Have You Considered Bird-Proofing Your Property?

Now September has arrived many people will be focusing on getting their properties ready for the winter months. However, you may not have considered including bird-proofing on your list of things to do.

This is actually the best time of year to do this, since we’re at the end of the nesting season. Birds such as swallows, house martins, sparrows and starlings will all be abandoning the nests they have built to see them over the nesting months. This means you can get rid of these nests quite safely now without endangering the birds that have used them this year. Remember, these birds are protected, so once they have a nest on your property you can’t do anything about it until they have left it behind.

September and October are the months to make sure you check your property for nests. Get rid of those that have been abandoned and consider bird-proofing your property as well. This will make it much harder for birds to return and build new nests next year. If you have been plagued with birds on your property this year, you will know how frustrating it can be. You cannot remove the nests while they are being used, meaning you’ll have to put up with the bird mess and inconvenience of having them on your property.

The good news is you’ll have a few months to get bird-proofing in place around your property to stop them returning next year. It is best to call in a professional company to handle this for you. There are often different methods of bird-proofing that work best for different species. Thus if you tackle it on your own you could spend a while putting methods into action… and then find they won’t work for the birds you are trying to discourage from coming back.

The idea is you don’t want to hurt the birds, you just want to discourage them from nesting anywhere on your property. A professional team can also get rid of bird droppings that have been left behind. They’ll also assess any likelihood of birds stopping at your property en route to their destination. There could be a food source nearby as well, even if they stop building nests at your home.

As you can see, professional assistance and advice is the best way to ensure your home can be bird-free next summer.