Locals terrorised by huge flocks of giant seabirds dive-bombing them with droppings

A CITY has been invaded by hundreds of "monster" seagulls - despite being 80 miles from the nearest coast.

The sea birds have flocked to Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, the furthest point in England from the sea, where locals say they are causing mayhem.

Residents are complaining about king-size poo left each day on businesses, cars and even people's heads, while others are upset by their constant squawk.

Car salesman Tony Zompi has spent two years campaigning to get the birds removed, claiming they're a health hazard because their faeces can carry salmonella.

Tony, 42, said: "People laugh when I complain about seagulls, but it's not funny. They are making my life a misery.

"As fast as I clean the cars ready to sell they get covered in poo. It's not little splashes either - it's great dollops of the stuff. And because it's acidic, it eats away the paintwork."

Tony, who runs AZ Car Sales believes the flock flourishes at the inland location because of a large landfill site at Newton Longville, Buckinghamshire.

The 30-year-old site has often been described as smelling like "rotten eggs", forcing FFC Waste Services to install additional gas extraction measures and cladding to seal the site and try and reduce the smell.

He said: "It's a stone's throw away as the crow - or should I say the seagull - flies, and it must be adding to the problem.

"I just don't know what more I can do. I've called the council numerous times and I've even called the national environment agency. But nobody takes it seriously.

"I even bought a giant plastic owl to scare them away, but they just pooped on it. Then they pooped on a visitor's head. It's disgusting."

Mum-of-two Angela Morrison, 39, claimed the town was being overrun by the gulls, and said she'd seen some with wingspans of up to a metre.

Angela, who works as a cleaner, said: "They're absolutely massive, monster sea gulls. You can't move for them when you walk round the town, and they give me the creeps.

"They're always swooping over your head and I've heard how dangerous they can be, it's quite a scary experience.

"They're just a nuisance and no-one wants them there. Something needs to be done to get them back to where they belong."

In July 2015, dad-of-one Darren Gatland, 38, from Milton Keynes, had his £500 iPhone stolen by a seagull while he was on holiday in Cornwall.

And a security guard was left on crutches after being knocked off his bike by a vicious gull when it swooped at his chest outside his home in Bristol.

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