There has been a 50% increase in callouts to deal with gulls and other pest birds so far this year, compared to the same period last year, that’s according to recent Rentokil, an Irish pest control provider. Richard Faulkner, Advanced Technical Field Consultant for Rentokil told us this morning why are we being terrorised by pest gulls?

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