Brits warned to watch out as 'angry' seagulls go on the rampage during nesting season

Hungry seagulls are back in Britain for the start of the spring and theyre angrier than ever, experts have warned.

The maritime menaces are swooping on terrified Brits to nick their lunches, and are set to become even more aggressive within the next month.

March sees the start of the nesting season for the scary sea birds, and now pest experts have warned the birds are set to grow even bolder.

Pest control chiefs sat the gulls will go for any type of food as this time of year becomes "do or die" for them, adding that they "do not care" who they upset.

Pest expert Kyle Elliot explained: It is now the time of year where gulls are laying their eggs.

They are setting up their nests, and at this time of year they are notoriously more aggressive than normal.

They get into protective mode, so that combined with people visiting Britains beaches more because of the nice weather, you have a recipe for disaster.

They are also notoriously greedy and not picky - they dont care who they upset, they will swoop for any food they can find. And if that is in your hand - they will not think twice about flying at you to grab it.

Seagulls are setting up their nests around now and you will not be able to move them - under law - until around September.

Niall Gallagher, Technical Manager at the British Pest Control Association also told how the gulls are "not the easiest pest" they have to deal with in these months.

"Ill be honest from the outset: gulls are not the easiest species to work with. Theyre protected, highly adaptable, increasingly urban and, when nesting, can be downright confrontational," he said.

"Add licensing complexity and public scrutiny into the mix, and its easy to see why so many pest professionals approach gull work with caution. Thats exactly why we need to get better at it.

"Gulls are protected under law and you cannot legally remove a nest or eggs without a proper license in the UK.

"During the breeding season, gulls have been known to launch attacks on people.

After mating and nest-building in February and March, many gulls will be protecting nests and eggs towards the end of April and into May. Now is peak gull time."

And even our seaside chippies aren't safe, with fast food merchants describing the hell they encounter on Britain's beaches.

Ella Winch works at the Fish and Chippy on Bognor Regis pier and says it can be "hell on earth".

"The sun comes out and then we get the tourists, but it's like the seagulls know. They are so brave around here and don't think twice about swooping on people to grab their chips.

"It can be hell on earth some days," she said.

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