If you don’t have access to a trap or don’t want to use one, there are other ways you can encourage a bird to leave your home. Firstly, you can use a leaf blower on the lowest setting. This should be enough to scare them and get them to leave. You can also physically catch them, but this is difficult and potentially dangerous to you so it’s not recommended.

Once the bird is gone you want to ensure it won’t come back. If they were in your attic, seal up the entrance so they can’t get back in. Installing spikes in the areas they were nesting will also discourage them from coming back. Also, check to see if there are any good nesting areas in your home, and remove them to ensure you won’t see the birds come back.

It’s also smart to check that there are no eggs or baby birds in any nests you find. If they get left behind, you don’t want to then be dealing with removing dead birds from your property.