Expert Gull Nest Removal
Gull nest removal, or nursery clearance, is a highly specialist service we provide to help keep gull populations under control and eliminate individual infestations.
Gulls will often return to the same building or location year after year to breed meaning that what was once a small issue can quickly evolve into a major infestation.
These birds are pretty persistent with their nest building attempts but after preventing gulls from building nests on your property for an entire breeding season, they will eventually decide that it is not worth the effort of coming back. This also means that the number of roof nesting gulls in the area as a whole will not increase at such a rapid rate.
We only ever use lethal control methods in urban areas as a last resort and removing nests can be a great way to alter bird behaviour so such methods are never required.
Effective Gull Control
Herring gulls are some of the most annoying pest birds to deal with, spreading disease, making a huge amount of mess and noise, and acting extremely aggressively around their nests.
If you want to eliminate your gull problem once and for all, stopping them from breeding nearby is absolutely key.
Our nest removal service does just that, with our highly trained and qualified bird control experts visiting your site as many as 5-6 times throughout gull breeding season to clear away all traces of nest activity. Multiple visits are required as herring gulls are annoyingly persistent and will begin the process of rebuilding their nests the moment that they return to the site to find that they have been removed.
Don’t worry though, this isn’t a battle you will need to fight every breeding season for years to come. After an entire breeding season, or even less in many cases, even the most stubborn of adult birds will admit defeat and decide to move elsewhere to build their nests in the future. They simply can’t afford multiple unsuccessful breeding seasons.
Gull nest removal is not a temporary fix, it is a service that provides long-term, often permanent, relief from gull problems on your property. It will certainly thin out the population of gulls targeting you significantly and make any problems much easier to resolve in the years to come.
Complete Nest Eradication
Nest removal is very different to gull egg removal. Whilst both egg removal and deterrent installation can be effective tools in fighting gull infestations, nest removal has the additional advantage of removing all traces of nesting materials from the gulls nesting site.
Debris from herring gull nests can attract a range of other pest species such as insects that carry their own unique public health and safety problems, as well as blocking drains, chimney stacks and guttering on the property. When we perform our nursery clearance services our technicians will carefully check the site to ensure that no additional issues have arisen in addition to new nests being built.
If your property has a large number of gutters on the roof, nest removal is often preferable to other treatments such as bird deterrent installation for this very reason as removing the wild birds themselves is only part of a larger issue.
Professional Nest Removal Services
Nest removal services should only ever be performed by trained bird control experts with all the relevant licences and permissions.
Although gulls pose many serious issues and can be considered a pest in many scenarios, they are still protected under very strict animal welfare laws. You should never attempt DIY egg or nest removal as the chances are that you will end up breaking the law and getting in very serious trouble.
Only certain species of gull, such as herring gulls, can be targeted in the first place, and some look remarkably similar, so it really isn’t worth taking the risk and general licences are required to carry out any services that kill seagulls.
We have in-depth knowledge of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981, the piece of legislation that regulates the protection of bird species, and have all the expertise and knowledge to ensure that all work is carried out in a completely legal and humane manner.
Furthermore, our technicians are fully PASMA and IPAF certificated and have all the equipment and work and height training to avoid accidents and carry out these services safely. Property owners may think that they are comfortable working at height but you may be less so when confronted by aggressive urban gulls protecting their nesting sites.
Alongside protecting your property during gull nesting season, we will also provide you with some great advice as to the best way to prevent gull species from returning again in the future.
This may include the installation of bird deterrents to scare seagulls away and the proper disposal of litter and food waste that may prove attractive to a number of different wild bird species.
Contact Us to Arrange a Free Survey
Bird nest removal is a highly effective way to tackle a gull infestation and preserve public health but it is not always suitable for every situation. To establish if you could benefit from gull nest removal services, call Pest Bird Solutions today and arrange for one of our expert technicians to conduct a completely free no obligation survey of your site.
No matter if it is your home or business that gulls are using as their nesting site, if you are a property owner looking to prevent birds from causing chaos we are here to help.
Dealing with gulls can be a complete nightmare so let a highly experienced pest control company help you take back control.
Call our expert team today on 0800 808 5464 or simply fill out a contact form on our website and we will get back to you shortly.
