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'They're here at our invitation': how gulls took over the UK's cities
Urban gulls are often treated as nuisances but humans could learn a lot from the screeching snack-snatchers.
Many people complain about the menace of urban gulls, but with the wild populations of some species in severe decline, our parks and high streets are increasingly the only places where gulls are thriving.
One of the UK's leading urban gull experts, Peter Rock, is the man to ask. He has been attaching identification colour-rings to gull nestlings in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Gloucester and other towns and cities since 1980.
Gulls haven't always occupied towns and cities to the extent they do today. A decisive event was the passing of the Clean Air Act in 1956, which forbade the burning of rubbish, resulting in increased amounts of waste food being buried in landfill. "People complain about urban gulls, but they're here at our invitation," Rock says. "My role, as I see it, is to discover who these birds really are and provide that information to all."
Herring gulls now on Red List of threatened birds with lesser black-back gulls (pictured) on the Amber List following significant decline (11 Jul 2023).
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'They're here at our invitation': how gulls took over the UK's cities
Urban gulls are often treated as nuisances but humans could learn a lot from the screeching snack-snatchers.
Many people complain about the menace of urban gulls, but with the wild populations of some species in severe decline, our parks and high streets are increasingly the only places where gulls are thriving.
One of the UK's leading urban gull experts, Peter Rock, is the man to ask. He has been attaching identification colour-rings to gull nestlings in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Gloucester and other towns and cities since 1980.
Gulls haven't always occupied towns and cities to the extent they do today. A decisive event was the passing of the Clean Air Act in 1956, which forbade the burning of rubbish, resulting in increased amounts of waste food being buried in landfill. "People complain about urban gulls, but they're here at our invitation," Rock says. "My role, as I see it, is to discover who these birds really are and provide that information to all."
Herring gulls now on Red List of threatened birds with lesser black-back gulls on the Amber List following significant decline (11 Jul 2023).
- Lesser black-back gull nestlings.
© Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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'They're here at our invitation': how gulls took over the UK's cities
Urban gulls are often treated as nuisances but humans could learn a lot from the screeching snack-snatchers.
Many people complain about the menace of urban gulls, but with the wild populations of some species in severe decline, our parks and high streets are increasingly the only places where gulls are thriving.
One of the UK's leading urban gull experts, Peter Rock, is the man to ask. He has been attaching identification colour-rings to gull nestlings in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Gloucester and other towns and cities since 1980.
Gulls haven't always occupied towns and cities to the extent they do today. A decisive event was the passing of the Clean Air Act in 1956, which forbade the burning of rubbish, resulting in increased amounts of waste food being buried in landfill. "People complain about urban gulls, but they're here at our invitation," Rock says. "My role, as I see it, is to discover who these birds really are and provide that information to all."
Herring gulls now on Red List of threatened birds with lesser black-back gulls (pictured) on the Amber List following significant decline (11 Jul 2023).
© Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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'They're here at our invitation': how gulls took over the UK's cities
Urban gulls are often treated as nuisances but humans could learn a lot from the screeching snack-snatchers.
Many people complain about the menace of urban gulls, but with the wild populations of some species in severe decline, our parks and high streets are increasingly the only places where gulls are thriving.
One of the UK's leading urban gull experts, Peter Rock, is the man to ask. He has been attaching identification colour-rings to gull nestlings in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Gloucester and other towns and cities since 1980.
Gulls haven't always occupied towns and cities to the extent they do today. A decisive event was the passing of the Clean Air Act in 1956, which forbade the burning of rubbish, resulting in increased amounts of waste food being buried in landfill. "People complain about urban gulls, but they're here at our invitation," Rock says. "My role, as I see it, is to discover who these birds really are and provide that information to all."
Herring gulls now on Red List of threatened birds with lesser black-back gulls (pictured) on the Amber List following significant decline (11 Jul 2023).
© Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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DUKAS_159716856_EYE
'They're here at our invitation': how gulls took over the UK's cities
Urban gulls are often treated as nuisances but humans could learn a lot from the screeching snack-snatchers.
Many people complain about the menace of urban gulls, but with the wild populations of some species in severe decline, our parks and high streets are increasingly the only places where gulls are thriving.
One of the UK's leading urban gull experts, Peter Rock, is the man to ask. He has been attaching identification colour-rings to gull nestlings in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Gloucester and other towns and cities since 1980.
