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Random Musings => Miscellany => Where The Wild Things Are => Topic started by: Poly Hive on 22 April, 2018, 10:57:04 am

Title: Birds colliding with the conservatory
Post by: Poly Hive on 22 April, 2018, 10:57:04 am

We have extended by 6 metres x 4 metres with a mostly glass orangery. Unfortunately, we are having birds colliding with it the worst a few minutes ago when mating blue tits hit it and one is dead the other stunned. Given we have been supporting them all winter with food not the outcome we were hoping for.

Any suggestions please as how to proceed apart from demolition.

PH

Title: Re: Birds colliding with the conservatory
Post by: fuaran on 22 April, 2018, 11:08:34 am

Bird silhouette stickers on the windows.
eg https://shopping.rspb.org.uk/window-feeders/bird-silhouettes-window-stickers.html
(https://shopping.rspb.org.uk/INTERSHOP/static/WFS/RSPB-rspbUK-Site/-/RSPB/en_GB/ZOOM/r405653.jpg)

Title: Re: Birds colliding with the conservatory
Post by: hbunnet on 22 April, 2018, 11:49:13 am

Any stickers will do.  Try to avoid the birds seeing a through route, e.g. from window to window at a corner.

Title: Re: Birds colliding with the conservatory
Post by: Aunt Maud on 22 April, 2018, 01:03:15 pm

Brick it up.

Title: Re: Birds colliding with the conservatory
Post by: Poly Hive on 25 April, 2018, 05:07:13 pm

Go forth and multiply. What a daft thing to say.

PH

Title: Re: Birds colliding with the conservatory
Post by: Aunt Maud on 25 April, 2018, 09:15:54 pm

Nearly as daft as putting up a glass building and bemoaning the death of birds.

Title: Re: Birds colliding with the conservatory
Post by: T42 on 26 April, 2018, 08:56:02 am

Lots of stuff here: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/why-birds-hit-windows-and-how-you-can-help-prevent-it/