Hint: there is only one accepted record of this species in Northern Ireland
Answer to Part 5: Herring Gull
- Just like the one below, which is terrorizing customers at the Lidl car park in Newcastle, Co. Down. A threat to the unwary but fast becoming a local celebrity!
- a fake plastic owl was erected to scare it off but only served as an extra perch - since removed after being laughed at by both the local press and the gull, of course.
- Herring Gulls are a protected species in Northern Ireland
http://www.habitas.org.uk/priority/species.asp?item=42527
If you're in the area swing by and throw it a few crusts......but don't get too close!
