Will they have flown the nest?

[~Wingnut~]

Hi! We have birds nesting in the roof outside our windows (can't remember what it's called) They come back every year and it now sounds like they are actually in the loft. Anyway (get to the point Wingnut!) We are due to have our roof re-tiled and the bit where they are nesting all replaced at the end of June. We are council tenants so have no choice as to when it is to be done. I am just worried about these baby birds. The workmen probably won't give 2 hoots about them and I can't bare to think of them being killed or tossed out of their nests. Will these babies be big enough to have flown the nest in a months time?
Do you think that when they come to put the scaffolding up this will scare them all away?

[burnhal]

if it is actually in the roof then it is likely starlings or house sparrows- you may get swallows in there if the entry is big enough... but no matter what is nesting there NO-ONE is by law allowed to disturb ANY bird at its nest site.
By this stage of the nesting season it is likely that most birds will have laid, hatched and be well on the way to fledging a first brood. No guarantees that they will have flown yet- though your ears will tell you if they have gone.
However- many birds will then go on to lay a secong clutch of eggs and raise a second brood.
If this is the case then look up the RSPB and speak to them about the legal situation- you will find that if the birds are at the nest then the work cant be done til the nesting season is over.

[Cetti]

Have a look at this from the RSPB ~wingnut~, then follow the link further down the page where it says 'Can birds' nests be removed?'

http://www.rspb.org.uk/advice/law/whatsinthero of/stop_nesting.asp

[~Wingnut~]

Excellent thank you both of you! That link is very helpful cetti, thanx.