A technician fitting exclusion netting to a building facade

Bird and pigeon control in Al Maabdah Makkah

Al Maabdah is an old quarter in Wadi Ibrahim near the Grand Mosque, but has transformed from historic houses into hotels, apartment blocks and government offices beside King Faisal Hospital. Pigeons nest on the large roofs of hotels and packed apartment blocks and the old palaces such as Al Saqqaf Palace, and hunt food in hospital and hotel courtyards. This is fundamentally different from a purely residential neighbourhood.

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Targeted, not broadcast

Product goes into cracks and runways, never sprayed across open surfaces.
Told before we start

What we will use, where it goes, and what to cover or move before we arrive.
A follow-up visit

We return after the first treatment, because what survives it does not show on the day.
Homes and businesses

Apartments and villas, and kitchens and stores that need a record of each visit.

Why they keep coming back in Al Maabdah

Pigeons nest on the high roofs of hotels and apartment blocks here but hunt food in the hospital and hotel courtyards. This is a different pattern from other areas where they come to commercial shops. The method is set out in full on how we approach Bird and pigeon control.

The first reason

Very high hotel and apartment roofs

The roofs of hotels and apartment blocks in Al Maabdah are very high and wide, offering the pigeon great protection from wind and sun. They nest in hidden places around central air conditioning units and pump machinery.

The second reason

Courtyards and passages between buildings

The hospital and hotel courtyards provide open spaces where pigeons gather hunting scraps and food. The passages between old houses and modern hotels provide pigeons with shelter.

The third reason

Complex edges between old and new buildings

Al Saqqaf Palace and the old Al Maabdah houses have complex architectural ledges, and the modern hotels and blocks beside them have completely different edges. Pigeons take advantage of this misalignment.

Al Maabdah on the map

Al Maabdah sits about 1 km from Al Rawdah and about 1.5 km from Al Jumayzah.

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Before treatment

The building decides which deterrent works

An old quarter a short distance from the Grand Mosque in the Al Abtah area, surrounded by hotels, apartment blocks and government buildings. Its history is deep but its buildings have changed from old houses to modern towers, crossed by Al Masjid Al Haram Road and Al Maabdah Street.

A narrow concrete projection on a building facade

Ledge width

The ledge between the hotel and the residential block may be very close together, so we fit fine deterrents that do not affect the overall appearance.

Outdoor condenser units on a building roof

Air conditioning platforms

Air conditioner platforms on hotel and block roofs are large and complex, so we cover them with complex metal sheets that surround them completely.

A twig nest sitting on a building projection

The nest itself

Nests around central pump machines and generators on the roof need extreme care not to damage the equipment.

Bird droppings marking an exterior concrete wall

The droppings pattern

Droppings from very high roofs fall onto the hotel and block balconies and external passages.

A mesh covered ventilation opening in an exterior wall

Openings and shafts

Gaps between heavy machinery on the roofs provide pigeons with safe shelter away from wind and sun.

A water tank standing on a building roof

Around the roof tank

Water tanks on hotel and block roofs are very large with multiple entry points, so pigeons can enter from several directions.

How we work

1
Survey the roof and the facade

We walk the roof, the projections, the condenser platforms and the shafts, separate the nesting positions from the perching ones, and measure and photograph every ledge.
2
Strip the nests and treat the parasites

Droppings are wetted before they are lifted so nothing goes airborne dry, bagged closed, and the nest position is treated for ticks and mites before the surface is sanitised.
3
Close and fit

Netting tensioned on a perimeter wire with no gap at the corners, spikes or wire on the narrow projections, metal mesh across vents and shafts, and the roof drains freed of the nest material packing them.
4
The follow-up visit

We come back to check the tension, the corners and any position the flock has moved to, and correct what has slackened before a bird finds it.

What bird and pigeon control includes

A recorded survey

Every ledge, condenser platform and shaft, photographed, with nesting separated from perching before anything is chosen.
Nest removal and drain clearing

Lifted wet rather than swept dry, bagged closed, and the roof drains freed of the nest material packing them.
Parasite treatment and sanitising

The nest position treated for ticks and mites, then the surface the droppings sat on sanitised.
Sealing and fitting the deterrents

Netting tensioned on a perimeter wire, spikes or wire on narrow projections, and metal mesh across ventilation openings.
Aftercare instructions

The condensate water, food left on the roof, and what should not sit beside a ledge if the attraction is to stay gone.
A follow-up on tension and corners

Netting slackens and corners open over time; the visit corrects that and closes any new position.

Landmarks of Al Maabdah

Al Maabdah sits on Al Maabdah Street and Al Masjid Al Haram Road north east of the Grand Mosque, with the hospital, hotel and old palace as visible landmarks in the area. We reach sites via Al Masjid Al Haram Road and work from key points around King Faisal Hospital where most of the high roofs and ledges converge.

Al Maabdah Street
Al Masjid Al Haram Road
Holy Capital Municipality
King Faisal Hospital
Al Saqqaf Palace

Questions about this district

The hotel beside Al Saqqaf Palace needs pigeon treatment. Do we fit deterrents on the palace or the hotel?

We treat the hotel with priority because its roofs are higher and have equipment that attracts pigeons. But we carefully cover the edges between the hotel and the palace without damaging the historic building.

The hospital courtyard has many pigeons eating from scraps. Do we treat the courtyard?

We do not treat courtyards directly because they are public space, but we treat the ledges and roofs surrounding the courtyard to cut off the pigeon routes from above.

The hotel has both furnished flats and regular flats. Do we treat both the same way?

Yes, both are on the same roof and ledges. Treatment is external only, on roofs, ledges and surrounding areas.

The hotel and block air conditioners on the facades provide water for pigeons. Do we cover them?

Yes. We cover the drip points with metal that directs water away from the ledges where pigeons nest.

Do pigeons come from the Grand Mosque itself or from other buildings outside Al Maabdah?

They may come from both sources. Pigeons move between areas of Makkah and may sleep in Al Maabdah whilst hunting food elsewhere.

King Faisal Hospital has countless roofs and ledges. Do we treat every roof and ledge?

We focus on the main roofs and ledges that pigeons reach easily. Interior roofs for operating theatres and wards are not treated.

How much does bird and pigeon control in Al Maabdah cost?

It is set after the inspection, because the price follows the type of infestation, the size of the space, how far it has spread and the number of visits it needs. Send a photo and a description on WhatsApp and we will give you an estimate before we reach Al Maabdah.