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So why do we have to give birds a hard time? Well, the majority of birds are fine and in any case are covered by the Wildlife and Countryside Act (schedules I & II) and let's be honest who, in their right mind, would want to arrange the demise of a little old Robin?

Seriously, pest birds can cause problems in a lot of ways:

1.Fouling buildings, blocking of down pipes and gutters thus causing buildings to become damp. One case I know was a bank which had let the bird problem get very bad (because they didn't use the upper floors) that in turn did so much damage to the building that it cost about ?100,000 to rectify the problem, this included proofing the building to stop a recurrence as well as the structural replacement and repair that had to be carried out.
2.Large bakeries where there is a problem with sparrows getting in to eat the crumbs and at the same time fouling various products.
3.Supermarkets, where birds have gained entrance to the sales floor where they have everything that they need, food, green plants, heating, nesting in the beams etc. But at the same time they also foul the products which you go in and buy.

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