Can kill birds - migrating flocks tend to like strong winds. However, this is rare, and we tend not to build wind farms on migratory routes anyway.•Can affect television reception if you live nearby. •Wind generators have a reputation for making a constant, low, "swooshing" noise day and night, which can drive you nuts. But as aerodynamic designs have improved modern wind farms are much quieter. A lot quieter than, say, a fossil fuel power station; and wind farms tend not to be close to residential areas anyway. The small modern wind generators used on boats and caravans make hardly any sound at all. See the graphic on the right, from December 2001. In this example, at the distance the turbine is from the houses, it makes less noise than your fridge.-->