Gulls haven't always occupied towns and cities to the extent they do today. A decisive event was the passing of the Clean Air Act in 1956, which forbade the burning of rubbish, resulting in increased amounts of waste food being buried in landfill. "People complain about urban gulls, but they're here at our invitation," Rock says. "My role, as I see it, is to discover who these birds really are and provide that information to all."
Herring gulls now on Red List of threatened birds with lesser black-back gulls on the Amber List following significant decline (11 Jul 2023).
- Gull expert Peter Rock ringing lesser black-back gull nestlings on a roof in Bristol.
© Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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'They're here at our invitation': how gulls took over the UK's cities
Urban gulls are often treated as nuisances but humans could learn a lot from the screeching snack-snatchers.
Many people complain about the menace of urban gulls, but with the wild populations of some species in severe decline, our parks and high streets are increasingly the only places where gulls are thriving.
One of the UK's leading urban gull experts, Peter Rock, is the man to ask. He has been attaching identification colour-rings to gull nestlings in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Gloucester and other towns and cities since 1980.
Gulls haven't always occupied towns and cities to the extent they do today. A decisive event was the passing of the Clean Air Act in 1956, which forbade the burning of rubbish, resulting in increased amounts of waste food being buried in landfill. "People complain about urban gulls, but they're here at our invitation," Rock says. "My role, as I see it, is to discover who these birds really are and provide that information to all."
Herring gulls now on Red List of threatened birds with lesser black-back gulls on the Amber List following significant decline (11 Jul 2023).
- Gull expert Peter Rock ringing lesser black-back gull nestlings on a roof in Bristol.
© Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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DUKAS_159716857_EYE
'They're here at our invitation': how gulls took over the UK's cities
Urban gulls are often treated as nuisances but humans could learn a lot from the screeching snack-snatchers.
Many people complain about the menace of urban gulls, but with the wild populations of some species in severe decline, our parks and high streets are increasingly the only places where gulls are thriving.
One of the UK's leading urban gull experts, Peter Rock, is the man to ask. He has been attaching identification colour-rings to gull nestlings in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Gloucester and other towns and cities since 1980.
Gulls haven't always occupied towns and cities to the extent they do today. A decisive event was the passing of the Clean Air Act in 1956, which forbade the burning of rubbish, resulting in increased amounts of waste food being buried in landfill. "People complain about urban gulls, but they're here at our invitation," Rock says. "My role, as I see it, is to discover who these birds really are and provide that information to all."
Herring gulls now on Red List of threatened birds with lesser black-back gulls on the Amber List following significant decline (11 Jul 2023).
- Gull expert Peter Rock ringing lesser black-back gull nestlings on a roof in Bristol.
© Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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DUKAS_159716855_EYE
'They're here at our invitation': how gulls took over the UK's cities
Urban gulls are often treated as nuisances but humans could learn a lot from the screeching snack-snatchers.
Many people complain about the menace of urban gulls, but with the wild populations of some species in severe decline, our parks and high streets are increasingly the only places where gulls are thriving.
One of the UK's leading urban gull experts, Peter Rock, is the man to ask. He has been attaching identification colour-rings to gull nestlings in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Gloucester and other towns and cities since 1980.
Gulls haven't always occupied towns and cities to the extent they do today. A decisive event was the passing of the Clean Air Act in 1956, which forbade the burning of rubbish, resulting in increased amounts of waste food being buried in landfill. "People complain about urban gulls, but they're here at our invitation," Rock says. "My role, as I see it, is to discover who these birds really are and provide that information to all."
Herring gulls now on Red List of threatened birds with lesser black-back gulls (pictured) on the Amber List following significant decline (11 Jul 2023).
© Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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'They're here at our invitation': how gulls took over the UK's cities
Urban gulls are often treated as nuisances but humans could learn a lot from the screeching snack-snatchers.
Many people complain about the menace of urban gulls, but with the wild populations of some species in severe decline, our parks and high streets are increasingly the only places where gulls are thriving.
One of the UK's leading urban gull experts, Peter Rock, is the man to ask. He has been attaching identification colour-rings to gull nestlings in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Gloucester and other towns and cities since 1980.
