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Birds vs windows.

Russell M 11/07/2019 15:33

We have a lot of birds in the garden; but by far the majority are house sparrows. Unfortunately as their numbers have increased, so have the instances of them flying into a particular window; it's a sparrow apocalypse. I've buried three sparrow and rescued two very unhappy birds in the last two weeks alone.

Has anyone got any experience of sticking things to the windows? What did you use, and did it work? I'm pretty sure it's the reflection of the sky and tree for which they're heading.

0 Russell M 11/07/2019 16:40

Cheers chaps.

I'll try putting something temporary up for now; it's not a room we usually use, so it's on the list to decorate (which will include curtains or somesuch).

I think it's the reflection on the glass more than the absense of anything behind it. I suppose if it contniues I can simply put some tape on the outside.
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0 Russell M 11/07/2019 17:02

Yes that was my concern; when I look up at the window from below it's like a mirror image of the sky.

It's 5 collisions in two weeks that resulted in birds dead or on the floor; I hear bonks on the glass all the time!
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0 Russell M 12/07/2019 15:43

I placed some tape across the window; and as I stood back, another sparrow flew into the window.

I've ordered some of those UV stickers; the reviews seem to state that people with reflection issues had better results placing them on the outside, so I'll probably give that a shot first.
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