Seagull Problem in Clayton?

kestrelx · 24-02-2025, 14:33

It was mentioned on the TV this morning that a Lancashire town was being swamped by 5,000 seagull's. Anyone got experience of this?

pompeylass · Yesterday, 01:24

Quote from an internet (DailyMotion) source;

A town has been invaded by an ‘apocalyptic’ swarm of up to 3,000 seagulls – despite being 30 miles from the nearest coast.

The scavenging winged terrors have flocked to a landfill site in Hyndburn, where locals likened the scenes to those in Alfred Hitchcock's 1963 horror movie The Birds.

Shocking video shows the huge numbers of seagulls flocking overhead with local houses, cars and gardens now being bombarded by bird poo.

Fed-up residents say they arrive first thing in the morning and stay until late at night - with some even fearing their presence is devaluing the value of properties in the area.

Margaret Pilkington · Yesterday, 15:11

Yes, I live not far from the Whitney Hill tip…far enough away not to get the pong.
On certain days the seagulls come and roost on the roof of Express gift in Clayton. The roof is thick with them.
So I can understand the frustration of the people who live nearer the tip.
Their lives must be miserable with the mess, the noise and the pong from the tip.

kestrelx · Today, 11:32

I assume they have built lots of new houses around Whinney Hill, I recall when it was just fields. Gulls congregate on similar sites all over the country, so I suppose it's unfortunate houses have been built so close to a tip! Gulls are protected species and actually are declining in numbers to what they were.

Hill Walker · Today, 19:57

If you have seagulls, you have problems! You have probably either had a chip snatched from you at the seaside or seen film of them doing it, unfortunatly that is just a simple demo of their skill in the air they are not being aggresive then. However they will use that skill to aggresively protect their nesting sights and young. We had several people injured when we had some nesting on the roof at work. These were people who had to access the roof to service the lift motors and the ventilation fans which were only accessible from the roof. The list of minor injuries was long but in the more serious list were two broken arms and one collar bone. WHAT EVER YOU DO - DO NOT FEED THEM.