your roof type and colony size in place of using generic packages.
Starlings
Throughout Streetly, these birds are seen as a recurring annual avian nuisance.
They find their way into vulnerable roof voids through openings far narrower than a pigeon needs, taking advantage of dislodged ridge tiles, damaged soffits, and damaged fascia boards.
Imagine the massive volume of waste and nest material a starling roost creates inside a roof space during a single season!
Bird control solutions in Streetly
We provide a thorough suite of avian management techniques, carefully customised to the specific bird species, the architectural structure, and the overall extent of the infestation.
No solution is ever suggested until we first survey your site and review the troublesome population firsthand.
We provide all site surveys completely free of charge, with no pressure to go ahead.
Bird netting
As a most complete method of avian exclusion, bird netting effectively covers roof perimeters, open façades, plant rooms, and building recesses to block birds access to roosting and nesting sites.
We fit UV stable polyethylene net with mesh dimensions tailored to each species, employing 10mm for starlings, 50mm for pigeons, and 75mm for gulls.
By using stainless steel anchor systems, the fixings are precisely tensioned into masonry, steel, or timber.
Look up! Correctly installed netting is virtually invisible from the street, delivering an incredibly discreet and efficient bird solution.
Bird spikes
How do we block pesky landing spots? We fit bird spikes onto ledges and similar surfaces, parapets, windowsills, pipes, and signage!
These work by making the landing surface highly disagreeable rather than creating a physical barrier to the birds.
To preserve heritage and listed buildings, we recommend polycarbonate spikes because they ensure the deterrent stays completely unobtrusive.
In workshop or business settings, stainless steel offers exceptional durability, which makes it the perfect selection when enduring heavy dirt is favoured over aesthetic appeal.
We initially and carefully discover the individual character of your property, so that our final product recommendation is a genuinely flawless fit.
Bird wire
By employing firm stainless steel wire fixed between posts, bird wire systems successfully form an unsteady perching area across horizontal ledges, balconies, and roof ridges.
As a most discreet deterrent, wire stylishly suits commercial and civic architecture where looks is essential, whilst also safeguarding historic facades where fixing to secure spike or netting systems remains unsuitable.
First, wire offers the most subtle deterrent for commercial and municipal properties where appearance is crucial. Secondly, this choice safeguards historic sites where drilling for spike or netting installations is not suitable.
Bird free gel
To protect any targeted surface from undesirable avian behaviour, Bird Free gel is applied within a compact dish set on that area.
At just eight millimetres in height, it stays effectively invisible to those on the ground, yet your bird population will surely notice it.
Because many birds can perceive UV light, this specialised gel helps make the building look to them as if it were on fire.
Are you experiencing small bird issues? We would be pleased to persuade them to move on!
Bird proofing for vents and entry points
Generally, starlings and sparrows penetrate roof spaces through compromised ridge tiles, uncovered soffits, and worn fascias.
Want these openings secured? We install stainless steel mesh or purpose-made vent covers suited to the gap size and bird species!
To ensure full adherence with the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, you should closely schedule any exclusion work outside the active nesting period.
Bird control for Streetly businesses
Effective avian management programmes for business properties combine structural prevention across the external envelope with regular inspection regimes to detect emerging nesting sites.
Securing businesses throughout multiple Streetly and West Midlands sites, our bespoke contracts deliver regular inspections alongside rapid, responsive callouts for any new bird issues arising in the period between our regular visits.
Birmingham Pest Control Co. supports catering businesses, accommodation venues, educational establishments, university campuses, and industrial facilities across the local area.
To fit your timetable, our domestic and commercial bird control services in Streetly are arranged around your opening hours, whilst providing comprehensive written documentation for Environmental Health and health and safety records.
Our business pest control provisions incorporate comprehensive documentation detailing each site visit, the precise areas surveyed, and all equipment put in place.
Should an EHO ask for proof of an active pest management programme, they will easily find every bit of the information they require.
Our Streetly bird control service
Birmingham Pest Control Co. has complete BPCA accreditation.
Upholding the utmost professional standards, our bird control technicians use accepted installation methods, so that every project carefully respects the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 and all applicable legislation.
Did you know BPCA accreditation is recognised as the premier UK benchmark for professional pest control? Simply consult the official BPCA directory to verify this!
We conduct a no-obligation site survey before issuing your bespoke quotation.
Once on your property, our Streetly specialists investigate the current pest bird species and their nesting or roosting areas, preparing your free quotation that very day.
Following the completion of our thorough assessment, you are under no required to proceed.
Our nearby Streetly pest specialists respond to enquiries and handle emergency callouts at any time, seven days a week.
Get in touch for a free site survey
Struggling with pest birds? Birmingham Pest Control Co. delivers excellent home and business bird proofing and control across Streetly and the broader West Midlands!
Are you keen to deal with your bird troubles promptly, humanely, and legally? We are certainly the top specialist team to choose!
Send our online form or phone us today. We will schedule a property survey to determine the species and roosting sites involved, then issue a written quotation. You are under no obligation once you obtain this estimate.
We invite you to contact our supportive team today on 0121 816 0399 to arrange your complimentary site survey. Our dedicated experts remain ready to assist you at any hour.
