Bird prevention in Ireland

If you have problems with birds, you have a number of suggested options to get rid of them. Black plastic bags: some people take bin liners and stuff them in crevices to potentially scare the birds away. Problem? Do they work? Do they look nice? Do the birds get used to them? Possibly, no, and…

There are 2 reasons why a pigeon or seagull has picked to move onto your house. Initially these birds might have recognized that some of the high points on your own home are very close to, or directly overlooking, their regular food source. Subsequently, they could have gone to decide that flatter ledges, frequently lower…

Before any method of pigeon or seagull proofing is installed, the area must be cleaned and prepared. Preparation is key prior to setting out on your cleaning challenge. Wherever pigeons or seagulls have been perching or roosting, they inevitably leave behind a mess of nesting materials, sticks, feathers and the dreaded piles of pigeon poop….

If you live near the sea, you’ll know the problems seagulls can cause. Especially if a well-meaning neighbour leaves bread out for them! And traditional pigeon spikes will not work when to comes to seagulls as they have longer legs. So you will need a specially designed prevention spike just for gulls with longer spikes….

Swallows are lovely birds – we all enjoy their arrival as they signify the beginning of spring -UNTIL they nest in our houses and leave their droppings everywhere. You can easily prevent them nesting on your property by installing humane bird spikes – usually in the gable ends where they start their nests. However it…

This is a question often asked since when you start to talk of ‘spikes’ bird lovers are worried that they might injure the birds. However all the spikes do is to make it uncomfortable for the bird to land in a specific area and they more elsewhere. The RSPB (The Royal Society for the Protection…