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Gull bird poop plugs new seaside IKEA store
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Self-build furniture chain IKEA has opened a new stone in a UK seaside town plague by seagulls — and is advertising some of its stock with bird poop on it.
The new store in the trendy resort of Brighton on England’s south coast
The items advertised with a splodge of gull poop are the Poang armchair, Mammut child’s stool and the Helmer drawer unit.
The campaign was devised with UK advertising agency Mother.
A spokesman said: “Step out your front door, sit on a bench or look out your car window, there are presents left for you everywhere.
“It’s just part of life that every Brighton local deals with.”
In addition tIKEA also opened a kiosk giving free fries to locals to try to make up for all the meals disrupted by the city’s flying troublemakers over the years.
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DUKAS_187803561_FER
Gull bird poop plugs new seaside IKEA store
Ferrari Press Agency
Gulls 1
Ref 17082
15/08/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: IKEA
Self-build furniture chain IKEA has opened a new stone in a UK seaside town plague by seagulls — and is advertising some of its stock with bird poop on it.
The new store in the trendy resort of Brighton on England’s south coast
The items advertised with a splodge of gull poop are the Poang armchair, Mammut child’s stool and the Helmer drawer unit.
The campaign was devised with UK advertising agency Mother.
A spokesman said: “Step out your front door, sit on a bench or look out your car window, there are presents left for you everywhere.
“It’s just part of life that every Brighton local deals with.”
In addition tIKEA also opened a kiosk giving free fries to locals to try to make up for all the meals disrupted by the city’s flying troublemakers over the years.
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DUKAS_187803558_FER
Gull bird poop plugs new seaside IKEA store
Ferrari Press Agency
Gulls 1
Ref 17082
15/08/2025
See Ferrari text
Picture MUST credit: IKEA
Self-build furniture chain IKEA has opened a new stone in a UK seaside town plague by seagulls — and is advertising some of its stock with bird poop on it.
The new store in the trendy resort of Brighton on England’s south coast
The items advertised with a splodge of gull poop are the Poang armchair, Mammut child’s stool and the Helmer drawer unit.
The campaign was devised with UK advertising agency Mother.
A spokesman said: “Step out your front door, sit on a bench or look out your car window, there are presents left for you everywhere.
“It’s just part of life that every Brighton local deals with.”
In addition tIKEA also opened a kiosk giving free fries to locals to try to make up for all the meals disrupted by the city’s flying troublemakers over the years.
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DUKAS_159716863_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).
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DUKAS_159716865_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).
- Lesser black-back gull nestlings.
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DUKAS_159716882_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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DUKAS_159716858_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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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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DUKAS_159716883_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_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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DUKAS_159716881_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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DUKAS_159716861_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 and measuring lesser black-back gull nestlings on a roof in Bristol.
© Adrian Sherratt / Guardian / eyevine
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DUKAS_159716866_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_159716868_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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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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DUKAS_159716860_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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'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_159716884_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_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
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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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'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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'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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Sunrise at the Emirates Royal Docks
Sunrise at the Emirates Royal Docks.
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Terns being fed by local guide in the shallow waters of Stingray City, Moorea, French Polynesia.
Terns being fed by local guide with back tattoo in the shallow waters of Stingray City, Moorea, Society Islands, French Polynesia, South Pacific, Pacific
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FEATURE - Pix of the Day: Die Bilder des Tages
A black-headed gull stands on top of a closed circuit television camera in front of The Shard and Tower Bridge in London, United Kingdom, on February 26, 2018. (Photo by Alex Milan Tracy/Sipa USA) *** Local Caption *** 23434890
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Adult black-legged kittiwakes, Rissa tridactyla, South Marble Islands, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, USA.
Adult black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), South Marble Islands, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, United States of America, North America
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Adult black-legged kittiwakes, Rissa tridactyla, South Marble Islands, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, USA.
