Gull-ivers Travels

Was presented with a newly hatched young Gull chick this afternoon. It was picked up by a young man living behind the Al Raj Restaurant , he found it in the gutter pipe above his flat then took it down to the riverside !!

I explained to him that it would die and he must take it back and put it where he found it. When I checked later it was laying on the concrete steps having fallen out of the guttering. I looked around the surrounding buildings but no nests to be seen or adult seagulls either. It may have been snatched by a predator and dropped on the sloping roof when challenged, It seems the only explanation since there were no flat nest areas of any kind in the vicinity. I am pretty sure it has been hatched within the last 24 hours. I have it in a heated box meanwhile, The Scottish SPCA will pick it up in the morning. Anyone finding sick or injured animals or birds should contact the Scottish SPCA locally on 01463 231191. Young birds that have fallen from the nest should be put back if possible, or otherwise left alone since the parents usually care for them.