Revealed: why we find a crowing cockerel so annoying

Researchers tested 50 different bird sounds on 51 people to come up with their findings. Photo: Getty

James Rothwell
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The days of rowdy roosters waking people up with their incessant crowing could be numbered thanks to research which may be used in noise disputes between neighbours.

A data set has been produced which classifies which sorts of cockerel crows are the most annoying to different people.