Adult black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), South Marble Islands, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, United States of America, North America
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FEATURE - Eisberge in Grönland
In the disko bay, opposite the town of Ilulissat (Greenland), gulls are found perched on iceberg. July 4, 2016.//KONRADK_1608.170/Credit:KONRAD K./SIPA/1607121805 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00764079
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FEATURE - Eisberge in Grönland
In the disko bay, opposite the town of Ilulissat (Greenland), gulls are found perched on iceberg. July 4, 2016.//KONRADK_1608.158/Credit:KONRAD K./SIPA/1607121805 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00764079
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FEATURE - Eisberge in Grönland
In the disko bay, opposite the town of Ilulissat (Greenland), gulls are found perched on iceberg. July 4, 2016.//KONRADK_1608.169/Credit:KONRAD K./SIPA/1607121805 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00764079
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FEATURE - Eisberge in Grönland
In the disko bay, opposite the town of Ilulissat (Greenland), gulls are found perched on iceberg. June 29, 2016.//KONRADK_1608.166/Credit:KONRAD K./SIPA/1607121805 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00764079
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FEATURE - Eisberge in Grönland
In the disko bay, opposite the town of Ilulissat (Greenland), gulls are found perched on iceberg. June 29, 2016.//KONRADK_1608.165/Credit:KONRAD K./SIPA/1607121805 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00764079
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FEATURE - Eisberge in Grönland
In the disko bay, opposite the town of Ilulissat (Greenland), gullsare playinfg in the cold water beteween the iceberg. June 28, 2016.//KONRADK_1608.161/Credit:KONRAD K./SIPA/1607121805 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00764079
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FEATURE - Eisberge in Grönland
In the disko bay, opposite the town of Ilulissat (Greenland), gullsare playinfg in the cold water beteween the iceberg. June 28, 2016.//KONRADK_1608.160/Credit:KONRAD K./SIPA/1607121805 (FOTO: DUKAS/SIPA) *** Local Caption *** 00764079
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FEATURE - Puffin hat sein Mittagessen von einer Moewe gestohlen
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Will Nicholls/REX/Shutterstock (5736305a)
Puffin
Puffin has eels stolen by gull, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK - 21 Jun 2016
This is the moment a black-backed gull showed that it was no bird brain - by stealing a puffin's dinner! Rather than go through the tough work of catching its own food the sneaky gull simply waited for the puffin to catch its fill before pouncing. The moment was caught on camera on the Farne Islands by photographer Will Nicholls. He says: "The Farne Islands is a paradise for seabirds and I have visited every year for 7 years. Occasionally, you'll see a gull swoop down and chase a puffin into its burrow that has returned with a beak full of fish to feed its young. Sometimes, the gulls manage to steal the fish from the puffin, something known as kleptoparasitism. I spotted a commotion on the island, with a lesser black-backed gull running along at full speed after a panicked puffin, searching for its burrow for safety. In seconds, the gull pinned down the puffin and snatched the sand eels straight from the puffin. The Puffin was totally unharmed, perhaps just with his pride knocked a little".
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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FEATURE - Puffin hat sein Mittagessen von einer Moewe gestohlen
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Will Nicholls/REX/Shutterstock (5736305e)
A puffin is attacked by a black-backed gull
Puffin has eels stolen by gull, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK - 21 Jun 2016
This is the moment a black-backed gull showed that it was no bird brain - by stealing a puffin's dinner! Rather than go through the tough work of catching its own food the sneaky gull simply waited for the puffin to catch its fill before pouncing. The moment was caught on camera on the Farne Islands by photographer Will Nicholls. He says: "The Farne Islands is a paradise for seabirds and I have visited every year for 7 years. Occasionally, you'll see a gull swoop down and chase a puffin into its burrow that has returned with a beak full of fish to feed its young. Sometimes, the gulls manage to steal the fish from the puffin, something known as kleptoparasitism. I spotted a commotion on the island, with a lesser black-backed gull running along at full speed after a panicked puffin, searching for its burrow for safety. In seconds, the gull pinned down the puffin and snatched the sand eels straight from the puffin. The Puffin was totally unharmed, perhaps just with his pride knocked a little".
