Where do seagulls go to die?

Wibbles

We have literally thousands of gulls around our area - noisy, dirty, flying rats!

They breed like rabbits in my area because people feed them

We live 26 miles from the sea

I suddenly realised that I have never seen a dead gull

Where do they go to die?

Albus_Scope

I've been trying to befriend one of the local gulls, it's not going well. I've just ended up with more pigeons. 😆

As for gulls, they stop being such louts at around 9 years of age and vanish to the old gulls home, to live out the last of their lives in the sun, eating all the chips they can manage. I cannot give away the location unfortunately.

malvinmulch

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/124668/where-do-seagulls-go-to-die

I've seen quite a few sadly, half decomposed birds are….[redacted]

Many will prob die out of sight on rooftops, in bushes etc

Worse is a dead dolphin, laying in the sun on the beach, half eaten, bloated and extremely smelly…..heaven to a dog

Reserve ranger was grateful for the heads up (part of job recording them) but she did visibly wince at the mental visuals my description clearly gave

JW77

We have A fishing pool near me and as well as a colony of about 30 geese there are many ducks and gulls

I think it’s the massive ones you get by the sea though had a trip to Lundudno earlier in the year and those birds are huge

This is in the West Midlands

wendy1

Hi Wibbles,

Seagulls are everywhere, I live in a little village miles and miles away from water and there's a lot flying about but their not so loud

DaveDee

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/124668/where-do-seagulls-go-to-die

DaveDee

LANZAROTE- September 2024.

luvpink

I live in a seaside town and obviously we do have a lot of gulls.

I have never seen a dead one.

I do not have a problem with the gulls but people who feed them are a nuisance even though we have signs saying please do not feed the gulls.

As a result the gulls are naturally becoming more brazen and aggressive.

I do not eat outside because the will try to steal your food and attack you.

Sandy_123

Ive never seen a dead one either,we get them every winter by me and we are about 200 miles from the coast