Council warn elderly woman from feeding the birds in the garden (1 Viewer)

[Euan Buchan]

Heard about this story this week and she was on ‘This Morning’ yesterday talking about it . Reason is became her neighbours have complained that the birds are too noisy and leave a lot of droppings. https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12793549/amp/Bully-council-threatens-fine-97-year-old-pensioner-feeding-birds-garden-neighbour-complains.html

 

[moose1991]

Odd that link says Daily Mail but when I click it I get The Telegraph website & article behind paywall.

 

[jmepler]

Council who sent 'menacing' letter to pensioner refuse to back down

 

[PYRTLE]

Jobsworth jumped up little Hitlers. The nuisance being the large number of feral pigeons gathering on neighbours roofs..... though that is understandable to a point, rather than the wild birds coming to feeders. Perhaps employing a local falconer with a Harris hawk could have dispersed them.

" Hundreds of birds roosting "..... my ****. Exaggereration from neighbours more likely in their 4 complaints over 7 years.

 

[Andy Lakin]

Why hasn't somebody given the lady in question advice on how to feed the birds without attracting the pigeons. Surely somebody could knock up one of those cage type affairs that let the smaller birds feed while keeping the pigeons out.

If she is getting big numbers of pigeons visiting I hope she is on top of cleaning any feeding areas, both for the birds sakes and her own health.

On another note I think that the selfish people complaining don't appreciate how much watching birds can have a massive positive impact on people's mental. health. Especially at times like this when it is freezing and elderly people are encouraged to stay indoors.

 

[mjh73]

Jobsworth jumped up little Hitlers. The nuisance being the large number of feral pigeons gathering on neighbours roofs..... though that is understandable to a point, rather than the wild birds coming to feeders. Perhaps employing a local falconer with a Harris hawk could have dispersed them.

" Hundreds of birds roosting "..... my ****. Exaggereration from neighbours more likely in their 4 complaints over 7 years.

Four complainants not four complaints.

Seems strange that, if they are such a nuisance that only four neighbours have complained (vs two properties that have received the complaints) .
That said if the 'couple of dozen at most' or 50-60 pigeons, depending on you believe, were decending on my roof / garden on a regular basis not sure I'd be super impressed either. Not sure it would do much for my mental health being bombarded by the rats of the sky, not would I get any pleasure out of feeding the buggers.

Over the course of seven years you would have though someone could have a quiet word / gift them some decent feeders for local passerines!

 

[sudsdetailing]

Surprised the local RSPB hasn’t donated a suitable feeder?

 

[iraqbabbler]

Outrageous! How dare she feed wild birds? Those poor neighbours are probably buried in robin guano. My posterior goes out to them.