Excel Environmental Services provide the top 6 ways that Seagulls can damage your business. They also present ways to prevent problem Seagulls and what a professional bird control company can do for your. http://www.excelenvironmental.co.uk

1. The Top 6 Ways Seagulls Can
Damage Your Business

2. As We Wade Through
Another Wet UK Winter
Pest Control Experts Are
Preparing for Another
Seagull Season

3. 140,000 Breeding Pairs of
Herring Gulls in the UK

4. They Love to Live in our
Cites & Towns, With a
Wide Variety of Easy
Food Sources

5. But They Can Create
Problems for Businesses,
Both Property Damage
& Illness

6. Here Are the Top 6
Ways They Can
Damage Your Business

7. 1. Physical Harm

8. Seagulls are monogamous
living with their mates
for 30 years +.
They Breed in Spring and
their chicks fledge over the
summer.

9. As their chicks begin to
fledge, the Seagull’s
territorial and protective
instincts kick in.

10. They swoop, dive-bomb &
vomit on anyone or any
animal that they see as a
threat to their young.
!
This creates fear and
anxiety for the public.

11. There have even been
reports of Seagulls
attacking people, pets
and children.

12. 2. Roof Damage

13. Seagulls have high nest
fidelity, returning to the
same nest year on year.
If they choose to nest on
your business’ roof, costly
damage can occur.

14. Seagulls love to pick at
moss and slates for
nesting, loosening them,
causing them to fall off or
require replacing.

15. 3. Damage to Chimneys
and Flues

16. Gas flues and chimneys
can be blocked by
debris brought to the
nesting site.

17. This can prevent proper
ventilation and put the
health of customers and
staff at risk.

18. 4. Gutter Damage

19. Seagulls like to keep
their nests warm &
maintained
through the spring.

20. As they pick & throw
away debris they can
clog up your property’s
gutters.

21. As adequate drainage
is prevented, water
damage and
penetrating
damp can occur.

22. 5. Health & Hygiene

23. On top of their
aggressive behaviour
Seagulls can bring
health and hygiene
problems to your
business.

24. City Seagulls no long
feed on natural
sources.
They now eat from
landfill sites, street litter
and business refuge.

25. This can bring
bacteria & infectious
diseases to your
business.

26. These include:
E.Coli - leading to painful
gastroenteritis and septicaemia
Fungal Infections - Histoplasmosis
& Cryptoplasmosis

27. And:
Salmonella - leading to
salmonellosis and in some
cases death
Orthinosis - a.k.a parrot fever,
meningitis or coma

28. 6. Lost Reputation

29. If there are Seagulls on your
business’ property, their
aggressive behaviour and
‘mess’ can put your
customers off.

30. Their avoidance may
lead to loss of revenue or
even worse, a loss of
your business reputation.

31. ?
What Can Be Done?

32. You can:
Do not let customers or
employees feed the Seagulls as
this will attract more and more
to your property.

33. You can:
Dispose of commercial refuge
in the correct bags and
containers. If not they will see
your rubbish as an easy
feeding ground.

34. You can:
Make sure the property owners
are taking responsibility for
problem Seagulls. It is THEIR
legal duty to do so.

35. If you do have a Seagull
problem, we recommend
contacting a professional
pest control company.

36. They can provide:
Bird Spikes
Anti Bird Netting
Spring & Wire Systems
Electric Bird Deterrents
Acoustic Bird Scaring Systems
Bird Deterrent Gels

37. Contact Excel
Environmental Services
for a free quotation
0141 889 2999
www.excelenvironmental.co.uk