To think inland seagulls have eaten all the little birds?

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Well, not all of them but enough to make a difference to the noises we hear in the morning.

Used to wake to the bright chirping of little birds. Not you hear the sound of seagulls and whilst we are inland, there seems to be a growing number around.

Have they scared the little birds away?

It's getting on for autumn, song birds will be much quieter until spring now. It happens every year.

Lochearnhead is right.

Blooming autocorrect!

Birds change their behaviour in late simmer/autumn. Some birds will have left for the winter to fly to warmer climes plus the breeding season is over now. It's nothing to do with the seagulls.

No one can shoot rooks or crows (or similar) unless they are actually taking corn or seeds from your fields, eagles, buzzards etc are protected - they have no natural predators so stands to reason small bird numbers will suffer. Thanks to do gooders not thinking it through imv. Some seagulls are protected I think.