Seagulls in cities in Britain know where to find delicious foods

A latest research carried out by University of the West of England (UWE) has concluded that urban seagulls have mastered the art of locating food in cities. They wait outside city-centre bars and restaurants where rich pickings in the form of throwaway tidbits of food are readily available. Obviously, the wily birds have adapted to city-life by discovering where the best fast-food shops can be found.
This has been reported in dailymail.co.uk dated 30 June 2016.

Another discovery is that city-dwelling birds love their fish battered and have also developed a taste for takeaway chicken and pork ribs. The seagulls linger outside boozers and eateries at chucking-out time and they will descend on a spot where people tend to gather after 10pm. Moreover, these streetwise birds gather on roofs and wait till the food is dropped or left behind and then swoop down to gobble up leftovers.
The 18-month research project also went into the nests to examine the contents of their nests in Bath, Somerset, and discovered more than 40 bones - from road kill and junk food - along with plastic forks and spoons, cable ties, rubber bands and human hair. It stands to reason that the birds have changed and adapted to their urban environment. They do not arrive on the dot every night, but they know which places there is likely to be more food dropped. In general, they start to congregate at about half past eight and their numbers are largest at about 9.45pm or 10pm.


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