Seagulls are Very Dangerous

There are literally thousands upon thousands of seagulls here in Brixham.  It doesn't matter where you go in Torbay you will come across a seagull.  I've got absolutely nothing against seagulls, I think they are majestic birds, not pretty, but there is something about them, the seaside wouldn't be the same without the sound of seagulls calling. Now like seagulls or not, they can be very dangerous so please never encourage seagulls by feeding them scraps from your lunch.  However people will insist on feeding them, you can't really blame the seagulls, if there is a chance of a free meal they are going to hang around. The problem is that the seagulls at Brixham are becoming extremely tame and they certainly are not frightened of humans anymore.  The seagulls will approach people who are eating and virtually bully them into throwing food down on the floor.  In many cases, the seagull will actually steal food out of people's hands.  This may sound funny to many people, however a seagull has a very powerful beak that can inflict nasty injuries.

I would like to appeal to anyone who either lives in Brixham, or who is maybe planning a holiday here to under no circumstances feed the seagulls. They don't need feeding, a seagull is more than capable of finding its own food. It will only get worse if people insist on feeding seagulls. There are plenty of signs around the harbour asking people not to feed the seagulls, these signs have been put for very good reason, seagulls can be dangerous, especially around children.