To think if you don't like seagulls don't move to the coast

YANBU but tbf some of the ones round here are bigger than my neighbours cat! Love the idea of your pompous oaf relative flapping a tea towel at them for daring to fly over his house, daft bugger. I have no problem with them flying over our house but hate when they rip open bin bags on bin day (we don’t have wheelie bins here, just black bags outside our houses).

I live 40 miles from the sea and still get woken up by them at about 5 o'clock in the summer.
I do like them though, what I don't like are people who feed them.

Yes honestly!

I sort of agree except seagulls are greedy fuckers and they’ll go where the food is, which is why Bath - not a coastal city - is mobbed by them.

Gulls are actually endangered and slightly condemned by their intelligence.

They are incredibly easy to accidentally tame. A relative of mine lives near someone that feeds them, so the gulls are bold enough to wander in to the kitchen, tap at windows for food etc

they also live a long time so there's a chance that the ones you fed as a kid 12 years ago are still knocking about, and even only the child of the ones we all fed in the 90s before we realised that they got overly bold.

Even now people spend a lot of time trying to convince them to eat from their hand, but then the next person looks surprised when they swoop and take it when they weren't expecting it

There's also fun research which shows gulls are able to recognise easy targets via racial profiling, gender etc and possibly even accents

I think you should all turn up in seagull T-shirts and accessories. Seagull bag, seagull earrings, seagull socks, seagull badges, seagull sticker on the car…

Actually have just remembered when DD had to camp out in her brother’s room for a few weeks as there was a gull that kept waking her up pecking at her window 😂 That’s the only time we’ve found one to be a pain.

yeah, this - I've lived by the sea for over 30yrs, love the gulls. They walk around our town centre like they own it, cars slow down for them to walk out of the way.

We had a pair nest on roof in the old house for few consecutive years, total terrorists, would dive bomb us when we went into the garden and completely terrorised one of the cats. I was forever rescuing the chicks that fell off and trying to return them to a safe section of roof.

The dive bombing was annoying, but easily dealt with, either stick your arm in the air when they got close and they would go higher - or if you weren't brave enough to do that then use one of the umbrellas or walking sticks left by the back door and stick that in the air. They are basically annoying teenagers and you have to stand your ground with them.

I am bemused by anyone who MOVES to be by the sea and is surprised or annoyed that there are so many gulls.......

We moved to our small seaside town 8 years ago. We are about 400 metres from the beach. The seagulls don't bother us in the slightest.

I love the sound of seagulls, it takes me back to childhood holidays at the beach.

That said, they can be extremely noisy during nesting season, especially if the nest is close to your house, or even on your roof.

Tell your BIL to invest in a decoy hawk or a kite which tends to keep them away from the vicinity. ( Though the noise of the kite flapping can be quite loud too )

I live a short distance from the beach and I genuinely like seagulls and don’t find them to be a nuisance at all. If they’re noisy, I’ve obviously got used to it as I never notice them.

Foxes on the other hand are a nuisance where I live; they’re much noisier and messier than the gulls!

It's the way they do it. It definitely looks planned when it's a gang mugging. I reckon they get together at dawn.
'Right, lads, it's another nice day. Dave, you're on distraction. John, you're on operation bread. Adrian, you did well on burger/sausage last time, you're on that. Remember, we share the loot.'

Bet they've got nicknames like Johnny 'beak' Malone' or Adrian 'chipraider' Wilson.

100% this. Born 800 yards from the sea, grew up on the coast, still live on the coast, seagulls are a regal nuisance. Bless them, but they are.

We live in a coastal town. We have a tame gull who taps on our upstairs window when she's hungry. She disappears for a few months at a time, and always returns. We are overjoyed when she returns and all rush to the window whooping. She loves it.

@WishILivedOnAFarm i would dodge it if possible.... I'd be saying something otherwise Lol

Agree!

And people moving to the country then complaining about manure smells, tractors in lanes etc.

Awww, I like seagulls. When I lived down the coast there was one who used to peck on my window every morning. Also one flew in my living room and my boyfriend at the time had to catch it in a towel and throw it back out.

Anyways, why bother arguing with him about it? Just let it it go over your head. Or just yawn every time he mentions it.

I love seagulls, he sounds like a knob.

I feel the same way about people moving to London but hating noise, petrol fumes and late night venues, honestly. Yanbu x

I have lived by the sea my entire life and find seagulls very entertaining.

Watching them steal tourists food is hilarious. They are part of the life.

Change your message alert to a seagull squawk and get a pal to text to you during dinner to really annoy him