Gulls haven't always occupied towns and cities to the extent they do today. A decisive event was the passing of the Clean Air Act in 1956, which forbade the burning of rubbish, resulting in increased amounts of waste food being buried in landfill. "People complain about urban gulls, but they're here at our invitation," Rock says. "My role, as I see it, is to discover who these birds really are and provide that information to all."
Herring gulls now on Red List of threatened birds with lesser black-back gulls (pictured) on the Amber List following significant decline (11 Jul 2023).
© Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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'They're here at our invitation': how gulls took over the UK's cities
Urban gulls are often treated as nuisances but humans could learn a lot from the screeching snack-snatchers.
Many people complain about the menace of urban gulls, but with the wild populations of some species in severe decline, our parks and high streets are increasingly the only places where gulls are thriving.
One of the UK's leading urban gull experts, Peter Rock, is the man to ask. He has been attaching identification colour-rings to gull nestlings in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Gloucester and other towns and cities since 1980.
Gulls haven't always occupied towns and cities to the extent they do today. A decisive event was the passing of the Clean Air Act in 1956, which forbade the burning of rubbish, resulting in increased amounts of waste food being buried in landfill. "People complain about urban gulls, but they're here at our invitation," Rock says. "My role, as I see it, is to discover who these birds really are and provide that information to all."
Herring gulls now on Red List of threatened birds with lesser black-back gulls on the Amber List following significant decline (11 Jul 2023).
- Gull expert Peter Rock ringing and measuring lesser black-back gull nestlings on a roof in Bristol.
© Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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'They're here at our invitation': how gulls took over the UK's cities
Urban gulls are often treated as nuisances but humans could learn a lot from the screeching snack-snatchers.
Many people complain about the menace of urban gulls, but with the wild populations of some species in severe decline, our parks and high streets are increasingly the only places where gulls are thriving.
One of the UK's leading urban gull experts, Peter Rock, is the man to ask. He has been attaching identification colour-rings to gull nestlings in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Gloucester and other towns and cities since 1980.
Gulls haven't always occupied towns and cities to the extent they do today. A decisive event was the passing of the Clean Air Act in 1956, which forbade the burning of rubbish, resulting in increased amounts of waste food being buried in landfill. "People complain about urban gulls, but they're here at our invitation," Rock says. "My role, as I see it, is to discover who these birds really are and provide that information to all."
Herring gulls now on Red List of threatened birds with lesser black-back gulls on the Amber List following significant decline (11 Jul 2023).
- Gull expert Peter Rock ringing lesser black-back gull nestlings on a roof in Bristol.
© Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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'They're here at our invitation': how gulls took over the UK's cities
Urban gulls are often treated as nuisances but humans could learn a lot from the screeching snack-snatchers.
Many people complain about the menace of urban gulls, but with the wild populations of some species in severe decline, our parks and high streets are increasingly the only places where gulls are thriving.
One of the UK's leading urban gull experts, Peter Rock, is the man to ask. He has been attaching identification colour-rings to gull nestlings in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Gloucester and other towns and cities since 1980.
Gulls haven't always occupied towns and cities to the extent they do today. A decisive event was the passing of the Clean Air Act in 1956, which forbade the burning of rubbish, resulting in increased amounts of waste food being buried in landfill. "People complain about urban gulls, but they're here at our invitation," Rock says. "My role, as I see it, is to discover who these birds really are and provide that information to all."
Herring gulls now on Red List of threatened birds with lesser black-back gulls on the Amber List following significant decline (11 Jul 2023).
- Gull expert Peter Rock ringing lesser black-back gull nestlings on a roof in Bristol with Guardian Science Correspondent Linda Geddes.
© Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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DUKAS_159716854_EYE
'They're here at our invitation': how gulls took over the UK's cities
Urban gulls are often treated as nuisances but humans could learn a lot from the screeching snack-snatchers.
Many people complain about the menace of urban gulls, but with the wild populations of some species in severe decline, our parks and high streets are increasingly the only places where gulls are thriving.
One of the UK's leading urban gull experts, Peter Rock, is the man to ask. He has been attaching identification colour-rings to gull nestlings in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Gloucester and other towns and cities since 1980.
Gulls haven't always occupied towns and cities to the extent they do today. A decisive event was the passing of the Clean Air Act in 1956, which forbade the burning of rubbish, resulting in increased amounts of waste food being buried in landfill. "People complain about urban gulls, but they're here at our invitation," Rock says. "My role, as I see it, is to discover who these birds really are and provide that information to all."
