Scots villagers left sleep deprived and fearing over house prices as they're tormented by nesting birds

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Villagers have been left sleep deprived and their properties covered in bird droppings due to birds nesting nearby.Residents in Fintry say that the nuisance birds have left them ducking for cover to avoid bird poo, wakening them up in the early hours with squawking and even devaluing properties there.Those living in the village’s Culcreuch Avenue say that birds nesting on the land, know locally as The Jungle, has left then exasperated.One resident who lives near the nesting birds this week contacted the Observer to detail their plight.Duncan McMaster, who lives in Culcreuch Avenue, says that the issue with the rooks has been ongoing for a number of years.

He added: “You cannot sit out, hang a washing out and your vehicles are constantly messed on. This is classed as damage to everyone’s property.

We are constantly washing our windows and garden furniture.“I have been messed on whilst cutting grass or sitting outside.”He continued: “As for the noise, in the last month, I have been woken up at 4am every morning.

This situation is causing sleep deprivation.“As for the faeces, this is dangerous to public health. I have spoken to Stirling Council and they always come back with the same excuse – ‘all birds in the Stirling Council area are protected’.”Mr McMaster has lived in the street for 18 years and says that the number of birds has grown rapidly in the last six years and now means residents are struggling to sell their homes due to the issue.“Two years ago I had my property for sale and half of the viewers commented on the noise and mess from the crows”, he said.