top 6 ways seagulls can damage your business

The Top 6 Ways Seagulls Can

Damage Your Business

As We Wade Through

Another Wet UK Winter

Pest Control Experts Are

Preparing for Another

Seagull Season

140,000 Breeding Pairs of

Herring Gulls in the UK

They Love to Live in our

Cites & Towns, With a

Wide Variety of Easy

Food Sources

But They Can Create

Problems for Businesses,

Both Property Damage

& Illness

Here Are the Top 6

Ways They Can

Damage Your Business

1. Physical Harm

Seagulls are monogamous living with their mates for 30 years +.

They Breed in Spring and their chicks fledge over the summer.

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

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.

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

2. Roof Damage

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.

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

3. Damage to Chimneys

and Flues

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

This can prevent proper ventilation and put the

health of customers and staff at risk.

4. Gutter Damage

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

As they pick & throw away debris they can

clog up your property’s gutters.

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

5. Health & Hygiene

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

City Seagulls no long feed on natural sources.

They now eat from landfill sites, street litter

and business refuge.

This can bring bacteria & infectious diseases to your business.

These include:

E.Coli - leading to painful gastroenteritis and septicaemia

Fungal Infections - Histoplasmosis & Cryptoplasmosis

And:

Salmonella - leading to salmonellosis and in some cases death

Orthinosis - a.k.a parrot fever, meningitis or coma

6. Lost Reputation

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

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

?What Can Be Done?

You can:

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

You can:

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

You can:

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

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

They can provide:

Bird Spikes

Anti Bird Netting

Spring & Wire Systems

Electric Bird Deterrents

Acoustic Bird Scaring Systems

Bird Deterrent Gels

Contact Excel Environmental Services

for a free quotation

0141 889 2999 www.excelenvironmental.co.uk