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Birds and Stadiums


What is it about stadiums that birds love?


Well it’s a fantastic environment for birds. They have periods of quiet, numerous perching and nesting places and a beautiful piece of well looked after grass in the middle. Furthermore Stadiums present


significant challenges for deterring birds because of their size, shape and complexity. This complexity has been further


complicated by the recent changes to the General Licenses originally issued by Natural England and now under DEFRA’s control.


So what are your options?


Bird deterrents can be split into two main categories, those which provide a physical deterrent and those which change behaviour.


Behaviour altering deterrents Hawking - relies on a bird of prey, usually


a Harris Hawk, which is flown on a regular basis to establish a territory that the birds will then avoid. Bio-acoustics - these can be hand held,


vehicle mounted or permanently mounted depending on the area. Bio-acoustic systems emit distress calls specific to the target


species, which means they associate the area with danger. Lasers - can also be hand held, or


mounted. Birds recognise the constantly moving bright laser beam as a physical threat. Avishock - is an electric track, is low


profile and emits a low electric shock when a bird tries to land on the track. No harm is caused to the bird however they associate the ledge with danger and will displace elsewhere. Bird free gel – low profile pots of gel which create an optical illusion of fire.


Physical deterrents – Spikes –


– Bird wire – – Netting – – Meshing –


The reality is that a successful bird


deterrent programme will utilise a number of different techniques, both physical and behaviour altering, together. When reviewing a bird management programme you are likely to see a number of different types of deterrents working together. This is because birds within a stadium are likely to be behaving in a number of ways within the ground. For example they may be day roosting, night roosting or even nesting in the upper areas of the stadium. These behaviours are


measured as ‘high, medium or low pressure’. Your report should detail how the birds are using the stadium, which types of pressure are noted and the deterrent which is most suitable. The report should also detail where displacement is most likely to occur so that this can be managed successfully. You should also make sure that your bird


control supplier has the correct licences in place for the work that is being carried out. For example some bird species e.g. gulls were removed from the General Licence and now suppliers would need to apply for a special, Individual Licence, in order to deal with such bird species. Beaver Pest Control has a dedicated


in-house bird team specialising in both behaviour altering and physical deterrents.


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