Residents are told they need SICK NOTES from GPs saying nuisance seagulls are ruining their health before council chiefs will clear nests New gull licence to remove nests is being trialled by Bath and Worcester council It requires people to give a sick note from a GP before gull nests can be removed They were told … Read more
Pensioner must pay £1,000 for killing seagull with walking stick when it tried to grab his Greggs lunch John Nicholson, 68, convicted of intentionally killing a wild bird in Rhyl, Wales He was ordered to pay £180 for each of his two charges and some £652 in costs Court heard CCTV footage ‘clearly shows an act … Read more
It’s a sea-goal! Bird shows off its surprising footie skills as it dribbles a ball around a seaside boat park Hypnotherapist Michael Holt was at Windjammer Cafe in the port of Falmouth Noticed a seagull taking an interest in a small ball it found in a car park The bird then shows off its effortlessly … Read more
Captain Birdseye! Lazy seagull ‘sails’ a log along lagoon instead of swimming or flying A seagull hitched a ride on a log down the Esquimalt Lagoon in British Columbia The lazy bird leisurely floated down the lagoon, forgetting its talent for flying Photographer Gary Woodburn captured footage of the hilarious moment By Kate Dennett For … Read more
Gull-friend! Maine lobster captain visited by a seagull almost every day for the past 15 years captures and rescues the bird to save its life after it injured its leg Captain John Makowksy has been friends with the bird – who he named Red Eye – since it first flew up on his boat in … Read more
Seagull is rescued after getting coronavirus face mask tangled around its feet as RSPCA warns public to throw used PPE in the bin RSPCA Essex South rescued the distressed seagull in Chelmsford on Saturday The bird had developed swollen joints because of the coronavirus face mask It was taken to South Essex Wildlife Hospital in Grays … Read more
A bricklayer ‘lives in fear’ of an aggressive seagull who nests in his chimney, as the angry bird swoops down to attack him every single day. Calum Gow, from Clydebank in Glasgow, says he has been at the mercy of the ‘demon’ seagull for weeks, after it started living on top of his roof. The … Read more
Firefighters, police and the RSPCA closed a street and used an extension ladder to rescue a baby seagull trapped on a roof. Emergency services were called after the stricken bird was trapped in a gutter and appeared distressed. Witnesses said the street in Plymouth, Devon, was shut down as a huge rescue operation was launched … Read more
Stomach-churning moment seagull swallows entire RAT in front of horrified onlookers on street in Rome Seagull is filmed putting rat from the pavement into its beak and swallowing it The clip was filmed in Rome, Italy which has seen less tourists due to lockdown Onlookers watched as the bird swallowed rat whole with tail sticking … Read more
A spate of seagull attacks is being recorded as people return to quiet buildings and seaside towns invaded by the five-and-a-half-foot wingspan birds during lockdown. The birds are dive-bombing people returning to previously shuttered offices, swooping on unsuspecting walkers enjoying seafront strolls and terrorising small children. One nursery in West Sussex even had to let … Read more