Please stop me from going around to the neighbours

[DuckyMcDuck]

And give them a piece of my mind. (Wine might have been taken!)

We have a lot of ivy growing on the fence at the back of our garden, there is a narrow passageway on the other side of the fence. This time last year, the neighbours asked to cut it back and we explained that it is always full of sparrows' nests and we would cut it back in the winter - which we did.

So this year, the sparrows have been there as usual. It's been lovely watching them fly in and out and we've been feeding and watering them as usual.

So, yesterday, the neighbours have decimated cutback the hedge. There are huge gaps and when we went into the passageway earlier I saw at least 6 nests and a few bodies of the baby birds.

I'm so cross, I understand that the access is tricky with the ivy at the moment but it's not damaging their property in any way and they know we'll cut it back once the fledglings have gone. But they've basically murdered the babies. Sparrows are becoming less common.

I don't know if they have actually done anything legally wrong but I'm so tempted to go and tell them they're a bunch of murdering fucking wankers.

@YardleyX

Sparrows aren’t covered by the wildlife and countryside act

Yes they are. They're considered to be a wild bird.

Report them. Completely unacceptable.

@YardleyX

Sparrows aren’t covered by the wildlife and countryside act

They most certainly are!

Sorry forgot photo

@Veterinari

They've committed an offence under the wildlife and countryside act

www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/advice/wildlife-and-the-law/wildlife-and-countryside-act/

Take lots of photos and report them

Wankers 😢😢

I'd be reporting them as above & anywhere else I could think of.

We would both be going around to give them 'what for'.

Fucking nasty bastards.

They don't use the passage to access their house - it's at the back - but to access their garden. I do understand it might be a little inconvenient for a couple of months but these are birds.

I'll have a look at the links, thank you and go and have a word when I've calmed down a bit.

The disturbing of nests only applies to birds listed in Schedule 1. Read the act.

How dare they Destroy nests and kills baby birds. Absolutely disgusting.
Good luck pursuing it if you do. They have committed an offence. Aggravated by your warning To them and utter lack of necessity/emergency.

Rspb website says it is illegal, includes sparrows and Nests can only be disturbed after the final brood of the summer. Will indeed read the statute to check - barrister - here thankfully never done many wildlife cases but some dangerous dogs . . .

Schedule 1 Birds are given extra protection on top of the normal, don't disturb while nesting ect.

They are hideous people and I'm not excusing them but you need to keep their access free. Our ivy is rampant and get tidied up more than once a year. Is there anywhere you can put up nest boxes?

Please stop me from going around to the neighbours

No, nobody is going to stop you .
Take your photo evidence , get your details of the Wildlife Act Law they hve broken and give them both barrels .

Surely they must've realised after Nest 1 tumbled out what was going on,

and

Our neighbours have a hedge which blocks light from our lounge windows, we cut back the overhanging branches at the end of the summer when the sparrows have finished nesting but it grows fast enough that it blocks the light again from our lounge window, it's worth the price of seeing the sparrow babies. YANBU.

You need to take the ivy out. On future birds will find somewhere more suitable to nest.
We had a mock orange on one garden that every year birds would nest in. Next doors cat would come along and kill the babies.
I just took it out after year 3.

Can you do a map I can’t picture what you mean with the alleyway

What utter bastards.

@YardleyX

You seem to be struggling with comprehension - the wording of the Act is very clear - I suggest you read it.

The only part specific to Schedule 1 birds is the taking, damaging and destroying of nests

@YardleyX

You seem to be struggling with comprehension - the wording of the Act is very clear - I suggest you read it.

The only part specific to Schedule 1 birds is the taking, damaging and destroying of nests

@YardleyX

You seem to be struggling with comprehension - the wording of the Act is very clear - I suggest you read it.

The only part specific to Schedule 1 birds is the taking, damaging and destroying of nests

@Charleyhorses

You need to take the ivy out. On future birds will find somewhere more suitable to nest. We had a mock orange on one garden that every year birds would nest in. Next doors cat would come along and kill the babies. I just took it out after year 3.

I'm not sure why we should take it down. We cut it back every autumn/ winter and it covers an otherwise boring fence (our fence!). The sparrows have been nesting there since we moved in 10 years ago. I don't know when the people at the back moved in, we met them for s the first time when they came around last year.

If they'd come and said the ivy was causing a problem, we'd have tried to cut it back ourselves carefully, but they have just ripped into it without any care and so destroyed the nests.

I do understand it might be a little inconvenient for a couple of months but these are birds.

It is inconvenient for a couple of months every year. While they are obviously in the wrong, you are too. They gave you the opportunity to sort it out properly after last year’s nesting was over and you didn’t. Presumably because you felt your enjoyment of the birds nesting in that particular place was worth whatever inconvenience it was causing to them. Incredibly selfish.

Report them if you wish, but don’t be surprised if they just claim to not have known there were any nests there this year.

Don't bother having a word, take photos of the evidence and report them.

Another vote for reporting them, the law is very clear that birds nests are not to be disturbed during fledgling season, and for very good reason. Our wildlife is hanging on by its claws to keep hold of enough habitat to survive, they can live with ivy near their back gate for a few months.

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Birds lives matter.

Not enough people are looking after the wild life especially in urban areas. We have ivy on the side of our house and it’s full of nesting sparrows. We cut it back when they have fledged and again early spring, it’s really tall and thick so it’s just a Case of not letting it get into the roof.
We love to wake up toy the bird song in the morning and feel blessed.