What do seagulls eat?

Gulls don't do without when the beachgoers aren't around. They find other ways to scavenge and that includes fishing on their own and stealing from other birds and shrimp boats. read more

Seagulls hunt and forage for food over the water, on the land and in the air. They are very versatile in their intake. They eat all sorts of marine animals, including fish, mollusks, crustaceans and insects, either alive or dead. On land, they eat worms, grubs, rodents, reptiles and amphibians. read more

The food taken by gulls includes fish and marine and freshwater invertebrates, both alive and already dead, terrestrial arthropods and invertebrates such as insects and earthworms, rodents, eggs, carrion, offal, reptiles, amphibians, plant items such as seeds and fruit, human refuse, chips, and even other birds. No gull species is a single-prey specialist, and no gull species forages using only a single method. read more

Whether they’re savaging dogs or stealing chips, we’re in the grip of an epidemic of bloodthirsty seagulls with bad attitudes. After homicidal gulls killed an innocent Yorkshire terrier and a terrified tortoise last week, the country has gone into mass panic – with X Factor mogul Simon Cowell even having his dogs Squiddly and Diddly fitted for gull-proof mini helmets. read more