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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FEATURE - Puffin hat sein Mittagessen von einer Moewe gestohlen
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Will Nicholls/REX/Shutterstock (5736305b)
A puffin is attacked by a black-backed gull
Puffin has eels stolen by gull, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK - 21 Jun 2016
This is the moment a black-backed gull showed that it was no bird brain - by stealing a puffin's dinner! Rather than go through the tough work of catching its own food the sneaky gull simply waited for the puffin to catch its fill before pouncing. The moment was caught on camera on the Farne Islands by photographer Will Nicholls. He says: "The Farne Islands is a paradise for seabirds and I have visited every year for 7 years. Occasionally, you'll see a gull swoop down and chase a puffin into its burrow that has returned with a beak full of fish to feed its young. Sometimes, the gulls manage to steal the fish from the puffin, something known as kleptoparasitism. I spotted a commotion on the island, with a lesser black-backed gull running along at full speed after a panicked puffin, searching for its burrow for safety. In seconds, the gull pinned down the puffin and snatched the sand eels straight from the puffin. The Puffin was totally unharmed, perhaps just with his pride knocked a little".
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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FEATURE - Puffin hat sein Mittagessen von einer Moewe gestohlen
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Will Nicholls/REX/Shutterstock (5736305g)
A puffin is attacked by a black-backed gull
Puffin has eels stolen by gull, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK - 21 Jun 2016
This is the moment a black-backed gull showed that it was no bird brain - by stealing a puffin's dinner! Rather than go through the tough work of catching its own food the sneaky gull simply waited for the puffin to catch its fill before pouncing. The moment was caught on camera on the Farne Islands by photographer Will Nicholls. He says: "The Farne Islands is a paradise for seabirds and I have visited every year for 7 years. Occasionally, you'll see a gull swoop down and chase a puffin into its burrow that has returned with a beak full of fish to feed its young. Sometimes, the gulls manage to steal the fish from the puffin, something known as kleptoparasitism. I spotted a commotion on the island, with a lesser black-backed gull running along at full speed after a panicked puffin, searching for its burrow for safety. In seconds, the gull pinned down the puffin and snatched the sand eels straight from the puffin. The Puffin was totally unharmed, perhaps just with his pride knocked a little".
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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FEATURE - Puffin hat sein Mittagessen von einer Moewe gestohlen
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Will Nicholls/REX/Shutterstock (5736305i)
Puffin
Puffin has eels stolen by gull, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK - 21 Jun 2016
This is the moment a black-backed gull showed that it was no bird brain - by stealing a puffin's dinner! Rather than go through the tough work of catching its own food the sneaky gull simply waited for the puffin to catch its fill before pouncing. The moment was caught on camera on the Farne Islands by photographer Will Nicholls. He says: "The Farne Islands is a paradise for seabirds and I have visited every year for 7 years. Occasionally, you'll see a gull swoop down and chase a puffin into its burrow that has returned with a beak full of fish to feed its young. Sometimes, the gulls manage to steal the fish from the puffin, something known as kleptoparasitism. I spotted a commotion on the island, with a lesser black-backed gull running along at full speed after a panicked puffin, searching for its burrow for safety. In seconds, the gull pinned down the puffin and snatched the sand eels straight from the puffin. The Puffin was totally unharmed, perhaps just with his pride knocked a little".
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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FEATURE - Puffin hat sein Mittagessen von einer Moewe gestohlen
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Will Nicholls/REX/Shutterstock (5736305h)
Puffins
Puffin has eels stolen by gull, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK - 21 Jun 2016
This is the moment a black-backed gull showed that it was no bird brain - by stealing a puffin's dinner! Rather than go through the tough work of catching its own food the sneaky gull simply waited for the puffin to catch its fill before pouncing. The moment was caught on camera on the Farne Islands by photographer Will Nicholls. He says: "The Farne Islands is a paradise for seabirds and I have visited every year for 7 years. Occasionally, you'll see a gull swoop down and chase a puffin into its burrow that has returned with a beak full of fish to feed its young. Sometimes, the gulls manage to steal the fish from the puffin, something known as kleptoparasitism. I spotted a commotion on the island, with a lesser black-backed gull running along at full speed after a panicked puffin, searching for its burrow for safety. In seconds, the gull pinned down the puffin and snatched the sand eels straight from the puffin. The Puffin was totally unharmed, perhaps just with his pride knocked a little".
