Bird 'confuses' police officers by mimicking siren sound

Police officers were left "confused" by a bird when it convincingly mimicked the sound of the sirens on their cars.
Thames Valley Police said staff initially thought their vehicles had developed a fault after hearing the noise at a roads policing base in Bicester.
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[@josephmoodie1670]

I think that bird works for the Special Branch.

[@AthelstanEngland]

LOL that is very good! :)

[@cathrynhesketh5703]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@SURGE101]

😂😂brilliant

[@ronaldmcdonald8303]

Ha ha, another feather in your cap!

[@aroyds6804]

Hahaha good one

[@TheAutumnWind_RN4L]

People doing bird calls. Birds doing people calls.

[@JamesDavy2009]

Your convict colony has a famous mimic on its 10¢ coin: the superb lyrebird.

[@misterg1157]

1:07 (The bird) apparently comes here in the mornings and in the evenings but nobody knows where it goes in between”. Put a tail on it.

[@Rick_Sanchez_C137_]

It worked, it attracted a blue bobby!

[@TheAutumnWind_RN4L]

@@PieInSkyGuy mass hysteria!

[@PardonJulianAssangeNow]

The bird was later arrested for impersonating a police officer.

[@paulatreides0777]

Better impersonation than the current lot they do a very poor impersonation

[@randomstranger_3]

when's the trial?

[@GarbanzoBeansFan]

😂

[@abelabrahom207]

I think that bird should be charged with hate crime

[@me2ontube]

But found innocent due to a technicality ... impersonating thr car but not the cop 😉

[@michaelangellotti4773]

The bird is currently investigating a murder of crows.

[@jeanmichelismondi7865]

It's not a crow because crows cannot do that. In England it can be a Blackbird, in USA it can be a "Mockingbird"....

[@earthlingjohn]

​@@jeanmichelismondi7865 Being "not a crow" is an asset to the investigation

[@accountisdisabled]

@@jeanmichelismondi7865 did someone not get the joke?

[@MrBrineplays_]

​@@jeanmichelismondi7865Looks like the crows weren't the ones responsible for the murder after all!

[@mistermidnight1823]

Nah there were only two crows so it was an attempted murder.

[@korndogwithak2231]

Its only a matter of time until birds make their own police force 😂

[@vivvpprof]

Joke's on us: they made it a long time ago, now operating in disguise 🕵‍♂

[@korndogwithak2231]

@@vivvpprof like the squirrels from Rick and Morty they won't stop until they rule!

[@MP-vc4nu]

I don’t mind if they take over Westminster and make their own Prime Minister instead

[@noellefritz5678]

Crows actually do gather around a dead crow to determine if there’s still danger nearby, so they’ve already accomplished this detective thing(crows are very smart and it’s considered that they’re in their Stone Age)

[@korndogwithak2231]

@@noellefritz5678 I believe they call those Recawwww missions!

[@hansonel]

"It can be spotted in the morning and the evening but nobody knows where it goes during the day." Well, it goes on duty to fight crime of course.

[@danielthrasher7052]

HA good one like 🤠

[@garyhull5617]

Dunkin Donuts

[@rosemarysummerson8282]

Is that fight against(c)rooks?

[@orsonzedd]

I mean someone has to it's not like the police will

[@josephmoodie1670]

The bird's favourite band is The Police.

[@ThunderSky]

oh god this one is gold

[@anngcampbellbower4385]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@madero-jb5ri]

I heard pigs make the same noise.

[@ZWQ945]

😊👍

[@cynthiaholland13]

Wow, that one STINGs

[@Tyresaurus]

This bird would be perfect as an alarm for intruders.

[@jrviade85]

why would intruders need an alarm? 🤔

[@Tyresaurus]

@@jrviade85 When I say 'for', I mean't to scare them when they enter someone's home.

[@vincedibona4687]

“mean’t”? 🤔🤷🏻‍♂️😬

[@Tyresaurus]

@@vincedibona4687 Whoops, a little typo.

[@MattyIcecubes]

I love it when birds troll humans 😂

[@gabriellakiss1719]

It is so funny.. 😆

[@Misty-gc6bq]

😁

[@Health-Blitz]

Yeah Bro 😂

[@andrewyoonhobai8453]

same animalia family kingdom of the camel, the bison and the skunk (miraskunk lol) trisolarian I could use 2 suns and 2 moons

[@Martin_Priesthood]

🤣😂

[@MrsDetroit622]

This is the perfect example of how every part of nature and everything affects every other part.

