Bird Control Services in The Northampton Area

If you are having to deal with the consequences of bird presence or a bird population explosion on your property or land in the Northampton area, then rest assured that Pest Professionals can help. We can provide you with immediate advice and assist you to control any sort of bird problem in two extremely easy and effective steps:

The no obligation phone consultation service applies to both residential and business customers in the Northampton area. No bird control job is too large or too small for us to consider. Where appropriate we are able to advise on any urgent action required to protect your, property, garden or crops prior to a visit. If a visit is called for we let you know if there will be a call out fee and also advise on the most likely costs of any bird control measures should they be required.

Why Bird Control Can be Called For

Pigeons and seagulls are two of the bird species that we as pest controllers have to deal with the most. They not only cause a mess, block guttering and chimney flues, and damage loft and roof space, but they can also be a significant health hazard and can spread disease such as Salmonella and E.Coli.

There are other reasons that control may be absolutely necessary also. In numbers they can quite often create such a volume of waste matter that pavements and entrances can become dangerously slippery, not to mention the mess. And they can quickly tarnish a company’s image if not dealt with. Their nests and roosting sites commonly become infested with fleas, mites and other unwanted insect pests, and in actual fact we get a lot of call outs where the birds have been attacking people during their breeding season.

Bird Control

There are a variety of tried and tested measures of bird control we can advise on, including netting, spikes and some very effective new non-toxic bird proofing products and deterrents that are appropriate for situations where spikes and netting are simply not practical or desirable. Bird work is dangerous, and should absolutely only be carried out by a qualified, licensed, experienced and properly insured professional pest controller in accordance with the Health and Safety Act 1974.

Gulls

Marked increase in numbers and moving increasingly more inland. Feeds on refuse and can transmit unsafe micro-organisms such as Salmonella.

Feral Pigeon

Significant problem in towns and cities. Messy, can damage roofing and guttering and can carry diseases like Chiamdiosis and Psittacoses, much like pneumonia.

If you need sound advice or fast solutions to bird problems anywhere in Northampton or the surrounding towns and villages – get in touch.

Balcony Netting for Bird Proofing

Birds like pigeons and seagulls are looking for sheltered spots high up to roost and nest, and balconies are almost custom-made for them. If you have an issue with pigeons on your balcony or other birds, the only realistically effective way is to net the balcony off with bird netting. We can carry out balcony netting in Northampton and the surrounding area, and indeed offer pigeon netting for balconies across most of England. If the pigeons are nesting, we have the appropriate licences in place.

A 7×7 strand steel shaping wire is used right around the perimeter of the balcony to hold the netting in place and this needs to fixed with appropriate fixings on all open sides. Barrel strainers are used to keep the wires and netting taught long term with the netting itself attached segment by segment using SR8 grade hog ring staples. Standard netting for balconies is black pigeon netting. Although it does obstruct the view out a bit, once installed the 50mm mesh size means that it’s more aesthetically pleasing than you might imagine. Translucent and stone coloured netting options are also available although they do cost more, and zips can be installed to allow access through if needed. We can also clean-down any build-up of fouling and treat with biocide to deal with the pathogens and bird mites present while carrying out the netting work. Cost will be governed mainly by dimensions and what we are fitting into. Ideally, if you could enquire by email including a picture or two and dimensions of height, width and depth of the balcony and what floor you are on that will move things forward quickly. However if you prefer to call first that’s fine too. We cover most of England for balcony netting for pigeons and other birds and if the pigeons are nesting, we have the appropriate licences in place.

Solar Panel Bird Proofing

What they don’t tell you when they fit your solar panels is that they are creating a perfect, warm, sheltered area that birds love, and thousands of householders have been plagued with the problem of pigeons nesting under solar panels. At Pest Professionals we are specialists in solar panel bird proofing, We are able to provide a full, one stop service for solar panel pigeon control, including the provision of scaffolding if required, proofing of all the solar panels and a full clean-up service of bird nesting material including the application of a biocide if required to provide a treatment for bird mites. Unlike other companies, we use a tough mesh that not only stops pigeons nesting under solar panels for good, it also stops smaller birds and rodents like squirrels getting under them. All of our bird proofing work has a 10 year guarantee and our prices are highly competitive. If you are looking for solar panel bird proofing in Northampton and the surrounding area, call us now on 01604 210656.