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To be pissed off at letting agents about the birds in my ceiling?

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UpwardsAndForwards · 10/08/2021 20:15

Just for context, my house in an "underdwelling", sort of back to back terraced houses where the road side is two stories high, the back is four stories. I live on the bottom two floors at the back.

Just over three months ago I contacted the letting agency through their online portal as I could hear a bird scrambling around in the ceiling. Looked outside and realised there is a pipe outside which doesn't look to have a cap over it like the other ones in the row of houses, and sure enough, out pops the small bird.

The letting agency didn't want to cap the pipe immediately incase the bird had a nest in there, so said they would be out in three weeks. Three weeks passes and no one came, so I called the letting agency and let them know I didn't think there was a nest as I'd only heard the bird twice more, could they come and put something over the pipe ASAP so little bird doesn't begin to make ny ceiling it's permanent home. Sure, they tell me they will let maintainance know and they will be out to sort it.

The bird started to visit more and more often, so I sent an email saying this was getting more frequent and its not exactly pleasant hearing an alright scuffle in the ceiling at 1am, it scares toddler DD aswell who isn't keen on loud noises at the best of times. Received a reply saying it had been passed onto maintainer.

Fast forward to two days ago, it would seem the little bird has made a nest, and today its eggs have hatched. All I can hear is little baby bird tweets (not as cute when they are in your ceiling) and it is particularly bad in the bathroom where the noise seems to travel through the extractor fan. Mother bird is leaving quite often through the day, presently to get food, so there is the scrambling as she leaves, the babies incessant cheaping whilst she is gone and then an almighty scrabble coming back. The noise goes right across my bed room ceiling and wakes me up, though luckily doesn't wake DD up.

I'm not really sure what the letting agents can do now the babies are already here, but aibu to be really fucked off that they've known about this over three months and now left it top late to do anything?

Google tells me I have two to three weeks now before babie birdies flie the nest AngrySad

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ApolloandDaphne · 10/08/2021 20:19

Just wait and they will be gone. There wasn't much they could have done anyway. Once they are gone ask them to seal up the place they were getting in. It seems odd though that they have nested so late in the season. What sort of bird is it?

UpwardsAndForwards · 10/08/2021 20:36

Quite small and brown, I think its a sparrow. For something so small, it makes quite a racket getting out for its breakfast.

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HappyRaven · 10/08/2021 20:42

It's illegal to do anything until the birds have fledged. Just make sure it is sealed before next year.

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