[@EdibleOutdoors]

Obviously, the bird is on duty during the day.

[@kdmb212]

That was what I was saying lol

[@tomr6955]

Not a night owl it seems..

[@tristanbulluss9386]

I have a picture of a ghost on a tv.

[@ivanahugankiss8414]

🤣

[@bubbles1581]

Scaring would-be thieves 😅

[@Skylar_candova]

The dislikes are from the criminals who got tricked by this bird😂😂

[@spillingthetea2385]

🤣🤣

[@Martin_Priesthood]

😂😂

[@felixdom9693]

Oh man 😂😂😂

[@Poppagee69]

Birds are pissed the cops are acting as pigs .

[@callistuzchebbi5532]

😂😂😂

[@caiteabird]

The bird may not have impressed a mate, but it sure has impressed a lot of humans! 😊

[@maya_unplugged]

That’s because he defines as a human. 😂

[@Poppagee69]

Warning the wolves the pigs are in human costumes .

[@machinegunangel]

Imagine rushing to hide the drugs and it just this bird outside 😂

[@leadbelly1495]

I had a friend who hid her drugs in a gulls nest outside her window !

[@seankingwell3692]

@@leadbelly1495 lolz women lolz

[@leadbelly1495]

@@seankingwell3692 I thought it was a good idea !

[@vintage6346]

​@@leadbelly1495 Did the bird find her stash?

[@leadbelly1495]

@@vintage6346 apparently not and nor did the police that frequently raided her house 😊

[@DilbertWhitehead]

We need more stories like this in our messed up world

[@cofa4011]

"Birds sing as Police sirens" should leave no doubt about how messed up the world actually already is. Nailed it tho.

[@DilbertWhitehead]

@cofa4011 so true 😂 touché 👏🏼

[@supernatural_forces]

She got arrested!

[@davidkamau7187]

We need good news in a troubled world

[@paulroustan3643]

This just only concretes that we live in a fucked up, corrupt world

[@ianstewartorr8455]

Give Superintendent Crow a gold star greetings from Scotland 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

[@julianaylor4351]

😆 Nothing new, a starling once stopped a football match constantly, by mimicking the referee's whistle. 😁

[@Generalkenobi325]

That’s fantastic 😂😂😂 I wonder if there’s a video hahaha

[@2Tricky]

Starlings are great mimics and copy many sounds around them. I've never heard of a blackbird doing it.

[@Beth1300]

😂

[@denisem1080]

That's 😂 hilarious, omg!

[@kellydalstok8900]

@@2Tricky I’ve heard blackbirds mimic the Nokia ringtone

[@hoopoe3093]

Birds Got Talent❗🐦

[@tomfitzpatrick7335]

That's actually pretty good imitation

[@quantumjourney1]

It’s way worse than I was expecting 😅

[@gurvmlk]

@@quantumjourney1 Same, but it's still good. Just less than expected, given the title of the video.

[@james6401]

There are videos of birds here on yt imitating chainsaws and car alarms. Attenborough of course

[@svenmandelkorn3238]

It's an awesome imitation.

[@tomr6955]

@@svenmandelkorn3238 It's not awesome. It's good but not awesome, pretty easy to tell it's not the real thing

[@tula1433]

Update: the bird has been arrested for his Tweets and is being charged with a hate crime for his tweets mocking the police.

[@RapinatorOhYeah]

Best joke I found today 😂

[@Poppagee69]

Been charged for tipping off the big bad wolf the pigs are in sheep's clothing

[@legitbeans9078]

His tweets got him cancelled 😅

[@abhinashkumar3161]

😂

[@matthewsill-ei5gf]

The bird would be great for neighbourhood watch 😂😂😂

[@ASAL2022]

😂

[@mission3479]

The bird just losing it's mind after listening to siren noises all day and night

[@pompey333]

That's so funny. A bird where I live has gotten the toyota unlock/lock sound down perfectly 😂.

