A village is being constantly drenched in bird droppings after it was invaded by a flock of tens of thousands of starlings - in scenes compared to "The Birds".<br /><br />Residents have been left in a flap over the 'downpours' of bird poo splattering their area after the starlings began to appear in the skies over Great Gonerby, Lincs.<br /><br />At first, locals were left wowed by stunning sunset displays of clouds of birds swirling overhead - but said it quickly turned into a "nightmare".<br /><br />Since the birds began to flock to the village three weeks ago, they have left behind a mountain of mess, leaving entire cars and homes covered in droppings.<br /><br />Fed-up villagers have been forced to wash their vehicles and windows daily while others are only leaving home with umbrellas for protection from the 'bombardment'. <br /><br />Dad-of-two Drew Hammond, 31, a drainage engineer, who lives with partner Katie Kennett, 32, said: "It was amazing to see at first but the aftermath is terrible.<br /><br />“Our car got completely peppered in it. I’ve watched neighbours wash their car every day. <br /><br />“I have a terrapin in my back garden too, his pond is littered with poo. The kids play equipment we’ve had to cover so they don’t gets plastered as well.<br /><br />“My daughters blind so when she’s not using her cane she uses the hand rails but we’ve had to tell her not to touch things. <br /><br />"Going down the step she uses the railings but all the railings are peppered with poo. She’s an independent little girl and she won’t let us help her.<br /><br />"It was nice at the beginning - but not anymore. It is the first year they have been here since we moved in six years ago and it is a nuisance."<br /><br />The huge swarm often turns the sky black at dawn and dusk as they prepare to feed or roost for the night.<br /><br />Another local Terry Hill, 67, a grandad-of-one, compared the bombardment to scenes from Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 horror film The Birds. <br /><br />He added: "I suppose its nature and you have to accept it but I just could not believe the mess they are leaving. We are getting torrential downpours of droppings.<br /><br />"I've seen people walking down the street with umbrellas on clear days and evenings so they don't get splatted with poo. It's been like something from The Birds."<br /><br />Resident Andrew Comtois 44, added: "It was quite a spectacular sight at first but it soon turned into a nightmare.<br /><br />"Some streets have been completely bombarded with almost like a carpet bombing of bird poo. They have been pooing on people's heads too.<br /><br />"We were told they should move on after a couple of weeks but it has been around three weeks now and a lot of people are fed-up by the mess.<br /><br />"My neighbours have been hit particularly badly - their cars and windows have been left totally covered in poo."
