Special Branch: Officers baffled after bird in tree outside police station mimics sound of siren

11 April 2024, 14:06

Officers at Thames Valley Police have been left baffled and bemused after a bird outside one their bases learnt to mimic the sound of a police siren.

The officers recorded the bird - likely a blackbird - making the noises outside their Roads Policing base in Bicester, Oxfordshire.

Footage shows the bird perched in a tree outside the station flawlessly copying the siren's high-pitched sound.

The force said the sound was "so accurate" they thought the sirense were faulty on their cars.

The force took the Twitter to show the clip promising that it was "100% real and NOT a late April Fools joke!"

In the post thread, the force said: "In a post to Twitter, the force said: "Officers at our Roads Policing base in Bicester have been left a little confused this week, after finding out one of their resident birds has learnt to mimic the sound of a police siren!"

"From our workshops that test out the two tone tune to officers deploying to jobs, this little fella has been sat patiently observing the noise to recreate it!"

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