[Brighton] Man 'beats seagull to death'

[Sarisbury Seagull]

No excuse, totally wrong.

But I must say, having just spent a week in south Devon, the seagulls there are in a different league to the ones here. They were tactical, clever, greedy, persistent and vicious! I don’t think my 4 and 2 year olds will ever recover from the shock of seagulls grabbing sandwiches from their hands and trying to take their fingers at the same time!

 

[mikeyjh]

They can make a nuisance of themselves at times but to be fair Coronation Green is right next to the river. We have a pair of Oyster Catchers and a young chick on our roof and I enjoy watching them. I think it's fair to say though that Shoreham is a far cleaner and obviously less populated area then Brighton so we really don't have as much of a problem.

Can't argue with that, much less of a problem. I'd still shoot them though.

Oyster catchers on the hand, must be lovely to watch, much more peaceful birds.

 

[The Clamp]

Can't argue with that, much less of a problem. I'd still shoot them though.

Oyster catchers on the hand, must be lovely to watch, much more peaceful birds.

Indeed. Although the other night they were creating merry Hell. Mrs The Clamp went out to investigate and their chick was on the driveway. She managed to get it back on the roof and all seems fine now. I slept through the whole drama. But the are grand birds.

 

[Surf's Up]

They cull them every year in Gibraltar. It works.

 

[Gilliver's Travels]

Yes, of course they are bloody noisy. It's what seagulls do.

At the Marina, it's worth remembering that, rather than gulls invading our habitat, it's more a case of us having invaded theirs. Huge gull populations have been here for millions of years; we are merely Johnny-come-lately intruders.

As a species – and when you look, you'll notice several others beyond the herring gull – these birds are resourceful, intelligent and socially advanced, with an enormous range of cries - from clucking warnings, screeching distress signals and, every spring, those triumphantly pornographic, staccato mating grunts. How very Brighton!

Having lived among their ceaseless noise for seven years now, I've come to regard the cries of the gulls simply as part of our rich and varied soundscape: and a reminder of how lucky we all are to live where we do.

 

[mikeyjh]

Indeed. Although the other night they were creating merry Hell. Mrs The Clamp went out to investigate and their chick was on the driveway. She managed to get it back on the roof and all seems fine now. I slept through the whole drama. But the are grand birds.

Nice - There are few things more rewarding than rescuing a little life, we have too many window strikes for my liking (especially in the recent relentless sunny weather), rescued a couple of badly concussed birds including this little fella who spent a few hours recuperating in a Jimmy Choo box...

 

[btnbelle]

Pigeon poo is far worse and dangerous I read somewhere with the toxins in it. My cat had a thing for robins - he never caught one though. The lazy moggy.

My cat has fortunately never caught a bird. He is a scared cat. His hobby is watching them though.

Patios need cleaning most days this year as there seems to be a nest full of seagulls next door but one.

 

[AmexRuislip]

I don't believe it. He's got to have been a Muslim immigrant, FFS. Haven't you seen all the other threads?

#clueless

 

[Weststander]

They cull them every year in Gibraltar. It works.

They shoot millions of birds in Malta.

We are more humane in the UK and I’m glad for it.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Got to mostly agree with [MENTION=33848]The Clamp[/MENTION] . The guy is completely out of order. Who attacks an animal like that FFS? And we encourage them with our mess and lifestyle.

That said I have no idea why Herring Gulls are still protected. There's one about every five yards down my road. I can think of other species who need a bit more help surviving.

 

[SussexSeahawk]

They shoot millions of birds in Malta.

We are more humane in the UK and I’m glad for it.

Yeah, we just cut the heads off billions of chickens and cows etc instead . Sorry for opening that rabbit hole, but I can't really see the difference between killing a seagull and killing a chicken. Fair enough if you think both are fine, but a society that looks to arrest someone for one and give someone subsidies for the other just seems a bit ridiculous to me.

 

[Guinness Boy]

Yeah, we just cut the heads off billions of chickens and cows etc instead . Sorry for opening that rabbit hole, but I can't really see the difference between killing a seagull and killing a chicken. Fair enough if you think both are fine, but a society that looks to arrest someone for one and give someone subsidies for the other just seems a bit ridiculous to me.

I don't think the British poultry industry would last very long if they killed every one by beating it against a wall and then leaving it for a vet to finish off. I also don't think sales of Herring Gull would last long in Tesco given that it's protected.

 

[catfish]

I live in a flat about a mile inland and am absolutely inundated with the things because I have a nutty old neighbour who feeds them. We're not talking about putting bread crumbs out - she
buys sacks of birdfeed and puts it industrial sized feeders. The subsequent mess and noise is far more than we should have to put up with but I would draw the line at killing the buggers no
matter how wound up I get.

 

[Dick Head]

he was described as being in his 60s, white, about 5ft 8ins tall and with greying hair. he was wearing pink shorts, a blue and pink checked shirt and brown sandals."

weston super mare born n bred

Guilty!

 

[AmexRuislip]

Guilty!

That's very bold of you

 

[Kneon Light]

Got to mostly agree with [MENTION=33848]The Clamp[/MENTION] . The guy is completely out of order. Who attacks an animal like that FFS? And we encourage them with our mess and lifestyle.

That said I have no idea why Herring Gulls are still protected. There's one about every five yards down my road. I can think of other species who need a bit more help surviving.

Herring Gulls may seem common in Sussex but this is a stronghold and not representative of the country of a whole.
They are Red Listed as their numbers are declining rapidly - there were 280,000 breeding pairs in 1970. By 2000 there were just 130,000 breeding pairs left in the UK. The numbers are still declining.
They are also coming more into towns scavenging due to declining fish stocks etc.

 

[Kneon Light]

Yeah, we just cut the heads off billions of chickens and cows etc instead . Sorry for opening that rabbit hole, but I can't really see the difference between killing a seagull and killing a chicken. Fair enough if you think both are fine, but a society that looks to arrest someone for one and give someone subsidies for the other just seems a bit ridiculous to me.

Chickens are not endangered for a start.

 

[Eeyore]

Often been said that a desire to attack an animal in this way is an indicator of someone with anger issues generally.

 

[Dick Head]

That's very bold of you

Not as bold as pink shorts, a blue and pink checked shirt and brown sandals. He's going to have to change his wardrobe to more muted colours if he's going to flee prosecution. You can't be a fugitive dressed like that.

 

[beorhthelm]

Herring Gulls may seem common in Sussex but this is a stronghold and not representative of the country of a whole.
They are Red Listed as their numbers are declining rapidly - there were 280,000 breeding pairs in 1970. By 2000 there were just 130,000 breeding pairs left in the UK. The numbers are still declining.
They are also coming more into towns scavenging due to declining fish stocks etc.

this is unfortunatly false information (though officially recognised), due to counting being based on old nesting areas. they moved to city/alternative sites where they arent being counted.