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Where I work, there are herring gulls nesting on the roof. The employer had got men to remove the eggs and kick apart the nests. Is this legal?

Diane Main, Aberdeenshire

Hollingsworth, Lee

Lee answers...

It is a criminal offence to kill, injure or take a gull; or to take, damage or destroy its nest whilst the nest is in use or being built. It is also a criminal offence to take or destroy their eggs. However, there are exceptions to this and the law recognises that in some circumstances, control may be necessary.

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