FOI Request - Nuisance and Aggressive Seagulls
Request 101003857389
I am requesting information regarding aggressive and nuisance seagulls in local authority areas across Scotland.
1. Please can you provide a breakdown of the number of incidents reported to the council about aggressive or nuisance seagulls in the past five years?
2. If possible, can you also provide a breakdown of the type of incident? (i.e. Nesting - 5, Attacking humans - 6)
Response 16-10-2025
| Year | Attack | Damage | Dead gull | Feeding | Mess | Nesting | Noise | Other | Trapped gull | Total |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 30 |
| 2021 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 23 |
| 2022 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 |
| 2023 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 29 |
| 2024 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 41 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 31 |
| Total | 27 | 4 | 9 | 91 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 2 | 185 |