Alis girls Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Live in NW London - about 1/4 mile from fields and we are having a lot of noise from crows (I think rather than rooks) - they start "cawing " at 5.30 ish and continue all day. Makes me feel better about noise girls make. I know gulls are frequently seen in built up areas - any one know if crows are moving in. I am waiting for the complaints to start. dont bother me - country girl in the city. They fly into next doors oak tree. Not nesting from what I can see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickweed Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 One May a few years ago, we were plagued by jackdaws ( part of the crow family ). They would gather on the roof tops here, it was reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock's film "The Birds". They attempted to build nests on our chimney pots, dropping nesting material and even falling down the chimneys into the house. Once in the house, they created havoc as you can imagine. We were lighting fires during some very hot weather to drive them away from the chimneys. I don't remember them being quite as noisy as crows, thank goodness. Anyway, they all departed after a few weeks, and have never returned in such a large number, so maybe your noisy crows will do the same. Crows are very noisy and you have my sympathy. Oh, we had those wire cage things fitted to the chimney pots too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jools Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Reminds me of an old saying on how to tell the difference between a rook and a crow: a crow in a crowd is a rook, a rook on its own is a crow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted April 11, 2011 Author Share Posted April 11, 2011 i counted 6 this am - so rooks? yes very sinister and was concerned they would start gathering on the lawn in large numbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinsk Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 Last year I had a load of them skriking outside my bedroom window every morning at daft o'clock, used to get up, let the dog out to shoo them off, make a brew and go back to bed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sammiboo Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 6 of the i would say rook. If you can see them and they have long grey coloured beaks they are rooks. You dont usually get more than a couple of crows together Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted April 11, 2011 Share Posted April 11, 2011 I'm very urban and we have a couple of pairs of crows. We also have lots of magpies, and a good flock of seagulls too (couldn't get more landlocked ) I love the sound they make, much better than the city noises, and like you say, it takes the heat off any noise the chickens make. Two crows have taken up residency in a tree which was magpie owned, so there's a bit of argy bargy there. They also fly down the road first thing in the morning at head height, a great spectacle We have lots of takeaways around here and the birds clear up all the mess too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted April 13, 2011 Share Posted April 13, 2011 The rookery at the bottom of our garden starts well before light at this time of year when they are nesting. The conversation lasts all day with youngsters in tow. In the winter they chat for a while before moving to the rookery next door where they congregate for more chat then on to the next at the bottom of the field. When they have finished there and are up to speed with the neighbours they all fly back to the first tree to have even more loud chat then disappear into the fields for the day. In the evening the whole process is reversed. Jackdaws can be a pain. I had to rescue one from the woodburner chimney last week by dismantling it. Hubby was up on the roof later to put chicken wire round the cowl. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted April 14, 2011 Author Share Posted April 14, 2011 I think they know I have posted about them as not seen for 2 days!! Suspect they read Omlet or rook/crow equivalent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 Reminds me of an old saying on how to tell the difference between a rook and a crow: a crow in a crowd is a rook, a rook on its own is a crow. Except in Bushy Park where the tourists feed them, despite the signs that warn about encouraging crows as they target songbird nests , where you get a "murder of crows" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karlotta Posted April 18, 2011 Share Posted April 18, 2011 I've got jackdaws nesting in the chimney... and had one in the living room a couple of weeks ago. That wasnt much fun! And by the looks of a few of my neighbours have nests in their chimneys too... looks like we'll be getting the chimney sweep out in the autumn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Speckled Hen Posted April 27, 2011 Share Posted April 27, 2011 Well, with nesting in full swing the chatter goes on from light till dark. The babies are funny, they shriek with unbroken squeaky voices. There is a LOT of noise............and the poo covering the sycamore is unbelievable. we need rain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted April 28, 2011 Author Share Posted April 28, 2011 I have to say ours have quietened down - suspect nesting - cant say I;m sorry though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlottechicken Posted April 28, 2011 Share Posted April 28, 2011 I had one sitting on the kitchen roof yesterday, the chickens were eyeballing him, they had just seen off a pair of woodpigeons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
