Seagulls that kill and eat other birds while they are still alive have been seen feasting on pigeons and rats since the Covid lockdown, residents claim.
Bloodthirsty "murder gulls" have been spotted attacking and pecking to death helpless pigeons along London canals - a phenomenon neighbours said has increased since the start of the pandemic.
Vicious gangs of the killer gulls roamed the waterways of the capital searching for other sources of food due to reduced human activity are devouring rival birds in broad daylight.