Moving from London to the East Sussex coast Carole shares her thoughts. Words by Carole
I love gulls which, to me, are an iconic part of living near the sea which was a long time ambition of mine; I was born in London. Why live near the sea if you don’t like sea birds? Surely it’s akin to moving to live in the middle of a forest and saying you don’t like trees!
We have a pair of gulls who regularly visit our garden and, yes, I do feed them regularly, though I know lot of people don’t approve. I reckon that, as they are here anyway, I might as well ensure they get decent clean food and so hopefully remain healthy, so I buy them tinned dog food. Well, I spend a fortune on mealworms and stuff for smaller birds!
Carole – East Sussex
by jenny steer
im pleased to hear that others share a love for gulls. i live in fleetwood and there is no other bird to match their beauty in flight my wife and i spend summer evenings with glass of wine watching their final acrobatics before settling down’