Feathered tree bastard keeping me awake!

[TheVoiceOfRaisin]

I'm only half joking when I say that this little bugger is driving me insane!

I have what I'm 99% sure is a robin roosting in the tree right outside my bedroom window. He tweets most of the day, seemingly has a rest as it gets dark, and then resumes with renewed vigour throughout the early hours of the morning every single night - he's just started back up a few minutes ago as I type this.

I live at the end of a short path, set back from the road in a quiet residential estate. There is a street light illuminating the path which is situated just past my house (literally 15 feet) and I'm pretty sure this light tricks him into thinking dawn is coming....all night long.

As I generally sleep with my window open it's pretty bloody loud to the extent that even earplugs don't fully block out his tweeting.

I generally love animals but I'm starting to entertain Elmer Fuddish thoughts about ending this little fucker.

We have an owl in the tree in our front garden. He drives me insane. I feel your pain.

I've actually chased him off before by shaking the tree branches (only a small tree) with a mop, but he now returns within five mins, pretty much as soon as I'm back indoors.

I want a singing robin.

I have a dove that sits outside my window- I’ll swap you.

You need to get a stone and smash the street light

Is this you Op?

We have seagulls.
The fuckers never sleep at any point during the summer.

pea shooter from your window, more discreet.

If it makes you feel better, he will probably die prematurely from sleep deprivation.

Definitely a robin.

Yes it will be the street light that is making him singing. I’ve heard a few tonight and every time it was by a street light. It really confuses the poor buggers.

I feel for you. I hope you find a solution.

Just played your video, old ginger cat just sprung awake and is watching the phone all confused!

Are you my neighbour OP? The same thing is happening in my neighbour's tree.

It is one annoying, noisy bastard. But that's Mother fucking Nature for you.

If it makes you feel better, he will probably die prematurely from sleep deprivation.

I'm not so sure as he seems to go quiet for a large part of the late afternoon/evening - sometimes for the amount of time a human would sleep.

I've just read that this is fairly typical of robins and possibly more due to the desire to sing when it's quiet than due to light pollution (i.e. potential mates will hear him better).

I had another one from mid 2017 to mid 2018 who was almost as loud and he managed to spawn three baby robins which took a good few months to leave the nest - at which point he disappeared too. This little bugger could easily be around for another year.

They start singing about 3-4am here so it's not the street light as it goes out at midnight and doesn't come back on.

You need to get a stone and smash the street light

I have actually contemplated this!

We have a nightingale. He sounds absolutely beautiful, singing his little fragile heart out.

I’d take a robin over fucking fireworks (and a subsequently barking dog) at 1:45 am any day of the week.

Thoughtless drunken gits.

We have a crazy fox who likes to hang around our front garden shrieking in the early hours.

NO FOX NO

Feed him? Can't tweet with a beak full

Just shut your bedroom window.

Well yeah there's that. It's fucking December. Why is your window open anyway?

Raisin it was me that suggested smash the street light, but I have another option.
My DH would love a Robin, so stick it in a padded envelope, and post it. First class obviously

I live in Australia where the crows have this awful, mournful call which sounds like "Oooooohhhhh" in a sort of a sad voice. Drives me MAD and DH is all when I get angry about it.

'Just shut your bedroom window.'

I hate a stuffy bedroom.