Advertiser launches campaign against gulls

The Berwick Advertiser has launched a campaign - against gulls! The paper's "Cull the Gulls" campaign follows a spate of problems with the birds, including attacks on people, the theft of shopping and increasing mess caused by droppings. A retired zoologist cited by the Advertiser says a cull of herring gulls would be "the most effective short-term measure". If that is unpopular he believes nesting sites must be disrupted. Though a local ornithologist is against a cull he agrees that they have got out of control and numbers need to be reduced. (Via Berwick today)