Enviroteck
Hawking programme

Hawking Bird Control

Live, trained birds of prey patrolling your site — the most natural and effective bird deterrent on the market.

Call 086 779 9991Free site survey Initial reset programme 6–12 weeks, then maintenance flying as agreed.
Hawking Bird Control
35+
Yrs Enviroteck experience
200+
Irish sites cleared
90%
Avg bird reduction in 12 wks
100%
Humane & NPWS licensed
The problem

When you need hawking

Persistent pigeon, gull and starling activity on commercial and industrial premises across Ireland. Whether it's fouling on a city-centre office facade, gulls dive-bombing customers at a coastal hotel terrace, or pigeons roosting in the rafters of a Dublin warehouse, the standard responses — spikes, gels, gas guns — eventually fail as the birds habituate. Hawking exploits an instinctive, hard-wired fear: a real bird of prey arriving on territory makes pest birds leave and stay away. Used regularly, it resets a site's bird population without poisons, without harming the target birds, and without the visual scarring of chemical or mechanical deterrents.
How we deliver it

Our process

Our licensed falconer surveys your site to map roosting and feeding hotspots, then designs a flying schedule — typically weekly or twice-weekly for the first six to twelve weeks, tapering to a maintenance pattern as the bird population resets. Each visit, our Harris Hawks are flown across the rooftops, atrium and surrounding airspace for 90–180 minutes. The hawks do not catch or kill — their presence alone, combined with carefully managed flight patterns, is enough to convince pigeons and gulls to relocate. Every visit is logged, photographed, and supplied as a compliance report (useful for landlord, hygiene, and ESG audits).
Ideal for

Sectors trusting hawking

Every brief is different, but these are the environments where this programme delivers the most measurable results.

Warehousing & logistics

Rafter pigeons cleared from distribution centres along the M50, M7 and M11 corridors.

City-centre offices

Discreet rooftop flying for Dublin, Cork and Galway HQ buildings with chronic pigeon roosting.

Hotels & hospitality

Gull and pigeon dispersal around terraces, pool decks and rooftop bars without disturbing guests.

Hospitals & campuses

HSE-compliant, non-lethal dispersal across hospital estates and university quads.

Retail & shopping centres

Atrium and canopy clearance ahead of the busy trading seasons.

Listed & heritage

Falconry where physical proofing isn't appropriate on Irish protected structures.

What we deploy

  • Trained, captive-bred Harris Hawks (Parabuteo unicinctus) flown by licensed falconers
  • Peregrine and Lanner Falcons for specialist gull dispersal on coastal sites
  • Daily flight logs and site photographs supplied as standard

Best for

  • Distribution centres, warehouses and logistics parks
  • City-centre office buildings with chronic pigeon roosting
  • Coastal hotels, restaurants and seaside resorts with gull problems
  • Hospitals, universities and large public-sector campuses
  • Heritage and listed buildings where physical proofing isn't appropriate

Accreditations

  • NPWS Section 22 licensed
  • Lantra falconry trained
  • Fully insured commercial bird control
Recent results

Anonymised wins from across Leinster

Real outcomes from real Irish sites. Client names withheld under our standard commercial confidentiality.

Dublin 2
Grade-A office tower

Persistent feral-pigeon fouling on the rooftop plant deck causing failed hygiene audits.

Twice-weekly Harris Hawk flights for 10 weeks reset the roof. Maintenance flying fortnightly since.

Pigeon count down 94%
M50 corridor
Distribution centre

200,000 sq ft warehouse with roosting pigeons fouling racked stock and triggering BRCGS findings.

12-week hawking reset paired with 50mm rafter netting. Zero pigeon activity logged in last 4 audits.

100% audit pass rate
Co. Wexford
Coastal hotel

Aggressive Lesser Black-backed Gulls dive-bombing diners on the seafront terrace from May.

Peregrine and Harris cast flown three mornings a week through the breeding season, paired with NPWS-licensed nest management.

Guest complaints −92% in 8 wks
See it in action

A working Harris Hawk on site

A trained Harris Hawk lifting from the falconer's gauntlet during a routine dispersal visit. The presence of the bird alone — no chase, no catch — is what resets a commercial site.

Related programmes

Most hawking programmes work best paired with one of the following.

Hawking

Falconry & Bird of Prey Deterrence

Specialist falconry programmes for the sites where standard hawking isn't enough — airfields, landfills, large open sites.

Read more Proofing

Bird Proofing & Netting Systems

Permanent physical bird exclusion — netting, post-and-wire, spikes and electric track — installed to a commercial standard.

Read more Integrated

Integrated Bird Pest Control

The combined approach — survey, hawking, proofing, and maintenance — that delivers a bird-free site for the long term.

Read more

Hawking across Ireland

We deliver this service nationally — every Leinster county listed below, plus contract cover across Munster, Connacht and Ulster.

Carlow Dublin Kildare Kilkenny Laois Longford Louth Meath Offaly Westmeath Wexford Wicklow
FAQ

Common questions about hawking

Yes — when delivered consistently. The presence of a live bird of prey triggers an inherited flight response that gels, spikes, ultrasonic units and gas guns cannot replicate. Within 6–12 weeks of regular flying, most sites see an 80–95% reduction in resident pigeon and gull numbers. Maintenance flying then keeps the site clear long-term.
TF

Reviewed & authored by

Terence Francis — Licensed Falconer

30+ years in Irish pest control. Licensed falconer flying Harris Hawks across Leinster — fully insured, NPWS-aligned.

Licensed Falconer Fully Insured

Free site survey for hawking

A licensed falconer or BPCA-trained surveyor will visit your site, identify the bird species and risk hotspots, and provide a written report and fixed-price programme proposal within 48 hours. No obligation.

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