[@Network126]

LMAO 🤣

[@louisegogel7973]

😂😂

[@maymay5600]

😂😂😂😂🤣🤣

[@ahhwe-any7434]

Yeah I don't think it's all that unusual. I've def heard birds mimicking sounds. I don't remember what or if I was even the cause. But I remember being outside in the morning prob on yt smoking & I heard them. I think I mimicked them/ it back & it was on repeat for a bit. Something like that. Where I knew I wasn't imagining it

[@beckyp867]

"No one knows where the bird goes in between." He's out responding to calls for service obviously.

[@PlayApps2Day]

Obviously a member of the Flying Squad! 😂😂

[@danamatsukawa4762]

Poor bird. imagine having to listen to sirens so much that it became a part of their calls.

[@josephmoodie1670]

That bird is a police officer & his name is Crowjack.

[@BaconFaceMcGee]

Instead of Kojak!

[@kdrcolac4360]

My mother ADORED Telly Savalas!❤

[@ladywytch129]

😂😂😂 Perfect 😂😂😂

[@pennyfarthing1372]

Who loves ya Baby….! 🍭

[@beccacollins1528]

I used to live near a place that installed car alarms...the mockingbirds in the area would mimic the car alarm sounds - ALL the car alarm sounds, including "please step away from the car"!

[@gingergangster7991]

obviously, it goes out during the day to fight crime. Crow Cop! sounds like the perfect new buddy cop series

[@denisem1080]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@kdrcolac4360]

Brilliant😂

[@crowdemon_archives]

Lmao

[@dragonsboon2316]

Robbers are going to hear sirens and freak out wondering how they got there that fast

[@Caddl123]

Hi from Germany. I have heard here since 2016 a bird that knows almost all cellphone tones,even old ones he cannot know agewise (maybe he is a really old bird). I have ony heard him in the trees in a narrow little valley here 300m away since 2019 i havent heard him anymore,maybe he is gone or died from age. But i can remember him doing that for hours. Even the Beepers from the fire brigade he made and the pagersounds,too. So i think he was around a firestation and a dispatchcenter where he heard it.

[@hulktv2234]

He might of run out of battery

[@SirThanksalot_1]

@@hulktv2234 *might've

[@nickcoppard5335]

Perhaps he has no signal ?

[@Scapestoat]

It is probably a Eurasian Jay. Some of them live past the ripe old age of 16 (though that is exceptional!). And they do teach each other "songs". So that old Nokia ringtone could be a legend passed down the generations. :D

[@ShadowEclipse777]

​@@Scapestoat this, could be a chance it was taught that "song" by its parents

[@user-rn8lc1oo2k]

In between , during the day, it is having cars pull over and giving tickets to the drivers for violations

[@charlesmaurer6214]

Brings new meaning to giving the cops the bird.

[@louisegogel7973]

😂

[@noorjehankhan2347]

So sweet,just helping the police,and warning the criminals.

[@colinbenfield326]

Perfect descending scale.

[@mrychards6682]

I wonder if that's the type of bird I've heard near me? It does a perfect "bomb drop" sound, minus the boom!

[@nickcoppard5335]

Probably a starling

[@BaconFaceMcGee]

Birds never stop amazing me!

[@nicolahallsworth7135]

Classic comedy , It's things like this that keep us going nowadays 😂

[@wendyholland2339]

YES IT'S REAL FOR A CHANGE GOODLUCK

[@eddiemunster4094]

Your absolutely correct 😂

[@internetjunkie5241]

They should adopt it as their mascot.

[@Highheels4ever]

This bird is amazingly intelligent and good! He mimics the sound of the police siren perfectly. Blessing always to this bird, he is absolutely great! 👍👍🙌🙌👏👏👏🙏♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@sniperofbuffalo]

I work access control, and every time we open a gate, an alarm sounds. Some of the clever local birds have started mimicking the gate alarm sound. I'll be sitting in my office and randomly start hearing the gate alarm, only to realize it was a bird.

[@RainLightSeer]

It's actually a new tactic. They send the birds out across the city to deter criminals. In a serious incident, they'll release a flock.

[@jrviade85]

so they give them the bird

[@MrMaddox57]

very cool! Hope those birds may live in peace, and thanks for the news reporters for covering these beautiful, majestic creatures! Thanks again. And may the birds live long, and flourish.

