Woman's horrific, bloody ordeal as seagull launches vicious attack

A woman who was left bloodied after a seagull attacked her in her garden said she first thought a ‘brick had fallen’ on her head.

As Rhiannon Fennell, 69, picked herself up off the ground, she realised she had been pecked by one of the seagulls nesting on her roof.

The pensioner, from Prestatyn in Wales, explained: "I went out through the back door to go to the shed and as soon as I stepped foot outside, the seagull swept down and hit me over the head.

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“I thought a brick had fallen on my head. It was quite vicious really, it pecked on my head and I couldn't see because the blood had run down my face and over my glasses.

“When I got inside I washed away the blood and put some antiseptic cream on it and took some painkillers.”

Rhiannon told NorthWalesLive that she has been left with a few cuts and bruises following the incident but is feeling fine now.

She said she feels the problem with gulls has gotten worse in recent years as more of the birds nest further inland. Rhiannon, who has lived in the area for 26 years, said she wanted to warn others, especially parents, to be vigilant, especially at a time when seagulls can be extra protective of their chicks.

"It seems the gulls are more aggressive at this time of the year because they're protecting their chicks,” she explained. “The gulls have been nesting on the roof for years, but the problem seems to be getting worse.

“I just hope people take care with their children as these birds can do some damage.

"I lived in Africa for thirty years where they have all sorts of dangerous animals and I was never attacked. Now I'm living in Prestatyn and I get attacked by a