How To Deal With Bird Nests
If you hear chirping coming from within your chimney it’s a possible sign you may have a bird building a nest within it. Chimneys can seem attractive to birds as they provide shelter from the elements as they try to build their nests. The problem here is as they start building up their homes with sticks and twigs this reduces airflow for your fire, these bird nests then become a fire risk.
The best way to deal with birds trying to make your chimney their home is to install a non-invasive bird guard. This physically prevents birds from depositing sticks down your chimney, saving you the hassle of calling out a chimney sweep repeatedly to remove sticks from your fireplace and ultimately keeps your chimney safe. We have a multitude of Bird Guards available in various shapes and sizes to fit all kinds of chimney pots so as to prevent these bird nests from occurring – usually they are chosen dependent on what chimney pot you have so as to be most effective.
Time is of the essence if you think you have a bird endeavouring to fill your chimney with twigs, as we are not legally allowed to remove a nest if it is active or contains young. So please call us on 01823 480930 or use the contact form to send us an email if you think a bird is starting to to build a nest in your chimney – once the nest is active we will need to wait until any young have fledged (usually in July/August) before we are able to remove it. We’ll talk you through each step of the process using our state-of-the-art camera equipment, which allows us to locate any birds, eggs or nests.
This one below was removed by Joe after a customer in Taunton, Somerset called about hearing chirping in their chimney. The bird was in good health (if a little sooty) and was released.
