Protect Your Home Against Sparrows and Starlings Now

Plenty of people provide bird seed and feeders in their gardens for the likes of sparrows, starlings and other birds to use. However, even if you do this, you probably wouldn’t want those same birds nesting in your home.

You may not realise these birds are protected, which means you cannot ‘evict’ them once they decide to set up nests inside your property. It doesn’t matter how much mess or hassle they create, you can’t remove them because of their protected status.

Since their nesting season is not far off starting for this year, now is the time to bird-proof your property to make sure they don’t choose your home as the place to nest this year. The best months to tackle bird-proofing are in February and March. Anything later than this means you’re likely to run the risk of the birds getting there before you.

When looking at your property to consider the right kind of bird-proofing for your needs, look at areas like the roof and guttering. There could be holes and gaps there that might easily allow a bird to get into your roof space. Plug these holes and gaps wherever you find them as a first defence against nesting birds.

Next, consider using bird netting to ward off the chance of birds nesting under guttering, ledges and other similar locations. If you call in the professionals to install the netting for you, it’s easier to make sure you choose the right gauge of netting to deter the birds that could end up being a problem.

If your property has a chimney, you’ll need to look at that too. Purchasing a chimney guard is a quick and easy way to ensure no birds can fly inside your chimney to roost there. This is a problem regardless of whether you have an open fire or stove or not. Once the birds are there and nesting, you can’t do anything about it.

As you can see, preventative action is the target here. Seeking advice from bird-proofing specialists is the best way to protect your property this year, regardless of where you are in Scotland. There are plenty of ways to bird-proof your property during February and March, and if you tackle the job now you will be glad you did in the coming months, when birds won’t be your problem to deal with.