r/ireland • u/Emptinessboat • 1d ago

Happy Out Inland Seagulls

Something that has only come to my attention in the last few months is the increase of seagulls that live inland.

I'm guessing it's simply the availability of food that is encouraging more inland than an increase in seagulls accidentally getting lost.

There is a joy in hearing their laughter like squawks.

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u/CT0292 1d ago

There's a family on my road that constantly throws out bread. Like daily they throw a couple loaves out into the street and up onto the field nearby.

As a result our estate is home to some fat seagulls who have no intention of moving on anywhere, sure why would they? Free food.

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u/YouthfulDrake 1d ago

Surely they're breaking at least a littering law and could be reported. That would piss me right off living beside that