Seagull attack

The Royal Mail has halted deliveries on one Cornish street because of gull attacks on postmen. But with the birds thriving in urban areas, we can only expect more such stories involving these heavily armed birds, says Jon Henley. This is what goes on on the Atlantic City boardwalk! Every year, new reports telling similar stories . The reason given was that the aggressive gulls posed a .

Or rather, they only do what they must to survive - just like humans.

We are ten times bigger than they are, are much more powerful and could easily hurt them or even kill them.

BRITONS have been fending off brazen seagulls not because they are becoming more aggressive - but because they are getting COCKIER, according to an expert . As summer approaches tourists will be flocking to the south-west of England offering new opportunities for scavenging seagulls , but how can you avoid an attack ? In nearby Liskear Jan Byrne lost her 20-year-old pet tortoise to gulls in an equally savage attack. I found Stig upside down with blood pouring from his wounds. A GANG of deranged gulls are attacking kids, stealing food and pooping into pints, a besieged local community has claimed. Laura Gibson, 2 was looking forward to eating her chicken bake from Greggs in . Thousands dead in crazy seagull maul, men dead.

Be careful when feeding brids on the beach - sometimes they will attack you for your food! SUBSCRIBE for your daily dose of amazing videos! Seagull swoops down and swipes cheese and bacon toastie from man before eating it in front of him.

Plymouth Tory MP Oliver Colvile said the birds had attacked pensioners leaving them in need of hospital treatment. They say they regularly provide first aid treatment and advice to people who have fallen victim to swooping gulls. Fed up with holidaymakers being divebombed by greedy seagulls in horror movie scenes, one British costal area is fighting back by making it an offence to feed the birds.

Two sisters are warning people of the dangers of seagulls after they were both attacked in Howth by the swooping birds. Seagull attacks on wildlife and humans are on the rise. Jeffrey Tribich, an associate at Malcolm Hollis LLP, warns of the increasing dangers to surveyors from attacks by gulls and the safety precautions that can be taken.

Get the latest seagulls news in the West Country region on ITV News. Across the lan we are under attack – from gulls. The birds have graduated from aggressive begging to mugging, not just at the seaside but also far inland.

The young tortoiseshell kitten had been plucked from the ground by the huge seabird but somehow managed to wriggle from its razor sharp beak only to be sent hurtling downwards. Luckily, holidaymakers spotted the four-week kitten come . Aggressive seagulls are attacking residents of the north Dublin town of Balbriggan, Fianna Fáil Senator Lorraine Clifford-Lee has claimed.