Seagulls Nesting On Roof

The beach is a beautiful place to relax and spend the day or even a long vacation but not when seagulls are bombarding you.

Seagulls nesting on roof.

It s important to know whether gulls may be setting up shop to nest up on your roof so that you can manage them safely and humanely. If you have a beach home or resort that you are trying to rid seagulls from because they have become an annoyance there are methods you can use to help rid of the birds away. Seagulls seek out high points on roofs and chimneys so installing parallel wires plastic or steel spikes or polyurethane netting in these areas can help prevent birds from perching. In this case what you can do is deny access to the birds and install an artificial nesting box close to the.

If the problem persists you may need to remove the birds nest or food source in order to make sure they stay away. Throughout the spring summer and sometimes autumn birds look for a new home to raise their young and for some unfortunately that home can be your chimney stack. You can also play predator or ultrasonic sounds to repel birds. Gull nesting season generally begins in mid april and goes through late june or july and roof nesting is most common if you have a flat roof.

But special rules do apply if a nest is discovered during renovation or repair work. The gull s physical size and aggressive nature especially at times of nesting can also lead to attacks on the general public and employees. Roofs are vital sanctuaries for them all because of the loss of natural nest sites. Typical seagull behaviour seagulls will roost on the highest points of a roof usually the ridge chimneys or along the highest flat roof.

We have seen roof nests over 8 stories above the ground. Try spikes or bird spiders if you want to keep a few birds off the roof or use bird netting to keep a whole flock away. Birds should be allowed to nest wherever there is no conflict.