Grandmother's house trashed by gang of pooing peacocks

A gang of unruly peacocks is wreaking havoc in Bramhall, Greater Manchester, with five of them trashing a grandmother's home. Jenny Gibson was at home when she spotted five peacocks and peahens outside. She went across the road to tell her neighbour, but when she returned, she realised she had left the front door open.

Jenny found three birds wrecking her hallway and another two flying around her kitchen. The 68-year-old managed to usher three of them outside with a broom, but had to seek help to get rid of the other two. Luckily, a brave neighbour rushed in and grabbed them. Jenny said: “It was like Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. They were flying round my kitchen, flapping like mad. The damage was unbelievable.



"They knocked my kettle over and broke a blind. They were pooing for Britain. I was cleaning up for three-and-a-half hours. I’m a very clean person, so it was a nightmare. My friends have told me I’ll laugh about it in a couple of weeks, I’m not so sure. They’re beautiful, but they’re an absolute pain. We’ve being invaded by them, they’re out of control.” There have also been reports of peacocks scratching cars, keeping people awake and eating plants from people’s gardens.

Some residents have spotted up to 16 walking the streets together. In the UK, peacocks are not wild birds. It is unclear where those roaming Bramhall originated. It is thought a resident originally owned a few. And once the birds started mating, the flock went feral. Bramhall North councillor Lisa Walker says the birds are being treated as wild and that they are particularly raucous because it is mating season. She is looking at options to get them relocated.