Jackdaw Nest in Roof Fascia

John Divney

Hi guys, looking for advice. A large enough group of Jackdaws, or what I presume to be Jackdaws due to the grey on the head, have got under the thin old wooden membrame fascia in the front and sort of filled it and nested. I believe they took over from smaller less noisy birds last year, maybe sparrows who just made scratchy noises.

When will the babies leave and when can I get it fixed? The Neighbour is not happy and said he wanted it taken care of, this was a few weeks ago.

They are so bloody loud in the morning I'm cringing at what he's thinking when they pipe up at sunlight.:eek:

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Personally I'd love to have jackdaws rather than starlings. If a neighbour tried to tell me what to do about nesting birds on my house I might have to be polite and tell him its my house. Don't be intimidated!

Best thing to do now is wait until the end of the summer and close the hole. Jackdaws are, I think, the last crow to lay so maybe 3 weeks to hatch and maybe 5 o fledge

John Divney

swifts need our help! wrote: »

Personally I'd love to have jackdaws rather than starlings. If a neighbour tried to tell me what to do about nesting birds on my house I might have to be polite and tell him its my house. Don't be intimidated!

Best thing to do now is wait until the end of the summer and close the hole. Jackdaws are, I think, the last crow to lay so maybe 3 weeks to hatch and maybe 5 o fledge

To be fair It is LOUD like car alarm loud when they are sqwuaking, and I think his wife is unwell, and they are dropping stuff on his side a bit, the debris there seems to be HQ for them, it looks very big roost.

Whatever the last birds were they were just scrathy, like you thought a rodent was in there or something.

So they are just nesting now and there are no little ones yet? I can't see but I can hear what sounds like chick or younger bird sounds?

Also I wouldn't dream of touching anything until they left, but I presume they are protected so I don't really have to have a longer conversation about it?

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Jackdaw eggs take about 17 days to hatch and the young fledge at about 30 says old.

John Divney

Mikaela Repulsive Panda wrote: »

Jackdaw eggs take about 17 days to hatch and the young fledge at about 30 says old.

Cheers, so they've been there since April maybe building the nest, so they've hatched and leave around June does that sound right for Jackdaws?

One good thing is I don't need an alarm anymore lol

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Jackdaws around me are only just going around with throats bulging with food. I'd wait until the August before blocking it

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swifts need our help! wrote: »

Jackdaws around me are only just going around with throats bulging with food. I'd wait until the August before blocking it

For the OP the query relates to birds that have clearly nested in May: they will not be in that nest until August.