On a visit to Wick during Gala week, we were amazed about the lack of complaints that were made about the seagull situation.
We stayed in West Banks Terrace, and were subjected to repeated attacks, and dive-bombing, by the seagulls. We couldn’t walk down the street, during the great weather, without carrying an umbrella, to beat off these attackers. On one occasion, a black cat, at the bottom of the street, was almost carried away, when a seagull landed on its’ back. My brother had to seek shelter under a tree, and phone for his wife to pick him up in their car, to escape the attentions of more seagulls.
This behaviour is not confined to just West Banks, it happens all over town. The noise was tremendous, from first light to dark. The gulls were sitting on the roofs and chimneys up and down the street.
We were told these seagulls are ‘protected’. By whom, .. the Mafia? Surely something can be down, after all people should be ‘protected’ as well.
What are the council going to do about this menace? Probably, just sit on their hands.
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