Now Towns Can Finally Deal With Birds' Invasion

Towns plagued by psycho seagulls have been given a “licence to cull” as officials were granted permission to seize eggs from nests.

- Aaron Tinney

In a UK wildlife first, bosses at Bath and Worcester councils will have the right to take urban gulls’ eggs before they hatch in a bid to curb the pests’ population.

They can also replace them with decoys or coat gull eggs in oil to stop embryos developing.

The move comes after seagull strikes have seen families dive-bombed, pensioners pecked, toddlers attacked, fish and chip munchers mugged for food, dogs carried into the air and beauty spots splattered with excrement.