Recognise the Risks…

• Pest species such as feral Pigeons, Starlings, Lesser Blackbacked Gulls, House Sparrows are a great problem in the cities. Resulting in fouling of stairways, roofs, walls, fire escapes, walkways, air conditioning and vents leading to insect infections such as bird flea, feather lice, maggots of blue bottle and the common house fly.
• Spreading diseases; Chlamydiosis, Psittacosis, Cryptococosis, Campylobacter, Salmonellosis, Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis, Erysipelas and Escherichia.

We solve the problem…

• Using bird control that the public can readily accept we have a team of fully trained falconers ready to rid your building of your pest problem.
• A Green option that has been in use for over 20 years and has a reduction on site by 90% after the initial programme.
• Unfortunately sometimes the only answer is to remove the birds entirely. For this we can supply trained marksmen. We use night shooting techniques with highly trained and discreet staff.
• Population control techniques; it’s natures way, plus the birds are trained to chase, not kill.
• A cleaner site giving reduced health risks motivating improved relations with your clients and staff.
• Fouling clearance and disinfection, elimination of slip hazard, noise and other contaminates.

Chiamydiosis There are two, like diseases which are both influenza type viruses. The one most commonly found is transmitted by birds such as pigeons and is known as ornithosis. Although more like a flu-type disease, it should be noted that fatalities can occur just as with influenza viruses.

Psittacosis This is the rarer more serious strain being closer to a typical pneumonia. This is also associated with birds from the parrot family.

Cryptococosis This is a very serious illness. It begins as a long infection but can progress to the meninges of the brain causing meningitis.

Campylobacter This is brought about by the contamination of food sources usually by corvids such as magpies which have been infected with carrion. This can result in extreme forms of gastroenteritis.

Salmonellosis This is present in upwards of 90% of feral pigeons and slightly lesser percentages in the starling.

Extrinsic Allergic Alveolitis This is more commonly known as ‘pigeon fancier lungs’. It is a serious allergic state which can only be remedied by the removal of birds and associated matter.

Erysipelas This is a serious wound infection, which may be brought about by the transmission of streptococcus pyrogenes that may enter minor wounds from the debris of birds!

Eseherichia Coli (E-Coli) This is contracted orally by ingesting food of water contaminated with a pathogenic strain shed by an infected person or animal. Recent research at Lancaster University has linked its spread to gull.

Bird control that the public will readily accept. The English School of Falconry has been in bird control for 20 years and are established experts in our field with age-old skills solving today’s urban bird problems.

We can offer, as an ongoing training program for all pest control companies offering this service to their clients, a hands on experience to meet the falconers, gaining a much better understanding of how this system works and how to sell the program to your clients. We would welcome large or small teams to come to this Centre for a half or full day, at no cost to you or the company. This system does work and a Sales team would then have held and flown Hawks, gaining firsthand experience of the bird deterrent work that we offer. True bird control of species.

Potential risks assessed
On call 24 hours a day seven days a week
Competitively priced
Efficient bird control
Full public liability insurance
Night shooting for when it is considered the right and only option
Update reports on all properties undertaking our services

The English School of Falconry
Old Warden Park, nr. Biggleswade, Bedfordshire SG18 9EA
Tel:01767 627 527      Fax: 01767 627 752