Those of you visiting Cornwall, please note.....

[GirlyVanGirly]

Where I live some people do their best to run them over. A neighbour of ours was using a tennis ball to try to dislodge a nesting pair from his roof, until we told him there was a £5k fine or prison for that .. and he's an ex-prison officer! He must have succeeded eventually. They abandoned their nest.

They are a protected species, in serious decline. We have noticed this year that the local birds have only one chick between the lot of them. Very sad. I really cannot understand why people can be so cruel to another living species. A lot of people move down here from London, why move to the seaside if you don't like gulls? They were here before us.

 

[DavieA]

Our seagull deterrent!!
worked a treat in St Ives
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He/she’s a beauty.
Thought it was my ‘Sammy’ for a moment who unfortunately passed a number of years ago. He was 13. It broke my heart. Took me a long, long time to come to terms of not having him. Sammy was the best dog I’ve ever had.

 

[AndyPK]

He/she’s a beauty.
Thought it was my ‘Sammy’ for a moment who unfortunately passed a number of years ago. He was 13. It broke my heart. Took me a long, long time to come to terms of not having him. Sammy was the best dog I’ve ever had.

Trouble is , we felt/feel that way about all of our dogs………

 

[DJT]

He/she’s a beauty.
Thought it was my ‘Sammy’ for a moment who unfortunately passed a number of years ago. He was 13. It broke my heart. Took me a long, long time to come to terms of not having him. Sammy was the best dog I’ve ever had.

The picture is of Nelli our Lakeland terrier.She was ten in June this year.
DJT

 

[Silver-Fox]

No such thing as a Seagull then, ah.

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That’s not in the context of what we are discussing as you very well know

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[Nyvern]

Man slapped with £100 fine after feeding seagulls the ...https://www.cornwalllive.com › News ›
— A retired man was fined for feeding seagulls the leftovers from his ... with fines of up to £1,000 for those breaking it cornwalllive."A retired man was fined for feeding seagulls the leftovers from his McDonalds meal.

Jeffrey Jones, 66, was enjoying the last of his meal, when he took pity on two seagulls and fed them the remaining bits of his burger bun and some chips."

 

[Two on Tour]

That’s in the context of what we are discussing as you very well know

A Funster thread going off on a tangent, .............. whatever next !!!

 

[EuroTrotters]

Did you know putting a rubber snake on your Motorhome, caravan or even boat. Deters seagulls?

 

[Silver-Fox]

A Funster thread going off on a tangent, .............. whatever next !!!

Who’d of guessed ehh

 

[Russell's Dad]

That's a splendid poster!!!! I love a healthy dose of sarcasm. Shame it gets lost on some.

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[tacr2man]

A good few years back was visiting the "Eagles Nest" (Kehlsteinhaus) by Berchtesgaden sat outside eating Wurst with fries , similar problem from Crows Found that if you put a small amount of sausage down with hot mustard they don't come back for seconds

 

[Vintage_Potter]

Where I live some people do their best to run them over. A neighbour of ours was using a tennis ball to try to dislodge a nesting pair from his roof, until we told him there was a £5k fine or prison for that .. and he's an ex-prison officer! He must have succeeded eventually. They abandoned their nest.

They are a protected species, in serious decline. We have noticed this year that the local birds have only one chick between the lot of them. Very sad. I really cannot understand why people can be so cruel to another living species. A lot of people move down here from London, why move to the seaside if you don't like gulls? They were here before us.

They are not in decline, they've simply moved to urban areas:

Earlier this year, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee — the public body that advises on UK conservations — published an updated text from Seabird Populations of Britain and Ireland by Brian Madden and Stephen F. Newton. Originally published in 2004, this was an appraisal of Seabird 2000, a major census of all British and Irish seabirds. The study reveals that the myth of the 60 per cent decline is based on three censuses: Operation Seafarer (1969-70), which recorded 285,929 herring gulls; the Seabird Colony Register (1985-88), which recorded 149,197 — a fall of 48 per cent; and Seabird 2000 (1998-2002) which recorded 130,230 — a further fall of 13 per cent. If you add these numbers together, you get the much-quoted 60 per cent fall in numbers.

Importantly, though, the report states that ‘Inland colonies were not counted during the first two national censuses, so, to enable direct comparison, the percentage change refers to coastal colonies only.’ In other words, the 60 per cent decline is based only on coastal populations and takes little account of gulls moving inland to make the most of prolific feeding opportunities, such as landfill sites and urban streets.

Indeed, even the Seabird 2000 census barely touched the number of inland breeding colonies, claiming a population of only 1,960. A more recent study by leading urban gull expert Peter Rock claims that inland breeding colonies have since rocketed. ‘I can categorically say we’ve doubled the number of colonies since Seabird 2000 and there are still many to be added to that — it’s by no means complete,’ he said in 2015, calculating the number of urban seagulls had quadrupled in 15 years.

This year, a case study by Rock focusing on Worcester showed that its gull population had risen to 1,072 pairs, an increase of 440 pairs since he last counted them in 2006. In Dumfries the number of nesting pairs increased from 618 in 2010 to 660 in 2018. In Cardiff there has been a 15 per cent increase since 2004. Even more startlingly, in Gloucester just three pairs of lesser black-backed gulls were recorded in the dock area in 1967 —yet by 2004, 2,000 pairs of lesser black-backed and herring gulls had taken over the city. That, remember, is roughly the same period that is supposed to have registered a 60 per cent decline in herring gulls.

