Bird Song Complaint. Seriously

[Tannedbaldhead]

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

[Tannedbaldhead]

PoleDriver said:

He thinks he's got problems!

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

[Tannedbaldhead]

Centurion07 said:

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.

Good god! It sounds like you actually have some sympathy for the guy who is complaining. The gardens are well kept mature gardens surrounded by trimmed hedges with cherry trees within. The nests in the roof are situated in small gaps between the raised centres of the half pipe shaped roof-tiles and the roof-felt.




The roof is in perfect condition and has not been subject to any specification changes to aid and abet nesting since the time of construction. If a larger than average number of birds have amassed in the area that's just the way nature has taken its course.

[Tannedbaldhead]

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.

The old boy hasn't been actively encouraging the birds. He just hasn't been actively discouraging them and to be honest why should he?