Ambush attacks: a seagull takes food from tourists at a British resort (4 photos)

The seagull terrorist has already been named Greg and his favorite place for an ambush is a phone booth at a local bakery.





A seagull nicknamed Greg attacks people in the British resort town of Bournemouth on the English Channel, taking their buns, hot dogs and pizza. The seagull has already become a local landmark.

The seagull figured out that the best place for an ambush is the roof of a phone booth at a local bakery called Greggs, which is very popular with tourists. This is where the bird looks out for its victims. It has become so famous that it was named after the bakery where it has taken up residence.

As people leave the bakery, they immediately start eating the baked goods they have bought, and at that moment Greg attacks them, snatching the food from their hands.

Some of Greg's victims manage to instinctively duck just in time to save their lunch, while others remain hungry.

"People have to pass by the phone booth when they leave the bakery, and they usually immediately start eating their sausage rolls or buns. Then this seagull dives on them. I was lucky and reacted quickly, but I saw one guy lose a piece of pizza," locals say, noting that Greg is cunning and seems to know what he is doing.



Seagulls are virtually omnivorous. Their natural diet includes scraps, eggs, seeds, fruit, carrion, fish, insects, small birds and shellfish. But city-dwelling seagulls have taken to British classics like chips, burgers and kebabs.

An adult seagull eats about 20 per cent of its body weight a day.

But Bournemouth authorities have already advised against feeding Greg, lest he become even more cheeky.





"In the coastal zone, seagulls are part of the wildlife, and we urge visitors not to feed seagulls or bring food near areas where they are highly concentrated," the authorities noted, recalling that seagulls are protected and are listed as endangered birds.

Anyone who intentionally disturbs or harms wild seagulls faces up to two years in prison and a fine.

Thanks to their carefree lifestyle, constant consumption of junk food and protection from the government, smug seagulls have formed a feral flock that controls the skies above Britain.

Bird expert Dominic Cousens has revealed that seagulls are smarter than people think, and that humans are to blame for their addiction to fast food. It was humans who left food on the streets that made the seagulls decide it was easier to eat it than to fish in the open sea.