birds in the attic...

Does anyone know how to get rid of birds in the attic? We have an attic conversion with crawl space at the front and back of the house. We had noticed some scraping sounds in the past but on Saturday night I left the door to the living space open and a bird must have been attracted by the light on Sunday morning and he came out into the house. He made quite a mess for a small bird.

We can't see any openings to the outside world, and we only recently had a roofer up there repairing storm damage, and he didn't notice anything either. Maybe birds can squeeze through tiny spaces? It was a thrush if that makes any difference?

I've read some stuff online about using mothballs but has anybody got any other advice?

stresshead said:

Does anyone know how to get rid of birds in the attic?

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I have the same problem....My wife came home unexpectedly and I couldn't think of anywhere else to hide them !

Cue the Benny Hill theme tune!

Clubman, are you slowing down in your old age. You are normally first in with a jem like this.

Throw the cat up and close the trap door. Guaranteed to work.

Hey I have the same problem with starlings and they make a bigger mess ..
I am looking for some ideas how to get rid of them .. They are a disease carrier ..

Any ideas how to stop them from coming back every year to nest.