Air brick with squirrel in it

[Keitai]

I guess this air brick needs taking out new one cementing in. There are rumours of a squirrel climbing in there. Simple enough job?

 

[JP_]

Knock it out (the brick, not the squirrel) and replace with something like https://www.toolstation.com/louvre-vent-plastic/p47334

Is it open on the inside still? If not, maybe just fill it in?

I had a wasps nest in one of mine, never squirrels though!

 

[Mottie]

Looks like a birds nest.

 

[Tigercubrider]

Make sure the squirrel is out.
I had a squirrel in my roof a few years ago.

Aparently they watch birds nest, and figure that it must be a good location. A pest controller told me to ensure the squirrel was gone, then sort out the hole (they will bite through wire) and stuff the hole with a rag soaked in Jeyes Fluid. Then cement or otherwise repair.

The Jeyes masks the smell that other squirrels are attracted to. Without masking, a repair can become irresistible to other squirrels due to the scent

 

[Keitai]

Looks like a birds nest.

Yeah apparently a squirrel was seen running up the pebble dash and into it.

They had fascias redone and there's a gap above the air brick maybe they should have cemented this off , it needs blocking off. Shall I just buy a bigger air brick and cement it in? Chisel out old one