Seagulls nesting on top of homes are terrorising residents on a number of Perth streets.
And one person living in North Muirton has told the Perthshire Advertiser she is scared to leave her house because of the frightening flyers.
The birds were previously a problem at the Arran Road Business Park.
But falcons were brought in to move them on and the gallus gulls have made new homes in the residential area close by.
Residents of Eriskay Place, Gilsay Place, Brora Court and Shuna Court have complained the birds, which are protecting their nests, are boldly dive-bombing people in the street.
The PA witnessed incidents of birds swooping on unsuspecting passers by when we went out to the area.
One person on the North Muirton Community Facebook page said they had seen the seagulls fly at two young girls.
Andrea Bruce (67) has been attacked and she and her dog have been reduced to hiding indoors as nesting gulls have swooped down and aggressively seen them off whenever they go out the front door.
“I have lived here in Eriskay Place for 30 years and I have never had this problem,” Andrea told the PA.
“It’s unbelievable.
“I did not get a wink of sleep last night, I was worrying about how I would make it outside to go to the shops.
“I have a heart problem and I can’t manage this stress.
“The gulls have got chicks and I’ve heard that they take six to eight weeks to fledge, but I may be dead before then if this does not stop.
“My neighbours heard me swear at the weekend. They will tell you I’m not someone you would ever hear swearing in normal times but these seagulls dive-bombing at me is something else. I can’t go on like this.
“I have a little dog and she’s scared to be out. I’m thinking of taking her to the vet, she’s not herself.”
Andrea says she is having visitors this week and is worried of what might happen.
“I have my grandchildren coming to visit me on Tuesday,” she explained. “
They are aged five and eight and I’m scared about how to get them safely from the car into the house.
“I’ve said to my daughter, ‘for goodness sake, you’ll have to run with them, get them straight in the door, no messing around’.
“I’m never normally fearful, but I was terrified and my dog was terrified and I’m stressing the children will be too.”
Andrea contacted the council but claims she was given the runaround.
“I phoned up environmental services and they suggested I speak to the SSPCA, perhaps they would take away the nest and chicks.
“But I very much doubt they’d be about to come round with 40-foot ladders to North Muirton to remove the gulls.
“So I called up the housing team and they told me I should speak to environment, so it is a total waste of time.”
