Ossett: Escaped peacock terrorises fed-up villagers near Leeds with loud noises keeping them up at night
A runaway rooftop peacock has been terrorising fed up villagers in Ossett with its loud cry that’s keeping them up all night.
Terri Sykes, 40, said the noisy bird has also been flying onto people's roofs and hiding in people's gardens since it escaped from a nearby farm.
She said her family has been “kept up at night” by the peacock and that some neighbours have had just five hours sleep in three days.
Sleep deprived Terri said: "It does keep us up at night because it's quite loud. It's not constantly all night but it does give out its loud calls throughout the night - it's like a big echoing sound that travels all across the street.
"Someone has contacted me, asking me where it is because they could hear it from a couple of streets away. There's quite a few students on the street who are currently doing their SATs, GCSEs and A-Levels.
"My daughter didn't go to school one day because she was awake all night and it was on the next door neighbour's roof. I hardly got any sleep as well so everyone is shattered because it's been on and off constantly.
"Everyone is coming out on the street saying they haven't had much sleep and are just shattered. Some people have had five hours sleep in three days."
Terri said the peacock arrived earlier in the week and has mainly been going into people's gardens “for a rest”.
It then often flies onto a shed roof and from there, goes onto the top of people's houses.
She said: "It mainly goes into people's gardens and then it will have a rest and get its feathers out and do a little dance. If it gets disturbed, then it will go into a shed roof and then it manages to get onto the top of people's houses and roofs.
"It's taken a liking to a certain one on the street and it will sit there all night."
Terri said the peacock has turned the street into a tourist attraction and that people are driving to see it.
The mum-of-two said: "It's a bit of an attraction for people. People are driving to come and see the peacock because it's been shared all over social media."
The peacock is believed to belong to the nearby The Watering Hole On The Farm, which has been trying to catch the bird and take it home.
Terri, a support worker, said: "Apparently there was a thunderstorm and something happened to the avery and then it got out. I think it was quite a new pet to them, which is why it's not had it's wings clipped yet. It manages to fly from roof to roof.
"There was a guy out yesterday trying to catch it but it climbed on top of a bungalow's roof. He was really close to catching it but he says he's a bit scared that the bird is going to be hungry.”
The Watering Hole On The Farm has been asked to comment.