Bird Song Complaint. Seriously

Bird Song Complaint. Seriously

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Tannedbaldhead

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2,952 posts

131 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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Old man whose house I was surveying yesterday told me a new neighbour had moved into the house off his back garden. They hadn't been in long but were kicking off about the noise from the wild birds in his garden waking up the wife, who's a poor sleeper, at the crack of dawn.

He has a pile of sparrow and starling nests in his eves (as does his next door neighbour), nests in a thick hedge between both properties and both have mature trees in which the birds sit and chirp to their even noisier offspring perpetually calling for food from the nests. I can testify that It's a fair old racket and the old man admitted it starts at four or five in the morning but, seriously, what sort of arse is going to complain about wild garden birds and demand that someone blocks up the nests on his property?

I told the old man (cheeky cause I haven't a clue) the new neighbour hadn't a leg to stand on. Anyone know any different?


Edited by Tannedbaldhead on Saturday 23 May 13:36

simon1987

401 posts

134 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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this country.

Monkeylegend

26,226 posts

230 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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Malta.

Starfighter

4,908 posts

177 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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It would be an offense to interfere with a nest during the season.

Ear plugs?

Nimby

4,572 posts

149 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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It's an offence under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 to "intentionally take, damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird whilst it is in use or being built".

Aretnap

1,643 posts

150 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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Not only is the old chap doing nothing wrong by having wild birds in his garden, he couldn't (legally) damage the nests even if he wanted to because of this.

http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1981/69/sectio...

55palfers

5,892 posts

163 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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Remind him that having loads of birds is his garden is good thing as they eat slugs, aphids and other pests.

PoleDriver

28,614 posts

193 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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He thinks he's got problems!


Alucidnation

16,810 posts

169 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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I had a bird st on my windscreen.







Never took her out again.

jas xjr

11,309 posts

238 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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WTF is wrong with some people. The old man should tell them to move Chernobyl.
Just hope the fools do not take matters into their own hands

Tannedbaldhead

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2,952 posts

131 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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PoleDriver said:
He thinks he's got problems!

Pic top right is brilliant. Seagull, open beaked, and looking into camera makes it.


anonymous-user

53 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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Do seagulls have red eyes?! A bit of shoppage there?

SVTRick

3,633 posts

194 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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Could find himself up in front of the Beak.

Or he could complain on Twitter...

citizensm1th

8,371 posts

136 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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oh don't crow about it

Centurion07

10,381 posts

246 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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Tannedbaldhead said:
I can testify that It's a fair old racket...
So you're of the same opinion.

Tannedbaldhead said:
He has a pile of sparrow and starling nests in his eves (as does his next door neighbour), nests in a thick hedge between both properties and both have mature trees in which the birds sit and chirp to their even noisier offspring perpetually calling for food from the nests.
That doesn't sound like just the odd one or two nests/birds, which would be ridiculous to complain about, but more like a much larger number of birds that have been allowed to amass their nests there than you'd generally expect in a built-up area.

I wouldn't be too happy about it but it looks like there's not a lot he can do.


mph1977

12,467 posts

167 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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jas xjr said:
WTF is wrong with some people. The old man should tell them to move Chernobyl.
Just hope the fools do not take matters into their own hands
move to chernobyl ?

The exclusion zone is one of if not the largest undisturbed 'parks' in Europe if not the world ... m,uch of the wildlife seems relatively un affected

a similar effect is noted on some of the large military training areas / ranges ...


jas xjr

11,309 posts

238 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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mph1977 said:
move to chernobyl ?

The exclusion zone is one of if not the largest undisturbed 'parks' in Europe if not the world ... m,uch of the wildlife seems relatively un affected

a similar effect is noted on some of the large military training areas / ranges ...
I may be under the influence of some strong medication smile



The point I was trying to make ,albeit badly, maybe they should move to where there are no birds.is there such a place?

mph1977

12,467 posts

167 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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jas xjr said:
mph1977 said:
move to chernobyl ?

The exclusion zone is one of if not the largest undisturbed 'parks' in Europe if not the world ... m,uch of the wildlife seems relatively un affected

a similar effect is noted on some of the large military training areas / ranges ...
I may be under the influence of some strong medication smile



The point I was trying to make ,albeit badly, maybe they should move to where there are no birds.is there such a place?
supposedly the site of some of the places where 'the final solution' was employed ...

jas xjr

11,309 posts

238 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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If I think about it, pigeons thrive in city centres ,full of nasty fumes but plenty of easy food.probably a case of survival of the fittest

Willy Nilly

12,511 posts

166 months

Saturday 23rd May 2015
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How is anyone offended by birds singing?

The bloke would be better employed giving his wife a good seeing to rather than complaining to his neighbour about the birds