It is illegal to intentionally disturb or destroy the active nest of any wild bird.
Birds nest in house roof.
Most of the time nesting activity is harmless.
These birds rarely cause the initial damage which they exploit in their search for nests.
Destroy the nest if birds are flocking to your home there might be a nest somewhere either on or inside your roof or chimney.
Birds perform important functions that help us and our yards however birds can also cause problems on our property including nest building in gutter systems.
They do need our help so if at all possible please allow them to access to nest in your roof but if the roof must be sealed off place nest boxes under the eaves for starlings sparrows swifts swallows and house martins.
Bird nests in attic blog barry july 5 2015 no comments this year we seem to be getting an ever increasing number of calls regarding nesting birds.
What s in my roof.
Birds in the roof many people only realise they have birds in the roof when they are woken up by the noise of nestlings.
Birds typically nest in trees.
So last summer in my bedroom there was a birds nest above in the roof.
However if trees are in short supply or do not offer sufficient protection some birds may look for the next nearest high structure which may be your roof line.
Try to arrange for them holes to be sealed during the morning as this is when most birds are out of the nest and they aren t likely to be sealed in the roof space.
If you re worried that some birds might be trapped accidentally you can install a temporary mesh cover for a few days and monitor the hole.
House sparrows and starlings are the most likely candidates.
Nesting birds can present many dangers to home and business owners.
All bird nests are protected by law.
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It s important for us to say that there are in fact only a few bird species that will nest in your roof and most of them are fully protected by law.
Animals including birds are an important part of our ecosystem.
Although blasting loud sounds might have a negative effect on surrounding.
So if you have a birds nest in there there s been a failure in the materials somewhere for birds to get in and nest.
However the area where the birds were able to get into your roof may be more problematic and it may need repairing.
The soffits and corners of your roof where gutters converge and connect to downspouts can be especially attractive to birds as they also can provide.
And as a result we are limited in what we can do to help homeowners who have birds nesting in their roof.