Pigeons and other types of Urban Birds on your premises can be a health hazard, spreading diseases such as Ornithosis, E.Coli, Histoplasmosis and Salmonella, they also deface the exterior of buildings and vehicles with their droppings (guano) and frequent fouling of entrances and pavements, which can become slippery and hazardous, another health risk is that they can encourage secondary insect infestation such as textile beetles, fleas and bird mites from nests and roosting sites. When dry, Pigeon droppings can become airborne in small particles, which can lead to respiratory complaints such as psittacosis.

Seagulls can attack people during their breeding season, when protecting nesting sites and young , they can also represent a danger to any aircraft landing or taking off nearby.

Pigeons rely on food leftovers, scraps and will be found in droves near to cafe’s, restaurants and other food establishment in busy town centres. These Birds also carry many diseases and can be passed from Bird to man, many people feed Pigeons, but this just encourages them, Pigeons actually carry more diseases than the brown rat, you would not think about feeding a rat but people still insist on feeding Pigeons, some of the diseases that can be passed on are Salmonella, Tuberculosis and Ornithosis.

Pest-Mortem can offers quick and effective Bird Proofing and Pigeon Control service. We can help deter the pesky birds away.

All Birds are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 however certain Birds may be controlled in the interest of public health under the “General Licence”