It's that time to resurrect the Seagull issue again. They screech 24/7, disassemble dustbins, befoul our cars, buildings and washing lines and are generally considered a pest. On the other side of the coin they are beautiful creatures doing what comes naturally to them. So what is to be done? Bridport Radio wants your views. If you have not already done so please register here and you can leave your comments.
There must be a colour that gulls won't go near! why doesn't some enterprising bin-bag manufacturer do some research into producing a gull-proof bin bag and make themselves a fortune by patenting the idea? just a thought......... doug
Posted by brian, on 11-03-2006 16:18,
It should be a general rule that people have bins with lids on which are not easily opened by rats, gulls etc. seagulls are loud and annoying, but then so are we, right? and no one wants to cull us! I don't agree with culling any animal - it is wrong. they have a right to live, just as we do. JL
Posted by Vocal Local, on 14-03-2006 14:26,
I agree with a Cull, vermin is vermin. It does not help as there are several members of the Bridport community feeding the gulls. Ideally preventing them access to bins, by every house having a wheely bin would be ideal, but this does not stop the problem of them dive bombing people when they have young, several people have been hurt. In short Cull as many as possible and fine people for feeding them, they would not incourage rats and seagulls are vermin the same as rats!!!
Posted by husskey, on 24-03-2006 13:14,
So it seems Bridport nows has a memorial bench to a drug addict what a signal to send out to the people of this town. so what next a bench for a murderer or rapist. Looks like Roger Stoodley was right.
Posted by Rustic, on 24-03-2006 20:39,
The Chamber of Trade has been trying to get a Bylaw in place for some time to encourage rubbish to be placed in a gull-proof bin - but its a slow process ........
Posted by Vocal Local, on 26-03-2006 23:25,
I heard that they are going to dig up the old railwayline and build a tunnel underneath it.
Posted by tinymind, on 27-03-2006 15:04,
The Gulls need to be culled as they are out of hand, They are no more than flying rats the only difference is Rats don't defacate on your head. Also why not cull anybody who feeds the Gulls this might make people think before they feed them.
Posted by draino, on 28-03-2006 11:57,
I have noticed a huge increase in people in Bridport who use one crutch and everyone I have ever met is a nutter. I challenge you to have a look around and start talking to peoeple who only have one cructh and find out just how barking they are. I doubt any physiotherapist or any other mender of people would suggest using one crutch, they would probably suggest a walking stick. One crutch says ""I had hurt my leg very badly you know and had to go to hospital but now I am getting a bit better but I liked all the attention that I was getting when I had two crutches because normally people don't speak to me because I am a nutter so I will hang on to one cruch for a while to show you how brave I am"" A complicated thing for one crutch to say but be on the look out for them.
Posted by 6of1, on 30-03-2006 10:35,
Perhaps if we called it harvesting and not culling people would not mind so much, not many people are kicking up about the thousands of chickens that go to food production every week. So let us take some seagulls and serve them up to grockles as a local delicacy - ""Sea Chicken - mmm with that delicious flavour of bins and tar""
Posted by verity, on 04-04-2006 16:27,
That's the point isn't it? Make the grockles walk, that's what I say! They could all do with losing a few pounds, and not to mention getting their midlands accents, obesity, sun burn, and cruelty to children off our beaches and trudging up south street while us locals stick to our guns, avoid the carparks, and do our damndest not to put any more money into the pockets of our thieving town council!
Posted by ooaargh, on 04-04-2006 18:22,
Culling is a pointless waste of time as they breed like crazy and will keep coming, still this will give the gung ho, kill crazy cullers something to do. What you need to do to reduce the numbers is replace thier eggs with china ones. That way before the daft gulls realise that is not going to hatch it is too late in the season to start again. I run a company manufacturing china eggs although I see no conflict of interest. Does this mean I could become a councillor or even an MP
Posted by chancery, on 07-04-2006 22:27,
I think that our local Golf Club should be very active in prompting the prevention of this bird flu by banning all birdies, eagles and albatrosses from the course.
Posted by draino, on 09-04-2006 13:09,
Gulls only natural predator is the Sea Eagle but with an eight foot wingspan I dont think we need too many of them around either.
Posted by Stretchy Nuts, on 12-04-2006 10:20,
being as we (humans) think we are at the top of the food chain, surely there is another predator of the gull... us!
Posted by Waldorf and Stadtler, on 12-04-2006 10:22,
Intead of culling, we could introduce trapping and mis-direction. With some careful timing, and by handing out sachets of seagull pheremones cleverly disguised as Fishermans' friends at carvan parks across the area... When the caravaners leave, they'll take flocks and flocks of horny seagulls with them. Killing two birds with one stone (groan).
Posted by rustic, on 14-04-2006 13:24,
“When the seagull follows the trawler he is looking for the sardines”, so says that great philosopher Eric Cantona, but he has got a point (and a wicked left foot) Evolution states that we all descended from apes, well if that’s the case how come there are any apes left as they should have all evolved by now into us. Likewise so the theory goes is that a fish wriggled up the beach grew a few feathers and started to fly. Based on that principal if you throw enough dolphins off of west bay cliff eventually one of them is going to grow feathers and fly. Likewise if you keep holding seagulls under water they will eventually dump the feathers grow scales and restock the sea with fish. This is the sort of thinking that makes Britain great
Posted by Waldorf and Stadtler, on 21-04-2006 11:43,
""Me thinks we might be able to get a cheap noggin in ere yonder tavern"".
Posted by denzlepob, on 13-05-2006 00:02,
Seagulls aren't stupid, they can fly, walk, undoo a bin bag, remove chips from the elderly, sqwooork, poo on cars that have just been cleaned, impersonate cats, fight, stay up all night, stay out all night, sh*g anywhere, sh*t in mid air, shoplift, steal from boats and talk about YOU behind your back. I have never seen a seagull roll a fag.
Posted by the bat, on 30-05-2006 11:17,
Keep the Gulls, Cull the Drug users.That's wot I say.
It's that time to resurrect the Seagull issue again. They screech 24/7, disassemble dustbins, befoul our cars, buildings and washing lines and are generally considered a pest. On the other side of the coin they are beautiful creatures doing what comes naturally to them. So what is to be done? Bridport Radio wants your views. If you have not already done so please 
