to want my neighbours to quieten down their parrot?

[petbleedinparrot]

My neighbours have a pet parrot (or some other large bird in a cage). Their back door is pretty much constantly open. Through the day, whether I'm in or out, it's fine, annoying, but I've always put up with it. However right now the bird is singing to itself and it has been for around an hour. It's woken my 5yo twice, he has school tomorrow and I have lectures all day so we have to be up and about early. AIBU to report it? How do I go about this? I can report to council but it seems like that's if there's a constant issue which there usually isn't, in fact in the 3 years I've lived here I've never heard it go on for this long this late. Can I call 101? Would they do anything? I feel like a dick but I can't sleep because of it and it's really loud! AIBU to be annoyed and want it to shut up 

Are they looking after it? They often make excessive noise if they’re isolated. Sadly a lot of people just stick a parrot in a room on its own and leave it.

Stand outside the window and repeat “shut the bloody window someone” or “shut your fucking parrot up you morons” until it repeats those phrases all night?

suspect the neighbours usually put them in the dark earlier than this (cover over cage or whatever).. They are out today and not back yet, so bird is tired and a bit confused as past her/his bedtime. Singing because trying to self soothe.

I can't see any other reason why this is the the first and only night - so far.

70 years in a cage. Just wow.

Poor Polly. 70 years in a cage. Life prisoners don't even have to serve that!

I want a budgie but DH won't let me as he says it's cruel and supports the caged birds trade. At least budgies are quieter than parrots.

As pp's have said, def try and talk to your neighbours first of all. Good luck x

Silver, honestly I've no way to tell whether they are looking after it or not other than snooping. I haven't seen or heard anything to suggest they aren't until last night. They have a number of other pets which seem to be well cared for (dogs which I have seen them regularly walking, although one of their smaller dogs does go out in a pushchair and has shocked the life out of me when I peered in ). I did eventually fall asleep last night and Polly is not singing yet this morning so perhaps like pp suggested they were out later than usual last night.

We put a cover over ours at night so he settles down to sleep.

I think you need to go and talk to them.

Silverchime if you alter your name to Longjohnsilver maybe you could offer up some pieces of 8 to buy Polly?

You can use the Noise app to make a complaint to the noise pollution team at your council noisenuisance.org/noise-app/

Parrots, and especially greys, are intelligent and should not be kept in cages.

www.forbes.com/sites/grrlscientist/2018/07/12/what-makes-parrots-so-intelligent/#6468968634e6

Sorry no help to you OP.

I have 2 parrots which I cover their cages with blankets at 9pm they do not make a sound until they are uncovered next morning . Perhaps you could ask your neighbour to do the same

@petbleedinparrot

I always wanted a parrot until I met someone who had one lol Their parrot would chat away from dawn until dusk ... I think they have the intelligence of a 3 year old child and need lots of care and attention.

Please just speak to them before doing anything official!

Is your neighbor a pirate?

Parrot owner here -
As others have said, very difficult to keep them quiet if they are awake and feeling chatty. It could be your neighbours had come in late and the parrot was terribly pleased to see them so started his repertoire. He really should have been fast asleep by 11.30 pm - they need, preferably, 12 hours sleep at night and all the ones I've ever had have been really sleepy by 9-9.30 pm. They are usually most vocal and mad first thing in the morning (dawn chorus) - so, particularly as I live in a flat, I try not to wake/uncover mine until 7.30 am on a working day or 8.00 am or later on the weekend. They have periods of sleep during the day - after eating and during the afternoon.

The ideal thing is for people to have a room for the cage that is not in full-time use by family, doesn't have television, etc. They need to have the company of humans/other animals/radio but also need to be allowed to sleep at proper times. Unfortunately, some people either don't understand this or don't have a spare room they can put the parrot in so have to have it in the living room. Thus, if family are being noisy after it should have fallen asleep or if the television is on loudly, it won't be able to sleep properly and will wake and join in.

I agree that your neighbours should shut doors and windows if the parrot is making noise after about 9.00 pm though it won't do more than dull large parrot calls - even my little parrot can be heard calling when she spots me and the dog approaching my flat through her (closed) window.

@ifoundthebread - I've told them I don't want him when they die so they best make sure they have arrangements put in place.

Can you alert them to Birdline UK Parrot Rescue - www.birdline.co.uk
They are a charity, staffed entirely by volunteers, who rescue unwanted parrots for rehoming (though retain ownership of the parrot so if it's home cannot look after it any more the bird has to go back to Birdline for them to find it another foster home). They sometimes are overloaded with birds but African Greys go like hotcakes so pretty sure they should be able to help when the time comes. It is the safest place if no-one else really wants the parrot. My own parrot is a Birdline parrot - if anything happens to me he has to go back to Birdline, who officially own him.

Everyone who says how awful it is for birds to be kept in cages

Most responsible parrot owners let their birds out for at least an hour or two a day when they are at home. My own parrot is out ALL DAY whether I am at home or not as, fortunately, he doesn't go round destroying my furniture/soft furnishings, unlike my previous large parrots so does not need supervision. If he fancies a bit of peace and quiet he voluntarily climbs back into his cage for a snooze. He is free to fly round the room if he wants to (he does sometimes). I am not the only parrot owner who is able to do this.

I roll my parrot's cage into the bedroom when it's time for him to go to bed; perhaps the neighbours can do this.

My parrot is out of the cage whenever I am at home, as unfortunately, he has a tendency to nibble. It adds up to about 6-7 hours a day flying time, mostly in the late afternoon and evening. If you add in a couple of hours post-bath preening (he showers with me every morning), foraging for food in his very large cage, watching the iPad I leave on for him when I'm at work, daytime napping, and the 10-12 hours sleep he needs, he has a pretty good life. He certainly has much more freedom than any other pet I have ever owned.

Should read *is only out of the cage when I'm at home. I wish I could edit my posts!

best thread title ever!

How is it even legal to imprison a bird in a cage for 70 years? Disgusting!

Sorry, no help at all, but if a dog was kept in a cage for years there would be an outcry.

Poor thing.

They often make excessive noise if they’re isolated.

Someone should tell mine. 😂 Stories of her day are deafening😂 She is quiet when she is left alone, but when she is with us... God.. We love her though obviously. She spends all the time we are at home out of the cage with us. Her cage is massive though so she still gets plenty of exercise. Think budgie size bird in extra large african grey cage. With adequate bar spacing though.

If it's unusual that the bird is making noise this late it can be as pp said that people came home late and the bird is now telling them about his or hers evening.
Mine sleeps 9.5 hours a night (doesn't want more) and has numerous million naps during the day.

Why report them when you haven't even spoken to them about it.
It's like dog owners sometimes they don't realise how their pet barking disrupts others.
Cat owners don't appreciate the problems their neighbours have with their cat shitting o their property.

My friend has an African grey. I know nothing about birds or how you keep them quiet but hers tells you to drop your pants everytime you walk in the room. Her Dh thought it would be funny.

I have smaller parrots. 11:30 is well past that bird’s bedtime and it should be tucked up with lights off at that time.

I would speak to the neighbours before calling in the big guns. I think you might be on hiding to nothing with that in any case, given the woman who was acquitted of causing a noise nuisance by keeping 57 budgies in her council flat.