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Pigeons nesting under my panels

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  • mickyduck55
    mickyduck55 Posts: 676 Forumite
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    After starting this tread in 2017 I have finally had mesh installed last week to solve my issue.  I will now be able to put my pigeon stick in the garage... I have a long piece of wood that I bang on the guttering or facia depending on where I see them on my roof.  The main downside of having the mesh fitted is that I will no longer be up and down the stairs as frequently.. TBH I have only had one nesting pair under there in the interim but I do chase them off whenever they go under the panels... If I see them !
    3.995kWP SSW facing. Commissioned 7 July 2011. 24 degree pitch (£3.36 /W).
    17 Yingli 235 panels
    Sunnyboy 4000TL inverter
    Sunny Webox
    Solar Immersion installed May 2013, after two Solar Immersion lasting just over the guarantee period replaced with Solic 200... no problems since.

    13 Feb 2020 LUX AC 3600 and 3 X Pylon Tech 3.5 kW batteries added...

    20 January 2024 Daikin ASHP installed
  • Solarchaser
    Solarchaser Posts: 1,758 Forumite
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    I really need to get this done. Pigeons are driving me mad.

    Any recommendations for central Scotland?
    West central Scotland
    4kw sse since 2014 and 6.6kw wsw / ene split since 2019
    24kwh leaf, 75Kwh Tesla and Lux 3600 with 60Kwh storage
  • mickyduck55
    mickyduck55 Posts: 676 Forumite
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    This is who did mine

    Not sure about value for money etc.. but Im happy as I didnt fancy doing it myself

    3.995kWP SSW facing. Commissioned 7 July 2011. 24 degree pitch (£3.36 /W).
    17 Yingli 235 panels
    Sunnyboy 4000TL inverter
    Sunny Webox
    Solar Immersion installed May 2013, after two Solar Immersion lasting just over the guarantee period replaced with Solic 200... no problems since.

    13 Feb 2020 LUX AC 3600 and 3 X Pylon Tech 3.5 kW batteries added...

    20 January 2024 Daikin ASHP installed
  • I really need to get this done. Pigeons are driving me mad.

    Any recommendations for central Scotland?
    No recommendations but you could try getting some quotes from local pest control companies who offer a solar panel bird proofing service. They should be using specialist retaining clips to attach the mesh to the panels.

    British Pest Control Association

    Example Solar Panel Bird Exclusion Kit
  • mickyduck55
    mickyduck55 Posts: 676 Forumite
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    I was awoken this morning by the pigeons "cooing" above my bedroom... instead of leaping out of bed to scare them off I just ignored them as they are not building nests under my panels.
    The kit to do this yourself is under £100... I paid a "man" to do it as I didn't fancy the height of the gable end of my roof.. so far money well spent!
    3.995kWP SSW facing. Commissioned 7 July 2011. 24 degree pitch (£3.36 /W).
    17 Yingli 235 panels
    Sunnyboy 4000TL inverter
    Sunny Webox
    Solar Immersion installed May 2013, after two Solar Immersion lasting just over the guarantee period replaced with Solic 200... no problems since.

    13 Feb 2020 LUX AC 3600 and 3 X Pylon Tech 3.5 kW batteries added...

    20 January 2024 Daikin ASHP installed
  • BUMP ......
    Neighbours solar panels have become a pigeon coop 😣😣😣
    These bl**dy things are creating a helluva mess everywhere - do the council have a department that deal with them ?
    I liked one of the very first replies to this thread, suggesting a bullet - i think that's now illegal though 🙄
  • Not sure where you are Catsacor but I'd be amazed if your council showed any interest!
    If you're really lucky a call to Environmental Health might get someone to have a word on your behalf but other than that you're probably going to have to complain to the neighbour yourself I'm afraid.
  • mickyduck55
    mickyduck55 Posts: 676 Forumite
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    edited 18 January 2024 at 9:20PM
    BUMP ......
    Neighbours solar panels have become a pigeon coop 😣😣😣
    These bl**dy things are creating a helluva mess everywhere - do the council have a department that deal with them ?
    I liked one of the very first replies to this thread, suggesting a bullet - i think that's now illegal though 🙄

    Even if it was legal "bullet + Solar panels" not a good idea.... unless you are a very good shot
    3.995kWP SSW facing. Commissioned 7 July 2011. 24 degree pitch (£3.36 /W).
    17 Yingli 235 panels
    Sunnyboy 4000TL inverter
    Sunny Webox
    Solar Immersion installed May 2013, after two Solar Immersion lasting just over the guarantee period replaced with Solic 200... no problems since.

    13 Feb 2020 LUX AC 3600 and 3 X Pylon Tech 3.5 kW batteries added...

    20 January 2024 Daikin ASHP installed
  • Cardew
    Cardew Posts: 29,060 Forumite
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    It can't be that difficult to get a hose and a high pressure lance to wash away nest? Even pigeons, who Ken Livingstone described as rats without brains, will eventually get the message. 
  • Cardew said:
    It can't be that difficult to get a hose and a high pressure lance to wash away nest? Even pigeons, who Ken Livingstone described as rats without brains, will eventually get the message. 

    I bought a Karcher long wand extension specifically for that but they are very persistent.  I would also walk upstairs and shoo them away MANY times a day, If I went away for a few days and they would be back  Mesh was the only solution
    3.995kWP SSW facing. Commissioned 7 July 2011. 24 degree pitch (£3.36 /W).
    17 Yingli 235 panels
    Sunnyboy 4000TL inverter
    Sunny Webox
    Solar Immersion installed May 2013, after two Solar Immersion lasting just over the guarantee period replaced with Solic 200... no problems since.

    13 Feb 2020 LUX AC 3600 and 3 X Pylon Tech 3.5 kW batteries added...

    20 January 2024 Daikin ASHP installed
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