Angry Birds: Seagulls!

Noisy, violent, filthy, aggresive... Our new neighbours damage buildings, wake you up untimely, defecate on you and steal your food from your own plate, if they have the opportunity.

Our lovely friends the Herring gulls (commonly known as seagulls) are enormous four-and-a-half feet birds who can fly 60mph. The cry of the bird is usually associated with seaside locations but not any more. They are everywhere, and any time. 

Apparently, the invasion of the urban gulls began, quietly and cautiously, almost a century ago, and they now settled down in our high streets and gardens depending on how welcoming they are. Street lighting attracts them, as well as food in streets, food waste in easy-to-tear plastic bin bags, food intentionally left for other birds... Bristol City Council has a 10-year project to control seagull population now estimated at 2500 breeding pairs. The colony in Bristol is one of the large urban gull colonies in Britain along with the ones in Cardiff, Gloucester, London and Aberdeen.

So, if you are having fish and chips in the Harbourside, don't left your food unattended or urban seagulls will dive down and steal your food!