Introduction to hawking and bird scaring services

Birds are very protective of their nests, their eggs, and their young. If they perceive a threat of any kind, they will move to where they feel is a safer area. That is what happens when they spot a predatory bird such as a Hawk. If they think a hawk has taken up residency in an area, they will move on even though as part of our Bird of Prey program the hawks do not attack them. Just sometimes, it is possible that the pest birds eventually realise that the hawk is not a threat and start to move back to the affected area. Then other methods may be needed in conjunction with the hawk flying. Firing blanks, pyrotechnics, and flying kites can all be extra deterrents.

The Hawks flown during the Bird of Prey program in no way attack the birds and in the correct scenario, the presence of a bird of prey on a site convinces the target Species that the predator is resident in the area and that it will attack them or any young they may attempt to raise on the site.

This makes the site less attractive as a nesting or feeding site as the bird's instincts for survival kick in especially with nesting colonies.

As the Hawks are used to scare the target species, Spitfire APC may also recommend to back the treatment up with the use of pyrotechnics and/or blank firing/kite flying while they rest their birds between flights. Treatments are ongoing and randomly timed as both Gulls and Pigeons will eventually become habituated to any disturbance once they discover the Bird of Prey it is not a threat.

Spitfire APC operatives will constantly re-assess the bespoke flight schedule and increase or decrease the program flying time depending on the site's needs. Depending on the species, a number of egg and nest removal treatments may also need to be introduced to complement the effectiveness of the Hawking/ Scaring program.

We can deal with a range of sites from Industrial Estates, Residential areas to Underground Car Parks just as a few examples.