 

[NicandJay]

Get stripped to the waste, tied to a pole, get covered in tomato sauce and chips and offered to the Seagulls

Pervert....

 

[rangi]

A couple or few years ago , was in PADSTOW. Saw this aged couple sit on one of the Habourside seats, open a Fish and chip parcel and place it on the seat between them.

"Mate! I wouldn't do that if I was you ---------"
"Don't tell us what we can or can't do!!!" (and the ubiquitous "sex and travel")

Flock of Gulls swooped ,in seconds their meal was gone!

"----- erm! because the Gulls are a problem here!!"

 

[Figaro]

Did you know putting a rubber snake on your Motorhome, caravan or even boat. Deters seagulls?

Does that actually work ?

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[TinaLes]

Did you know putting a rubber snake on your Motorhome, caravan or even boat. Deters seagulls?

Not many of us have a rubber snake to hand, but I do hear rumours about lone women drivers carrying fake passenger blow up rubber dolls, I wonder if that would work? although with Gulls about, they may need a puncture repair kit handy also. They cant half give you a nip!
LES

 

[Spriddler]

Found that if you put a small amount of sausage down with hot mustard they don't come back for seconds

I'm told that an effervescent Alka Seltzer tab hidden inside a chip works well on seagulls.

 

[mitzimad]

if it works

 

[Janine]

I'm told that an effervescent Alka Seltzer tab hidden inside a chip works well on seagulls.

As does cordite....apparently

 

[EuroTrotters]

Does that actually work ?

That or long eared owls

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[Suenliam]

A few years ago a Harris hawk was used in Dumfries High Street to panic the gulls and make them rise from brooding the eggs. If the eggs were removed the gulls just laid more. The hawk did not harm the birds - just looked bored while the birds screamed blue murder. Gulls are very intelligent and soon reacted immediately the little red van pulled on to the High Street. It had a slight effect on numbers but they are increasing again. Love them at the sea side, not in the town.
Sue

 

[Speve]

They are not in decline, they've simply moved to urban areas:

Earlier this year, the Joint Nature Conservation Committee — the public body that advises on UK conservations — published an updated text from Seabird Populations of Britain and Ireland by Brian Madden and Stephen F. Newton. Originally published in 2004, this was an appraisal of Seabird 2000, a major census of all British and Irish seabirds. The study reveals that the myth of the 60 per cent decline is based on three censuses: Operation Seafarer (1969-70), which recorded 285,929 herring gulls; the Seabird Colony Register (1985-88), which recorded 149,197 — a fall of 48 per cent; and Seabird 2000 (1998-2002) which recorded 130,230 — a further fall of 13 per cent. If you add these numbers together, you get the much-quoted 60 per cent fall in numbers.

Importantly, though, the report states that ‘Inland colonies were not counted during the first two national censuses, so, to enable direct comparison, the percentage change refers to coastal colonies only.’ In other words, the 60 per cent decline is based only on coastal populations and takes little account of gulls moving inland to make the most of prolific feeding opportunities, such as landfill sites and urban streets.

Indeed, even the Seabird 2000 census barely touched the number of inland breeding colonies, claiming a population of only 1,960. A more recent study by leading urban gull expert Peter Rock claims that inland breeding colonies have since rocketed. ‘I can categorically say we’ve doubled the number of colonies since Seabird 2000 and there are still many to be added to that — it’s by no means complete,’ he said in 2015, calculating the number of urban seagulls had quadrupled in 15 years.

This year, a case study by Rock focusing on Worcester showed that its gull population had risen to 1,072 pairs, an increase of 440 pairs since he last counted them in 2006. In Dumfries the number of nesting pairs increased from 618 in 2010 to 660 in 2018. In Cardiff there has been a 15 per cent increase since 2004. Even more startlingly, in Gloucester just three pairs of lesser black-backed gulls were recorded in the dock area in 1967 —yet by 2004, 2,000 pairs of lesser black-backed and herring gulls had taken over the city. That, remember, is roughly the same period that is supposed to have registered a 60 per cent decline in herring gulls.

They will be down after this bird flue epidemic that’s happening

 

[Otter Spotter]

Waiting for the “Bloody Seagulls” thread

Not til they start wearing Lycra

 

[pelican]

No such thing as a Seagull then, ah.

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Ah that's a seagull shredder.

 

[Spriddler]

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[rangi]

Just remembered, we were in Paignton and walking towards the Harbour Wall at the very end, away from the town. We past a pub with a very large outside area, tables and Parasols abounded.
Just as we passed , a fella came from the pub with a meal, set it on a table under a Parasol, must have realized he hadn't picked up any cutlery and started to return.

A couple of the locals shouted "NOOOOO!! take the meal with you!!!"

Too late mate! His meal was also gone in seconds!

 

[Gellyneck]

We were in Cornwall a couple of months back and while waiting outside the public loos in Mevagissey for Yvette to emerge, a group of girls with ice cream were wandering by.
I saw the seagulls hovering over them looking down, .............. wait for it, wait for it, ........... a loud scream and one of the ice creams was gone.

Don't you worry!

If this guy gets his way there'll be nae seagulls there!

Peeved tourist who couldn't navigate historic village calls for total redesign

The tourist, from Birmingham, blasted the Cornish village of Mevagissey, famous for its beautiful double port, for its "ridiculously positioned car parks" and poor roads

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