I have noticed birds waking me up early over the last few days, and I thought I could hear them on the roof or that they were maybe nesting in the guttering. I suddenly noticed that it was particularly loud in the kitchen, directly below our bedroom, and having pressed my ear to the wall it does very much sound like they’re in the cavity wall. It’s loud in that wall on both floors so they must be using the whole space. It’s an external wall and it looks as though the bottom flap on the external ducting vent has blown off in the storm, and they must be getting in from there!!
The question is… what on Earth do we do?! I’m so worried that they’ll get trapped in there. Am I right in thinking it’s too early for babies just yet? Is there a way we can coax them out before they nest in there for the summer? I’m particularly worried that a baby bird wouldn’t find it’s way out of there! I *think* they’re starlings as there’s often a lot around but am yet to catch one coming or going.
Any advice is appreciated. Obviously we don’t want any damage to the house but my main concern is that they’ll be alright in there…
Ooooo!
Bird nests, in the house, outside the house and in any vegetation are protected under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981. Birds will be nest building now and many have been for a couple or more weeks. The nests cannot be touched between 1st January and 1st September.
https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/69
Mike
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exspeacialy cause it’s March it is around the time birds start looking for nesting material and for places to nest
if you have Starlings around and there very noisy they are most likely Starlings
Starlings Do nest in holes and cavity’s or anywhere that would be hard for a predator to get into.
Interestingly even though there common there still in decline in some places.
But I found some information about nesting and breeding so I thought you might find it interesting and helpful.
https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/wildlife-guides/bird-a-z/starling/
PimperneBloke said:What sounds can you hear? Being the full height of the wall makes me think potentially rodents, rather than birds, (unless it's tweeting you hear!)
A very valid point PB
ALH said:Definitely birds, they’re chirping their little heads off! The entry point is bang in the middle of that outside wall so I think they’re probably in the middle of the two floors and so it’s loud from both floors.
That's not going to be easy.
You could try and hire an endoscope, to peek into the cavity wall, or you could start lifting floorboards.
Some builders merchants hire out endoscopes.