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Seagulls living la dulce vita in Sambourne Gardens (August 09, 2010)
SAMBOURNE Gardens in Warminster has recently become a Mecca for seagulls
who have been dropping into the residential area for early morning
feeds.
One person who lives there told us she was woken at 5am in
the morning by the screams of more than 50 excited black headed gulls.
Apparently
a resident has taken to buying cheap food and leftovers from Morrisons
and feeding the stale food to the gulls when others are still trying to
sleep.
''I've been a member of the RSPB for more years than I care
to remember but in my opinion the place for seagulls is at the
seaside,'' said VFW's Steve Dancey.
''Feeding the birds stale baps
by throwing them into the air at 5am is not only anti-social it is
harming the birds as these creatures are not designed to eat such
rubbish.
''The antics of this individual is apparently providing the
area with a health hazard as the practice of throwing food is also
attracting rats.''
We understand that the environmental health team
used poison in the area and killed enough rats to fill two large black
bags with dead rats.
''Clearly it is time for the authorities to
take action as what is going on in Sambourne Gardens is causing a lot
of problems for a lot of people,'' added Steve. Click here to return to the HOT TOPICS page
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