A resident who is staying the vicinity of Macpherson posted a video after witnessing his neighbours feeding birds along the corridor.
The free food has attracted several birds to the location, generating a lot of noise and poop.
Bird show
When neighbours overfeed birds, it can attract large numbers of pigeons and cause problems. There are no laws that the Council can use to prevent people from feeding birds.
However, if a significant amount of rotting food accumulates or the feeding is attracting rats or mice, the Council may be able to help.
The netizen stated that the complaint has been made for some time and has not received any updates yet.
The netizen described it as a “bird park show”
The netizen who posted the video said: “
Any update about my neighbour feeding pigeons issue since year 2018? Every day there is a free “bird park show” outside my neighbour’s unit and I think you can imagine the noise and bird droppings outside all the neighbours’ units. Quote: [NPARKS-202202-006376] Pigeon feeding NPB:000000011535 Thanks in advance.. hope you do not delete this post and will reply”
Fines
According to Nparks, Leaving food for the wildlife can dirty our surroundings and invite pests. In addition, anyone caught feeding wildlife anywhere in Singapore can incur a maximum fine of up to $10,000.