Thick neighbours

DXP55 · 10 Jul 2016 at 19:28

Bungalow next to me came up for sale 18 months ago - Finally got sold to a 30's couple - A hyper active bloke and 5ft high and 5ft round bird and 3yr old who we still don't know who parents are.

These are typical estate people with me me me me I_I_I us us us attitude - -We are having a party F you - we stayed in bedroom and computer room all night to shut out noise.

Anyway today hyperactive decided to clean up outside of bungalow and took everything off outside walls including bird box with brood of sparrows in it and binned it- It's sad to see sparrows come and sit on fence with worms for babies and nests gone.

Hopefully they might sell up soon.

Minstadave · 10 Jul 2016 at 19:30

They sound charming.

delta0 · 10 Jul 2016 at 19:49

The RSPCA would be very interested in a bird nest getting binned with birds inside.

Tunney · 10 Jul 2016 at 19:50

Have you found out their OCuk usernames yet?

UTmaniac · 10 Jul 2016 at 19:53

Have you rescued baby birds and box from bin?

ron3003 · 10 Jul 2016 at 19:55

What sort of mug would encourage sparrows to nest on their house?

Dis86 · 10 Jul 2016 at 19:56

ron3003 said:
What sort of mug would encourage sparrows to nest on their house?

How the heck does that make someone a mug? It's a perfect place for them to nest. Warm, sheltered, safe.

Rendog · 10 Jul 2016 at 19:57

Almost certain it is illegal to remove an active Sparrows nest as they are protected under law.

http://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverande...name/h/housesparrow/sparrows_and_the_law.aspx

I'd notify the RSPB/RSPCA or Police on 111.

Ninco! · 10 Jul 2016 at 19:59

Have you rescued baby birds and box from bin?

I got to admit, if I knew or suspected that the nest box was still in use, a no brainer to retrieve?

Josh · 10 Jul 2016 at 19:59

Is the removal of a Sparrows nest really a matter for the Police when the RSPCA/RSPB are perfectly capable of dealing with it.

asim18 · 10 Jul 2016 at 20:00

Dis86 said:
It's a perfect place for them to nest. Warm, sheltered, safe.

Have you read the thread? I don't think it was a safe place to nest.

bobbyspangles · 10 Jul 2016 at 20:01

If that is true about the Sparrows then I would be tempted to phone the RSPB. There is a good chance they won't care, but if they did investigate and the box, with chicks, was still in their bin it would be pretty conclusive.

From the RSPB website

"The maximum penalty that can be imposed for an offence under the Wildlife and Countryside Act - in respect of a single bird, nest or egg - is a fine of up to £5,000, and/or six months' imprisonment."

Dis86 · 10 Jul 2016 at 20:01

asim18 said:
Have you read the thread? I don't think it was a safe place to nest.

I actually considered the irony as I wrote it! Sadly it's not moron proof.

JonJ678 · 10 Jul 2016 at 20:31

Go and save the birds.

Somewhat ridiculous that this needs to be said.

holymonk · 10 Jul 2016 at 20:32

We all need lower class citizens.

Uncle Petey · 10 Jul 2016 at 20:33

Hilarious... Ninja ed.

DXP55 · 10 Jul 2016 at 20:39

I have to say the sparrows nest box was in a safe place- been there for years - They didn't count on idiots.

I didn't find out till hours later or would have put it up on back of my house and hoped sparrows found it in time - to late now.

At my old house I caught new **** we had next door hosing the House martins nests out of eaves.

Reason for both was "They make a mess of yard".

I had all my eaves covered in plastic - told them to leave front till house martins had flown and only paid half bill till job was finished - company didn't seem to mind.

Slam62 · 10 Jul 2016 at 20:43

Why don't you go round and tell him you think he's stupid and report the sparrow murder to the police

beachBOYken · 10 Jul 2016 at 20:46

Like others have stated report bird murderers to rspb/rspca

Evian · 10 Jul 2016 at 20:46

What are the birds dead now? take a photo if you still can and show it to the RSPCA.