[@anitaroebuck8071]

Aww hes trying to impress the ladies with his skills. What a smart bird 🐦❤🤓

[@romb1818]

At least he impressed us, humans 😁😉

[@ahhwe-any7434]

I remember when my ex wanted to bring a zoo home. In our defense we were trying to save a bird, not capture it. We had no clue what we were doing, rip. But it was a sweet bird. Just short lived. Yeah id say it tried communicating & came to me too

[@tiffanyb.7596]

Those are some busy birds learning their imitations. Probably it’s a game to them, just having fun. 🥰

[@F5_cena]

FBI federal birds investigation

[@diamondheart11]

​@robbatr7131 lol good one!!!😂🤣

[@louisegogel7973]

@robbatr7131brilliant!

[@_Y.Not_]

Flying Birds of Investigation - Black Ops Division

[@josephmoodie1670]

This bird will deter any potential police car thefts.

[@paulatreides0777]

Its a Blackbird they have incredible voices

[@Kambra]

it's a good thing there was no acorns in that tree

[@gregorypilau3530]

I love the British sense of humor, they are absolutely fantastic 😂.

[@Future-Classic-Comics]

Muslim sense of humour. But yes 😂

[@mrcolemans4504]

@@Future-Classic-Comics😂

[@fredsimmons2793]

Bird watching and the English, a match made in heaven.

[@niyay2224]

It's no wonder why the bird sounds like a police siren. He's around them all the time! 😄

[@benisrael2948]

I think the bird goes out later on during the day for donuts during his break

[@madelinesullivan2629]

Black bird reporting for duty !

[@JohnnyForehead]

The mating call for those rare species that are attracted to police cars.

[@PalmerPerspectivePodcast]

This is the best things I've heard on the news since COVID

[@Mefous2]

Shes just demonstrating how annoying of neighbors they are.

[@TheTrueOnyxRose]

Imagine how fast this bird flushes out gangsters with its voice. It’s raining criminals.

[@henthust9784]

A black fork tailed drongo is amongst the best at mimicry, it has even fooled meercats by mimicking their scout, making them run for cover, then stealing their food.

[@opsatr]

Bird was applying for the job of siren.

[@einseitig3391]

In between morning and evenings, it creates havoc on the motorways.

[@katiedid1851]

A blackbird. How wonderful. The Lyre bird in Australia or New Zeeland is superb at mimicking.

[@maxineb9598]

Sorry, but Lyre birds aren't found in NZ. Here, it's the Kaka and Kea with sometimes the Tui

[@lusa3002]

Crow saw cops are not doing a propper work so crow took that job.

[@ingamesniperr]

This bird needs to be arrested for impersonating a police officer.

[@juliet7703]

😂

[@RoxanneM-]

They’ll probably arrest him. They are just biding their time. 😂

[@adamjones7276]

No don’t forget equal animal rights

[@SSG_Ronnie42]

Sure but the bird will be out if his cage by the end of the day because we all know the criminals don't stay in jail for long these days. 🤔

[@rosemarymcgrory-eb2gd]

The Bird probably, moves a lot more and a lot faster .. then any Uk police officer

[@cryptfire3158]

all fun and games until bird pulls out handcuffs and gun

[@stevedolesch9241]

Who needs sirens. Look up, it's a bird.

[@cjgeel1]

"Sorry for not stopping officer I thought it was a bird"

[@brodriguez11000]

Superman couldn't do it.

[@realfuzzybee13]

Promote it to chief deputy officer, this birdie nails it.

[@JackMustang]

Wow! That bird sounds so real!

[@andrearoy4658]

It's a beautiful sign of how we are connected. Loving kindness from Canada ❤❤❤❤

[@ianosborne4283]

Love all the beautiful birds of the world

[@sv4996]

People probably more scared and respectful of the bird than actual bobbies.

[@musasiziannet6015]

So adorable 😂😂 I'm in love with that bird

[@AcidAroma]

The world needs more birds like this. But then again this is why some idiots think birds aren’t real..

[@ingussilins6330]

Nest alarm, like a home security alarm. Near police station - bird thinking - police can help protect nest from egg thieves...

[@JAYZ-47465]

The crows are getting smarter. They have witnessed everything.

[@codswallop164]

Can I adopt him for my garden tree to keep the "innit blud" and Alan's snack bar types away from my street?

[@robbanks50]

Alan's snack bar lol 😆

[@lashlarue7924]

Alan Hu has a snack bar and he serves kung pow shawarma.

