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Basically some bird has made a nest in the gutter right above our bedroom and there are some baby birds in the nest, they are annoying the hell out of us as from about 4am in the morning all the way through to when we wake up for work they are just tweeting constantly and its pretty dam loud and high pitched

 

Anyone know if I should attempt to move the nest or how long it will take before they fly away?

 

I called a few guys from Yell but their suggestion was a bit barbaric to say the least

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Best phone RSPB, they will give you "nest" advise, both practically and legally. You could get into sh1t if its a protected species etc............

 

oh yeah, of course! never even thought of them:blink:

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i feel your pain mate!

 

I have a nest of starlings in the eaves just above the bedroom window. They kick off at 5.30 in the morning and it lasts all day.

Have heard the young should soon leave the nest, but i`m worried there may be more of their mates come round to take advantage of the cosy surroundings.:rolleyes:

Best thing is to fit wire netting to stop them coming back next year.

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Probably just sparrows, they'll nest anywhere. As mentioned speak to RSPCB for some advice and if they are not endangered kill them/remove the nest. It's probably best you kill them all as if they have young ones as they will not return if you move the nest itself - i.e they'll stave to death

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It's probably best you kill them all as if they have young ones as they will not return if you move the nest itself - i.e they'll stave to death

 

Are you serious? I couldnt bring myself to do that:(

 

I will give it another week and the see

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From http://www.the-tree.org.uk/EnchantedForest/nestingbirds.htm

 

 

A wild bird is defined as ‘any bird of a kind which is resident in or a visitor to Great Britain in a wild state. (Game birds however are not included in this definition. They are covered by the Game Acts, which fully protect them during the close season.)

All birds, their nests and eggs, are protected by law and it is therefore an offence, with certain exemptions, to;

 

intentionally kill, injure or take any wild bird

 

intentionally take, damage or destroy the nest of any wild bird whilst it is in use or being built

 

intentionally take or destroy the egg of any wild bird

 

have in one's possession or control any wild bird, dead or alive, or any part of a wild bird, which has been taken in contravention of the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) or the Protection of Birds Act 1954

 

have in one's possession or control any egg or part of an egg which has been taken in contravention of the Act

 

intentionally (or recklessly, in England and Wales only (CRoW 2000)) disturb any wild bird listed on Schedule 1 while it is nest building, or at (or near) a nest containing eggs or young, or disturb the dependent young of such a bird

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Just tell the chavvy wench to go home to her fella :)

 

 

Well I thought that was funny. I don't think anyone else noticed, sorry to say! :)

 

If they are house sparrows, I'm quite sure they are now protected, so be careful what you do. They will fly the nest within a few months I'd thought, unless a bigger bird or a cat gets them first.

 

An environmentally friendly alarm clock. Nice :)

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They will fly the nest within a few months I'd thought

 

A couple of months? Bloody hell :(

 

I'm gonna get the ladders up over the weekend and have a butchers, I defo wont be killing them though!

 

RSPB were not really full of information apart from instructing me not to disturb them and attempting to tell me the most common type of bird that would be nesting in such a way:rolleyes:

 

In a way its positive because we are both up much earlier on weekends and enjoy the day more as we have more of it :D

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