Hi,
Before Christmas I noticed my cat was going mental, turns out we had some birds nesting in the roof above the bedroom. We recently had cavity wall insulation and some of this is now in the gutters.
We haven't heard them in the bedroom for a while. Does this mean they have now flown the nest or the chick's have just left and the adults are still there?
I have no idea what they are or how many there were, they fly too quick to see them where they are in the roof.
Any suggestions on removing them? If I leave them alone will they damage the roof? If I put up a nesting box close by will they use it? Thanks
Birds or bats?
If birds what sort?
Seems a bit early for nesting. House sparrows tend to sit around chirping so you will here them and see them.
We had sparrows starlings and bats in our last house. The occasional rat found its way up there but you definitely don't want squirrels. Have look up there and see if there are any signs. Birds and bats I would leave rodents need to be discouraged.
Bats you have to leave alone under UK law iirc
We have birds nesting in the roof of our porch every year. House hasn’t fallen down yet.
Its definitely birds, I can hear them.
They will make a hell of a mess, there shouldn't be any holes big enough for them to get in and I'd definitely try to block them out. Nesting on the outside under the eaves etc on the other hand is fine. Bats are legally more complicated but to be honest I think I'd discourage them too. Maybe you can't directly disturb them but you're under no obligation to house them either. It's not that hard to distinguish them especially if you are young and your hearing is ok (I just realised fairly recently I could no longer hear them, I had been thinking they were just a bit quieter than usual before it dawned on me...)