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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FEATURE - Puffin hat sein Mittagessen von einer Moewe gestohlen
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Will Nicholls/REX/Shutterstock (5736305f)
Puffin with sand eels in beak
Puffin has eels stolen by gull, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK - 21 Jun 2016
This is the moment a black-backed gull showed that it was no bird brain - by stealing a puffin's dinner! Rather than go through the tough work of catching its own food the sneaky gull simply waited for the puffin to catch its fill before pouncing. The moment was caught on camera on the Farne Islands by photographer Will Nicholls. He says: "The Farne Islands is a paradise for seabirds and I have visited every year for 7 years. Occasionally, you'll see a gull swoop down and chase a puffin into its burrow that has returned with a beak full of fish to feed its young. Sometimes, the gulls manage to steal the fish from the puffin, something known as kleptoparasitism. I spotted a commotion on the island, with a lesser black-backed gull running along at full speed after a panicked puffin, searching for its burrow for safety. In seconds, the gull pinned down the puffin and snatched the sand eels straight from the puffin. The Puffin was totally unharmed, perhaps just with his pride knocked a little".
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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FEATURE - Puffin hat sein Mittagessen von einer Moewe gestohlen
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Will Nicholls/REX/Shutterstock (5736305d)
Puffin with sand eels in beak
Puffin has eels stolen by gull, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK - 21 Jun 2016
This is the moment a black-backed gull showed that it was no bird brain - by stealing a puffin's dinner! Rather than go through the tough work of catching its own food the sneaky gull simply waited for the puffin to catch its fill before pouncing. The moment was caught on camera on the Farne Islands by photographer Will Nicholls. He says: "The Farne Islands is a paradise for seabirds and I have visited every year for 7 years. Occasionally, you'll see a gull swoop down and chase a puffin into its burrow that has returned with a beak full of fish to feed its young. Sometimes, the gulls manage to steal the fish from the puffin, something known as kleptoparasitism. I spotted a commotion on the island, with a lesser black-backed gull running along at full speed after a panicked puffin, searching for its burrow for safety. In seconds, the gull pinned down the puffin and snatched the sand eels straight from the puffin. The Puffin was totally unharmed, perhaps just with his pride knocked a little".
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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FEATURE - Puffin hat sein Mittagessen von einer Moewe gestohlen
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Will Nicholls/REX/Shutterstock (5736305c)
Puffin with sand eels in beak
Puffin has eels stolen by gull, Farne Islands, Northumberland, UK - 21 Jun 2016
This is the moment a black-backed gull showed that it was no bird brain - by stealing a puffin's dinner! Rather than go through the tough work of catching its own food the sneaky gull simply waited for the puffin to catch its fill before pouncing. The moment was caught on camera on the Farne Islands by photographer Will Nicholls. He says: "The Farne Islands is a paradise for seabirds and I have visited every year for 7 years. Occasionally, you'll see a gull swoop down and chase a puffin into its burrow that has returned with a beak full of fish to feed its young. Sometimes, the gulls manage to steal the fish from the puffin, something known as kleptoparasitism. I spotted a commotion on the island, with a lesser black-backed gull running along at full speed after a panicked puffin, searching for its burrow for safety. In seconds, the gull pinned down the puffin and snatched the sand eels straight from the puffin. The Puffin was totally unharmed, perhaps just with his pride knocked a little".
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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FEATURE - Silbermöwe fängt ein Blässhuhn Küken in einem Londoner Park
CREDIT: Ed Brown/Rex Shutterstock. Only for use in this story. Editorial Use Only. No stock, books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ed Brown/REX/Shutterstock (5732935f)
Herring gull swallows coot chick
Herring gull captures coot chick, St.James Park, London, UK - 14 Jun 2016
Call it the circle of life, but it's still pretty icky.