[@cynthiaholland13]

What's an innit blud

[@KathyEly-f5c]

Hes beautiful ❤️ i love birds they are all so unique i heard one one day that sounded like a rotory telephone so cool he as

[@missophelie3781]

It needs to pay taxes and get a salary😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@cynthusinfinite]

Omgoodness I love birds so much. Nature is spectacular. A Mockingbird in my neighborhood brings the biggest smile to my face and my heart softens.

[@niha4218]

"Is that a Mocking Bird?" Bird: "Meh i dat monying bid?"

[@ChristopherWallbank-di9hj]

I had a cockatiel that when young i would keep repeating the telephone ringing to it, i swear he eventually fooled my parents one time when he started ringing mum would come running in and then realise its just the bird, the other one used to whistle and the dogs would come running, i miss those beautiful pets, i remember having my bird with me when i travelled in the car. It was on the passenger seat and 1 lady came up said that was unusual me travelling with my bird next to me

[@ZhipFrag]

ah so the birds in the UK are also drones i see. that answers that question at least.

[@kyndkristen]

Meanwhile, my crow-friend keeps stealing other birds’ nests at my front door, and leaves a black feather like a mobster’s calling card. It all started when I gave her/him a few blueberries. Soon after, the nests and tail/wing feathers started showing up; I have a collection of nests in a basket on my front porch, lol.

[@thunderpants3500]

That's both sad and impressive. Impressive because future generations will learn and use this to attract mates, sad because it'll create confusion.

[@MegaDede25]

I say it's sad cuz if it's Mimicking the police 🚨 siren, probably cuz that's what it hears the most around there.

[@thedarkknight1971]

Bird doing a perfect impersonation of Police sirens... Meanwhile, the Police are doing an imperfect impersonation of actual Police... 😏 😎🇬🇧

[@PasanArunajith]

That bird might be an ex-police officer in his previous life 😆

[@DCnativeArtist]

So unique 😂 there's always one animal that feels like it has a human soul❤

[@prodigalpriest]

Crows are awesome.

[@roger0929]

That may be but blackbirds are not corvids (crows), they are thrushes.

[@4truth69]

20 years ago I recorded a bird mimicking a car alarm from my bedroom widow in the morning doing all the varied sounds in order one after another. I wish I still had that recording !

[@noobnamed8924]

Blackbird where I live sings Barbie girl tune

[@LaquianeLawton]

If its a crow.. they are like pirates they actually can talk as well. My neighbor had one

[@Novusod]

Maybe it is a sign that there is too much crime.

[@Stepan_H]

I saw (and heard) a bird meowing... Nature can be quite funny sometimes.😁

[@titanrahlgaming]

LMAO😂😂😂😂😂 Who else thought Lyrebird instantly?

[@flowerfaerie8931]

Nobody who bothered to look at the thumbnail. Lyrebirds don’t look anything like that.

[@ozzybloke-craig3690]

I did.

[@titanrahlgaming]

@@ozzybloke-craig3690 lol thanks for that.

[@shendaraalshedir5403]

Birds are so much smarter than we ever give them credit for! And very entertaining! Adorable!!🕊🤗♥️☘️🐾🌈☮️🇨🇦

[@drea7295]

For some reason i was crying with laughter he said it was going all weekend,how the siren sound like it s dying out .

[@jckdnls9292]

Crow: Woop-woop! That's the sound of da police!

[@camillac.s.279]

Nature can always surprise us in a positive way and we give back only bad things

[@Callidus7SSM]

Not only bad things. The Scimitar Horned Oryx was very recently downgraded from Extinct in the wild to Endangered, skipping Critically Endangered altogether because of human efforts to revive the species. That’s a good thing! Also the Eagle. When I was little it was rare to see one, now thanks to conservation efforts it feels like we can’t go five feet without tripping over one where I live. I’ve even got two mated pairs living two streets down from me

[@JamesDavy2009]

@@Callidus7SSM It was those same efforts that brought back a pest species from the brink: the bin chicken known as the white ibis.

[@SwitchFBproductions]

cheeky bird innit

[@Beaglepup70]

Incredible deduction….No wonder burglars don’t get caught…

[@bonganimkhwanazi2081]

Birds chirping. Is merely them replaying the subsonic humming emitted by the earth.