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…

Throughout the last few decades , a huge number of pigeons and seagulls have been slaughtered. Land owners and local councils go to incredible effort and cost to attempt to take out these birds from our towns and urban communities. In spite of this broad program, the number of pigeons and seagulls on the streets…

Due to COVID-19 many are off-work but feeling fine, and just wondering what to do with their time. Well, if you’ve been plagued by birds landing on your property and fouling it in the past – this is the golden time to put that right. Just install some bird spikes in the affected areas –…

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…

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…