Bird Song Complaint. Seriously

Bird Song Complaint. Seriously

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RYH64E

7,960 posts

243 months

Sunday 24th May 2015
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We've got a colony of Rooks nesting in the oaks at the back of our garden, they make a right old racket, especially in the mornings. I wouldn't be sorry if they decided to move on, though I'd never do anything to encourage that happening.

Negative Creep

24,942 posts

226 months

Sunday 24th May 2015
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RYH64E said:
We've got a colony of Rooks nesting in the oaks at the back of our garden, they make a right old racket, especially in the mornings. I wouldn't be sorry if they decided to move on, though I'd never do anything to encourage that happening.
I have a load of them near me (or could be Crows, I can't tell the difference) and yes tey are pretty noisy things but I know there's nothing I can do so it doesn't bother me

Boosted LS1

21,165 posts

259 months

Sunday 24th May 2015
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RYH64E said:
We've got a colony of Rooks nesting in the oaks at the back of our garden, they make a right old racket, especially in the mornings. I wouldn't be sorry if they decided to move on, though I'd never do anything to encourage that happening.
I remember a camping trip in dorset where I pitched up under the only stand of trees for flipping miles. I was well chuffed to have some shade but at 4.00 am I got a rude awakening. Most of dorsets crows were nesting above me. They make an immense amount of noise. Horrible at the time but quite funny now. I should have pitched the tent elsewhere. Never did it occur to me to complain to the campsite owners. Birds are birds and I was just a traveller.

eldar

21,614 posts

195 months

Monday 25th May 2015
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Negative Creep said:
I have a load of them near me (or could be Crows, I can't tell the difference) and yes tey are pretty noisy things but I know there's nothing I can do so it doesn't bother me
If its a load of them, it is rooks. Crows are loners.

john2443

6,322 posts

210 months

Monday 25th May 2015
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Negative Creep said:
I have a load of them near me (or could be Crows, I can't tell the difference) and yes tey are pretty noisy things but I know there's nothing I can do so it doesn't bother me
If you see one Rook it's a Crow, if you see lots of Crows they're Rooks.

Boosted LS1

21,165 posts

259 months

Monday 25th May 2015
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eldar said:
If its a load of them, it is rooks. Crows are loners.
True :-)

Mr2Mike

20,143 posts

254 months

Monday 25th May 2015
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Smollet said:
I doubt cats would stop the dawn chorus. They might needlessly kill a few birds but sod all else will happen.
It would probably make the noise worse, the cackling alarm noise that magpies make when they see a cat prowling around is not pleasant.

Devil2575

13,400 posts

187 months

Monday 25th May 2015
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Some people need to get over themselves...

minky monkey

1,524 posts

165 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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My current flat is alongside a common. In the hot weather, we have the windows open. It's lovely waking up to birdsong. Although the woodpeckers are a bit of a pain!!

We have owls hooting through the night. It's great.

Smollet

10,465 posts

189 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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minky monkey said:
Although the woodpeckers are a bit of a pain!!
I stopped encouraging them years ago after one sat on my shoulder and went to work on my head. wink


MoggieMinor

457 posts

144 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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Bloody owl woke me up this morning twit-twooing in the big old tree down the garden. Very sweet though!

pinchmeimdreamin

9,831 posts

217 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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Centurion07 said:
Having the odd nest here and there is obviously nothing to be complaining about, but the way you've described it, it sounds like the guy has made no effort to stop an UNUSUALLY large number of birds nesting in his roof.
Why should he stop them ?

Gargamel

14,957 posts

260 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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I can understand if they are in the actual roofspace that it may be an issue. I stayed in a french farmhouse for a couple of weeks, that had an owl population in the roof. Made a right racket.

Anyway, he should wait until Autumn when they have left the nests, then put some close wire mesh across the roof entrances, ready for next season.




Fastdruid

8,623 posts

151 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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minky monkey said:
My current flat is alongside a common. In the hot weather, we have the windows open. It's lovely waking up to birdsong. Although the woodpeckers are a bit of a pain!!

We have owls hooting through the night. It's great.
My garden backs on to a country park. We have deer (they make loud barking noises), foxes, badgers, owls etc which make a right racket through the night and then during the day the garden is downright noisy due to the birdsong...

It's one of the reasons we bought it. Sure the birds will wake you up at ~5am if you've got the windows open in summer but that's nature for you.


Centurion07

10,381 posts

246 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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pinchmeimdreamin said:
Centurion07 said:
Having the odd nest here and there is obviously nothing to be complaining about, but the way you've described it, it sounds like the guy has made no effort to stop an UNUSUALLY large number of birds nesting in his roof.
Why should he stop them ?
I would guess he doesn't have to but it depends on how many there are as to whether it's a case of "it's just nature" or he's made no effort to stop them at all & isn't bothered by the fact every single nook and cranny of his roof is stuffed with them.

As I mentioned earlier, it's no good saying it's ridiculous to complain about birds singing when for all we know the guy has been actively encouraging them to nest in his roof hence a larger than usual number. Without seeing the numbers involved it's difficult to say how much of a nuisance they are, but there IS a difference between a few nests here and there and the way it's been described in the OP.

Monkeylegend

26,226 posts

230 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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We have a rooster and a few domestic chickens in our village, I am often woken up by a big noisy cock in the morning.

Centurion07

10,381 posts

246 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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Monkeylegend said:
We have a rooster and a few domestic chickens in our village, I am often woken up by a big noisy cock in the morning.
Good job it's only one. Imagine being woken by multiple noisy cocks.

wibble cb

3,586 posts

206 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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Wait till you have fighting raccoons duelling it out in the back garden , the noise is amazing, though a good soaking with a hose tends to sort them out

Some Gump

12,671 posts

185 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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john2443 said:
If you see one Rook it's a Crow, if you see lots of Crows they're Rooks.
Loads of crows? No wonder he's screaming murder!

jimmy156

3,681 posts

186 months

Tuesday 26th May 2015
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Centurion07 said:
pinchmeimdreamin said:
Centurion07 said:
Having the odd nest here and there is obviously nothing to be complaining about, but the way you've described it, it sounds like the guy has made no effort to stop an UNUSUALLY large number of birds nesting in his roof.
Why should he stop them ?
I would guess he doesn't have to but it depends on how many there are as to whether it's a case of "it's just nature" or he's made no effort to stop them at all & isn't bothered by the fact every single nook and cranny of his roof is stuffed with them.

As I mentioned earlier, it's no good saying it's ridiculous to complain about birds singing when for all we know the guy has been actively encouraging them to nest in his roof hence a larger than usual number. Without seeing the numbers involved it's difficult to say how much of a nuisance they are, but there IS a difference between a few nests here and there and the way it's been described in the OP.
Good for him if he has been encouraging them. British birds (with a few exceptions) need all the help they can get to stop their numbers declining. Noone should ever be told to discourage birds finding homes amongst human dwellings.