Wildlife photographer Ed Brown captured the fate of an unfortunate coot chick who caught the eye of a hungry herring gull in a London park on Tuesday (14 June).
He says: "I was sitting on one of the benches in St James Park watching all the wildlife on the lake when a group of coots started making warning calls. I looked round and saw this herring gull had taken one of the chicks, predictably, it was now being harassed by the adult coots and flew off towards the middle of the lake carrying the chick (chick was dead by this point) It tried to swallow it down while on the lake but actually looked to be too big, it was then it carried the chick back to land where it finally managed to eat it. I have to say that its pretty grim to watch but I also realise its the circle of life, the Gull needs to eat too."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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FEATURE - Silbermöwe fängt ein Blässhuhn Küken in einem Londoner Park
CREDIT: Ed Brown/Rex Shutterstock. Only for use in this story. Editorial Use Only. No stock, books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ed Brown/REX/Shutterstock (5732935e)
Herring gull captures coot chick
Herring gull captures coot chick, St.James Park, London, UK - 14 Jun 2016
Call it the circle of life, but it's still pretty icky.
Wildlife photographer Ed Brown captured the fate of an unfortunate coot chick who caught the eye of a hungry herring gull in a London park on Tuesday (14 June).
He says: "I was sitting on one of the benches in St James Park watching all the wildlife on the lake when a group of coots started making warning calls. I looked round and saw this herring gull had taken one of the chicks, predictably, it was now being harassed by the adult coots and flew off towards the middle of the lake carrying the chick (chick was dead by this point) It tried to swallow it down while on the lake but actually looked to be too big, it was then it carried the chick back to land where it finally managed to eat it. I have to say that its pretty grim to watch but I also realise its the circle of life, the Gull needs to eat too."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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FEATURE - Silbermöwe fängt ein Blässhuhn Küken in einem Londoner Park
CREDIT: Ed Brown/Rex Shutterstock. Only for use in this story. Editorial Use Only. No stock, books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ed Brown/REX/Shutterstock (5732935d)
Herring gull captures coot chick
Herring gull captures coot chick, St.James Park, London, UK - 14 Jun 2016
Call it the circle of life, but it's still pretty icky.
Wildlife photographer Ed Brown captured the fate of an unfortunate coot chick who caught the eye of a hungry herring gull in a London park on Tuesday (14 June).
He says: "I was sitting on one of the benches in St James Park watching all the wildlife on the lake when a group of coots started making warning calls. I looked round and saw this herring gull had taken one of the chicks, predictably, it was now being harassed by the adult coots and flew off towards the middle of the lake carrying the chick (chick was dead by this point) It tried to swallow it down while on the lake but actually looked to be too big, it was then it carried the chick back to land where it finally managed to eat it. I have to say that its pretty grim to watch but I also realise its the circle of life, the Gull needs to eat too."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
(c) Dukas -
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FEATURE - Silbermöwe fängt ein Blässhuhn Küken in einem Londoner Park
CREDIT: Ed Brown/Rex Shutterstock. Only for use in this story. Editorial Use Only. No stock, books, advertising or merchandising without photographer's permission
Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ed Brown/REX/Shutterstock (5732935c)
Herring gull captures coot chick
Herring gull captures coot chick, St.James Park, London, UK - 14 Jun 2016
Call it the circle of life, but it's still pretty icky.
Wildlife photographer Ed Brown captured the fate of an unfortunate coot chick who caught the eye of a hungry herring gull in a London park on Tuesday (14 June).
He says: "I was sitting on one of the benches in St James Park watching all the wildlife on the lake when a group of coots started making warning calls. I looked round and saw this herring gull had taken one of the chicks, predictably, it was now being harassed by the adult coots and flew off towards the middle of the lake carrying the chick (chick was dead by this point) It tried to swallow it down while on the lake but actually looked to be too big, it was then it carried the chick back to land where it finally managed to eat it. I have to say that its pretty grim to watch but I also realise its the circle of life, the Gull needs to eat too."
(FOTO:DUKAS/REX)
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