mo wrote:

Right - I don't think its any sort of CREATURE because the noise is now
pretty much constant AND It is only audible from my room and not any of the
others around

How far apart are the taps?
I have an odd tapping noise that comes from the roof around much of the
house.
I discovered that it was dew dropping from the roof on to the roof
below.
I haven't got around to putting the spouting up yet