Birds and windows

[annedonnelly]

Nothing has changed in terms on curtains and blinds and there is no direct line of sight through the building.

Approaching the front door, from outside, it’s difficult to see inside until you are a few steps away due to trees and bushes in the front garden reflecting off the glass. I suspect the reflections are the problem with birds thinking it’s just more trees.

Are you able to ask the previous owners if they had problems too?

 

[Regular.Cyclist]

Are you able to ask the previous owners if they had problems too?

Unfortunately not as the previous os didn’t live there themselves.

 

[annedonnelly]

Got to say it might get worse before it gets better - juvenile birds are more likely to make a mistake. There'll be lots of fledglings around soon.

 

[Electric_Andy]

Since moving to our new home 15 days ago we have had three birds, that we know of, fly into window. Two have been into the window in the front door and the other into a small window at the back of the property. In all cases they have flown away so don’t appear to have suffered serious injury but it’s impossible to know for sure.

Has anyone else had this issue and, if so, how did you solve it?

We've had crows pecking at the windows in the past, so we added those semi-adhesive opaque screens to the window. They can no longer see themselves in the reflection (they think it is a rival bird) and it cured the problem. I think this would also work with your issue, as the bird will see it as an obstacle to avoid, rather than fresh air to fly through

 

[annedonnelly]

We've had crows pecking at the windows in the past, so we added those semi-adhesive opaque screens to the window. They can no longer see themselves in the reflection (they think it is a rival bird) and it cured the problem. I think this would also work with your issue, as the bird will see it as an obstacle to avoid, rather than fresh air to fly through

We've a pied wagtail here that is attacking all the car mirrors. Folding mine in has kept him off them but my neighbours are having to cover theirs up. And he soon spots any visitors.

 

[Over the Ord]

Attended an informal course/lecture on glass in houses, bird strikes were discussed and the lecturer was of the opinion that most bird strikes were because of the reflection of the sky and landscape in the glazing.
Can only advise dangling a ribbon externally in front of the window.

 

[VinSumRox]

We get bird window strikes regularly, especially after cleaning the windows.

 

[Drago]

Once in the old Drago towers I heard a huge bang. I assumed my intruder response mode and became a lethal weapon, hands bladed, a coiled spring ready to decapitate any intruders with my bare hands.

A seach of the premises showed that a pigeon had flown into a ground floor window, presumably at a good rate of knots, and had apparently broken its neck.

When I first joined the police in '91 I would often find myself on foot patrol as a young probationer around central Milton Keynes. There was always a good selection of deceased avians dotted around the perimeter of the shopping centre where they'd tried to fly through the huge glass panes of the arcade windows...and failed.

 

[gbb]

Be thankful it didnt fall down the chimney ...
Early 1970s perhaps, sat in the living room in front of a coal fire...a small kerfuffle ensued up the chimney and a starling fell down into the open fire, much squawking and flapping as the poor thing succumbed (mercifully) quite quickly

 

[Drago]

And was quickly plucked and eaten?

 

[VinSumRox]

The house next door to us was empty for a while. A jackdaw fell down a chimney into the lounge, where it eventually died after pooping an awful lot. This generated a swarm of flies which also eventually died. It required a fair old clean up!