Birds News | Pest Magazine https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/species/birds Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:24:37 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2026/08/cropped-pesticon-32x32.png Birds News | Pest Magazine https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/species/birds 32 32 UK & Ireland changes to bird licences for 2026 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/news/uk-ireland-changes-to-bird-licences-for-2026.html Mon, 12 Jan 2026 06:00:53 +0000 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/?p=12945 A great deal has changed in the Bird General Licences since their introduction more than 30 years ago. The removal of house sparrows and starlings from the General Licences marked [...]

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]]> Check your chimney for jackdaws before autumn arrives https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/news/check-your-chimney-for-jackdaws-before-autumn-arrives.html Thu, 28 Aug 2025 05:00:29 +0000 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/?p=12554 The British Pest Control Association (BPCA) is encouraging householders to check their chimneys for nests before the arrival of autumn and cooler weather. Jackdaws are a common British bird known [...]

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]]> Worcester City Council increases budget to control gull numbers by £35,000 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/species/birds/worcester-city-council-increases-budget-to-control-gull-numbers-by-35000.html Wed, 26 Oct 2022 06:00:00 +0000 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/?p=9703 A city where its claimed residents are being kept awake by gulls is increasing its budget to control numbers. In recent years Worcester City Council has removed nests, used hawks [...]

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]]> BPCA urges householders and businesses to seek professional advice if birds are becoming a problem https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/species/birds/bpca-urges-householders-and-businesses-to-seek-professional-advice-if-birds-are-becoming-a-problem.html Tue, 03 May 2022 08:00:48 +0000 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/?p=9211 The British Pest Control Association (BPCA) is urging householders and businesses to seek professional advice if birds are becoming a problem. The Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 states that all [...]

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]]> NatureScot restricts the use of general licences on Lochan Estate in Perthshire https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/news/naturescot-restricts-the-use-of-general-licences-on-lochan-estate-in-perthshire.html Mon, 07 Feb 2022 09:00:14 +0000 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/?p=8986 NatureScot has restricted the use of general licences on Lochan Estate in Perthshire. The body said the decision was made on the basis of evidence provided by Police Scotland of [...]

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]]> Natural Resources Wales confirms Welsh general licence extension until June 2022 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/species/birds/natural-resources-wales-confirms-welsh-general-licence-extension-until-june-2022.html Fri, 17 Dec 2021 08:00:36 +0000 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/?p=8827 Natural Resources Wales has confirmed that current Welsh general licences for the control of wild birds will be unchanged until June 30, 2022. Four general licences for bird control in [...]

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]]> Natural Resources Wales invites people to have their say on wild bird licences https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/species/birds/natural-resources-wales-invites-people-to-have-their-say-on-wild-bird-licences.html Mon, 13 Sep 2021 05:00:48 +0000 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/?p=8504 Natural Resources Wales (NRW) is inviting people to have their say on the future of licences for wild bird control. All wild birds are protected by law. There are, however, [...]

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]]> BPCA to host member summit on general licences for bird control in Northern Ireland https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/species/birds/bpca-to-host-member-summit-on-general-licences-for-bird-control-in-northern-ireland.html Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:00:32 +0000 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/?p=8183 With the Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA) announcing a consultation on general licences for wild bird control – following similar licensing changes across other parts of the UK – BPCA [...]

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]]> BPCA warns that almost half of feral pigeons carry infectious disease https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/species/birds/bpca-warns-that-almost-half-of-feral-pigeons-carry-infectious-disease.html Thu, 01 Apr 2021 06:00:14 +0000 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/?p=7877 The British Pest Control Association has warned that up to 49% of feral pigeons could carry an infectious disease that can be passed to humans. BPCA has issued an online [...]

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]]> Final versions of the 2021 General Licences for bird control published by Defra https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/species/birds/final-versions-of-the-2021-general-licences-for-bird-control-published-by-defra.html Thu, 17 Dec 2020 08:00:37 +0000 https://www.pestmagazine.co.uk/?p=7546 The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has published its final versions of the new General Licences for the lethal control of wild birds, which will take effect [...]

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