We've got birds nesting in the ridges (between the tarpaulin and the
tile) in a few sections of the roof. How on earth do I stop them getting
in there? A lot of the roof has plastic bits in these spaces but some
don't. Any idea where I get these things from?

Ideally (thinking about it) I'd like to put some sort of netting over
the gap all the way along. I've found this
http://www.roofing.net.au/products.php#guttercover but it's in Australia
and can't find it here. Do we have anything similar here?

Thanks for listening.

"John" wrote in message
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Chicken wire mesh.

"John" wrote in message
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The young will be leaving soon and the nests won't be re-occupied this year.
Let them be, there are enough pressures on the bird population already

Mary.

"John" wrote in message
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If you disturb nesting birds you can be jailed.
Don't do it until later in the year, ask the RSPB when.

I haven't seen that mesh stuff before. We have these fitted, they seem to
work:

<http://www.plastic-building-supplies.co.uk/Product155/Eaves-Bird-Comb-
Filler-Stop.aspx>

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We've got those too and its delightful listening to them very early in
the morning, especially now the chicks have hatched. Been there Two
nesting sites for the last 10 odd years.

If they aren't doing any harm why do you want rid of them?.

Theres precious little of where they should be out in the country left
so thats I suppose why they've moved in .....

tony sayer wrote:

Mrs. says....

We live next to a load of trees - they could easily nest in there.

PCPaul wrote:

Looks good - how do you fit it? Do they just slide in?

On Sun, 11 May 2008 12:00:17 +0100, John wrote:

Filler-Stop.aspx>

Ideally you lift/take out the last row of tiles, fit it then put them
back. Which was fine for us as we had the interlocking concrete tiles.
The upright tines are flexible so they just bend out of the way of the
tiles but are solid enough to stop birds and squirrels getting through.

The right angled bit at the bottom is designed to be screwed/nailed into
the top of the bargeboard, but I guess it could be glued instead if
access is a real problem.

You *might* be able to get to it from inside the roof. But that will be a
very awkward hot and itchy job if your roof is anything like ours...