Herring gulls now on Red List of threatened birds with lesser black-back gulls on the Amber List following significant decline (11 Jul 2023).
- Gull expert Peter Rock ringing lesser black-back gull nestlings on a roof in Bristol with Guardian Science Correspondent Linda Geddes.
© Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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'They're here at our invitation': how gulls took over the UK's cities
Urban gulls are often treated as nuisances but humans could learn a lot from the screeching snack-snatchers.
Many people complain about the menace of urban gulls, but with the wild populations of some species in severe decline, our parks and high streets are increasingly the only places where gulls are thriving.
One of the UK's leading urban gull experts, Peter Rock, is the man to ask. He has been attaching identification colour-rings to gull nestlings in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Gloucester and other towns and cities since 1980.
Gulls haven't always occupied towns and cities to the extent they do today. A decisive event was the passing of the Clean Air Act in 1956, which forbade the burning of rubbish, resulting in increased amounts of waste food being buried in landfill. "People complain about urban gulls, but they're here at our invitation," Rock says. "My role, as I see it, is to discover who these birds really are and provide that information to all."
Herring gulls now on Red List of threatened birds with lesser black-back gulls on the Amber List following significant decline (11 Jul 2023).
- Gull expert Peter Rock catches lesser black-back gull nestlings on a roof in Bristol to be ringed.
© Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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'They're here at our invitation': how gulls took over the UK's cities
Urban gulls are often treated as nuisances but humans could learn a lot from the screeching snack-snatchers.
Many people complain about the menace of urban gulls, but with the wild populations of some species in severe decline, our parks and high streets are increasingly the only places where gulls are thriving.
One of the UK's leading urban gull experts, Peter Rock, is the man to ask. He has been attaching identification colour-rings to gull nestlings in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Gloucester and other towns and cities since 1980.
Gulls haven't always occupied towns and cities to the extent they do today. A decisive event was the passing of the Clean Air Act in 1956, which forbade the burning of rubbish, resulting in increased amounts of waste food being buried in landfill. "People complain about urban gulls, but they're here at our invitation," Rock says. "My role, as I see it, is to discover who these birds really are and provide that information to all."
Herring gulls now on Red List of threatened birds with lesser black-back gulls (pictured) on the Amber List following significant decline (11 Jul 2023).
© Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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'They're here at our invitation': how gulls took over the UK's cities
Urban gulls are often treated as nuisances but humans could learn a lot from the screeching snack-snatchers.
Many people complain about the menace of urban gulls, but with the wild populations of some species in severe decline, our parks and high streets are increasingly the only places where gulls are thriving.
One of the UK's leading urban gull experts, Peter Rock, is the man to ask. He has been attaching identification colour-rings to gull nestlings in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Gloucester and other towns and cities since 1980.
Gulls haven't always occupied towns and cities to the extent they do today. A decisive event was the passing of the Clean Air Act in 1956, which forbade the burning of rubbish, resulting in increased amounts of waste food being buried in landfill. "People complain about urban gulls, but they're here at our invitation," Rock says. "My role, as I see it, is to discover who these birds really are and provide that information to all."
Herring gulls now on Red List of threatened birds with lesser black-back gulls on the Amber List following significant decline (11 Jul 2023).
- Gull expert Peter Rock catches lesser black-back gull nestlings on a roof in Bristol to be ringed.
© Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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DUKAS_159716859_EYE
'They're here at our invitation': how gulls took over the UK's cities
Urban gulls are often treated as nuisances but humans could learn a lot from the screeching snack-snatchers.
Many people complain about the menace of urban gulls, but with the wild populations of some species in severe decline, our parks and high streets are increasingly the only places where gulls are thriving.
One of the UK's leading urban gull experts, Peter Rock, is the man to ask. He has been attaching identification colour-rings to gull nestlings in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Gloucester and other towns and cities since 1980.
Gulls haven't always occupied towns and cities to the extent they do today. A decisive event was the passing of the Clean Air Act in 1956, which forbade the burning of rubbish, resulting in increased amounts of waste food being buried in landfill. "People complain about urban gulls, but they're here at our invitation," Rock says. "My role, as I see it, is to discover who these birds really are and provide that information to all."
