People in a small Welsh town are under siege because “vicious” seagulls are attacking them as they go about their daily lives. A number of incidents have been reported in Rhuddlan in Denbighshire.
Some people have been left with cuts and scratches, while others have had to use an umbrella in order to protect themselves from the dive-bombing gulls. The attacks are thought to be down to chicks having left their nests in the Parliament Street and Princes Road area of the town, with their parents seeing anyone walking nearby as a potential threat.
Last week, a woman posted on social media that she needed help from a local pub’s staff to get to her car under the cover of a large pub umbrella. She said: “Two seagulls were on the roof watching their baby amongst the cars,” she wrote. “Every time I moved, they swooped down on me.” To get the latest WalesOnline newsletters e-mailed to you directly for free, click here.
