Bird Proofing Services
Problems...caused by Urban Birds
DAMAGE TO BUILDINGS
Bird droppings look unsightly and can damage buildings through direct chemical action. They can also block gutters and drains leading to water damage.
Bird droppings look unsightly and can damage buildings through direct chemical action. They can also block gutters and drains leading to water damage.
 unsightly and damaging |
 sparrow feeding damage |
 contaminated air intakes as a source of air-borne organisms from droppings |
DANGER TO HUMAN HEALTH
Birds can be a threat to human health, as a source of allergens leading to Allergic Alvealitis or as a source of disease organisms, including:
- Ornithosis (Chlamydia psittaci - a condition passed directly from bird to man)
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Cryptacoccus neoformans and Histoplasma capsulatum (fungi which develop in droppings and can produce lethal diseases in susceptible humans)
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Campylobacter spp
- Eschericia coli 0 57
- Listeria spp
- Salmonella spp
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Vibrio cholerae
Food poisoning organisms which can be picked up by birds and then scattered around, contaminating water supplies, cattle pastures and even human foods directly.
DANGER TO HUMAN SAFETY
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Bird droppings can be extremely slippery, leading to problems in areas where the public has access.
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Bird nests can block chimneys and flues, which can lead to serious build.ups of poisonous gases.
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Bird nests can be the source of many unpleasant insects, including:
blood-feeding insects such as fleas, mites, bugs, ticks and lice fabric-damaging insects e.g. carpet beetles and clothes moths stored food pests like spider / dermestid beetles and book lice carrion-feeding insects such as house flies and blow flies |
 nests may cause many problems |
Birds can cause distress through their noise and the unpleasant smell of their droppings. Some large birds, such as gulls, may physically attack humans.