Herring gulls now on Red List of threatened birds with lesser black-back gulls on the Amber List following significant decline (11 Jul 2023).
- Gull expert Peter Rock catches lesser black-back gull nestlings on a roof in Bristol to be ringed.
© Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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DUKAS_159716862_EYE
'They're here at our invitation': how gulls took over the UK's cities
Urban gulls are often treated as nuisances but humans could learn a lot from the screeching snack-snatchers.
Many people complain about the menace of urban gulls, but with the wild populations of some species in severe decline, our parks and high streets are increasingly the only places where gulls are thriving.
One of the UK's leading urban gull experts, Peter Rock, is the man to ask. He has been attaching identification colour-rings to gull nestlings in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Gloucester and other towns and cities since 1980.
Gulls haven't always occupied towns and cities to the extent they do today. A decisive event was the passing of the Clean Air Act in 1956, which forbade the burning of rubbish, resulting in increased amounts of waste food being buried in landfill. "People complain about urban gulls, but they're here at our invitation," Rock says. "My role, as I see it, is to discover who these birds really are and provide that information to all."
Herring gulls now on Red List of threatened birds with lesser black-back gulls (pictured) on the Amber List following significant decline (11 Jul 2023).
© Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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'They're here at our invitation': how gulls took over the UK's cities
Urban gulls are often treated as nuisances but humans could learn a lot from the screeching snack-snatchers.
Many people complain about the menace of urban gulls, but with the wild populations of some species in severe decline, our parks and high streets are increasingly the only places where gulls are thriving.
One of the UK's leading urban gull experts, Peter Rock, is the man to ask. He has been attaching identification colour-rings to gull nestlings in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Gloucester and other towns and cities since 1980.
Gulls haven't always occupied towns and cities to the extent they do today. A decisive event was the passing of the Clean Air Act in 1956, which forbade the burning of rubbish, resulting in increased amounts of waste food being buried in landfill. "People complain about urban gulls, but they're here at our invitation," Rock says. "My role, as I see it, is to discover who these birds really are and provide that information to all."
Herring gulls now on Red List of threatened birds with lesser black-back gulls on the Amber List following significant decline (11 Jul 2023).
- A juvenile lesser black-back gull which has already been ringed.
© Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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'They're here at our invitation': how gulls took over the UK's cities
Urban gulls are often treated as nuisances but humans could learn a lot from the screeching snack-snatchers.
Many people complain about the menace of urban gulls, but with the wild populations of some species in severe decline, our parks and high streets are increasingly the only places where gulls are thriving.
One of the UK's leading urban gull experts, Peter Rock, is the man to ask. He has been attaching identification colour-rings to gull nestlings in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Gloucester and other towns and cities since 1980.
Gulls haven't always occupied towns and cities to the extent they do today. A decisive event was the passing of the Clean Air Act in 1956, which forbade the burning of rubbish, resulting in increased amounts of waste food being buried in landfill. "People complain about urban gulls, but they're here at our invitation," Rock says. "My role, as I see it, is to discover who these birds really are and provide that information to all."
Herring gulls now on Red List of threatened birds with lesser black-back gulls on the Amber List following significant decline (11 Jul 2023).
- A juvenile lesser black-back gull which has already been ringed.
© Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
Contact eyevine for more information about using this image:
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'They're here at our invitation': how gulls took over the UK's cities
Urban gulls are often treated as nuisances but humans could learn a lot from the screeching snack-snatchers.
Many people complain about the menace of urban gulls, but with the wild populations of some species in severe decline, our parks and high streets are increasingly the only places where gulls are thriving.
One of the UK's leading urban gull experts, Peter Rock, is the man to ask. He has been attaching identification colour-rings to gull nestlings in Bristol, Bath, Cardiff, Gloucester and other towns and cities since 1980.
Gulls haven't always occupied towns and cities to the extent they do today. A decisive event was the passing of the Clean Air Act in 1956, which forbade the burning of rubbish, resulting in increased amounts of waste food being buried in landfill. "People complain about urban gulls, but they're here at our invitation," Rock says. "My role, as I see it, is to discover who these birds really are and provide that information to all."
Herring gulls now on Red List of threatened birds with lesser black-back gulls on the Amber List following significant decline (11 Jul 2023).
- A juvenile lesser black-back gull which has already been ringed.
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