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Daily Mail
04-07-2025
- Daily Mail
Bird brains! Moment man is surrounded by police and arrested after feeding pigeons in town centre
This is the shocking moment a man was surrounded by police officers for feeding pigeons. The incredible footage includes the man, wearing a beanie, being handcuffed and being pushed against a police car door as three officers surround him. A large bag of birdseed can be seen next to him on the kerbside. The nicked bird feeder can be heard saying to officers 'I feed birds that's my religion' whilst shoppers watch on. Footage later shows the distressed man hunched over and being led into the back of the police van where the door is shut and an officer can be heard saying he is 'under arrest'. The incident happened in Ellesmere Port town centre, in Cheshire, on Friday last week. Tony Gath who witnessed the incident said he was 'disturbed' by what he had seen. Tony said: 'It was disgusting behaviour, all they had to do was educate the man on where he can and can't feed the birds, then send him on his way. 'I'm disturbed that they felt that level of intimidation and power was acceptable at all, not just in public.' According to Wirral Council's official website there are 'no laws' that the council can effectively use to stop people feeding wild birds. But Environmental Health may be able to 'take action in significant and excessive cases' where rotten food waste is accumulating or the bird feeding can be shown to be the cause of an infestation of rats or mice. Cheshire Police said the council had previously reported to the police that feeding of the birds in the area was causing an 'increase in vermin'. They also said officers only arrested the man who was feeding birds after be became 'verbally and physically aggressive' towards an officer. A spokesperson for the force said: 'At around 2.15pm on Friday 27th June, officers on patrol in Ellesmere Port town centre spoke to a man who was feeding birds in the area. 'The council had previously reported to police that the feeding of the birds was causing an increase in vermin in the area and that they needed the details of the male to speak to him. 'An officer attempted to engage with the man, but he became verbally and physically aggressive towards the officer. 'He was then arrested for a public order offence - the man subsequently calmed down and was de-arrested.'
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Duck feeders asked to stop over 'health hazard'
Residents have been told that feeding ducks and geese at a lake in Didcot is contributing to a "health hazard". Didcot Town Council asked people to stop feeding the birds at Ladygrove Lake. It said it encouraged more to come to the area, increasing droppings - and that the number of geese was becoming "unsustainable". One parent said he did not see the number of ducks and geese as an issue, adding that people should be able to keep feeding them. Resident Matt Booker said he took his son to feed the ducks at the lake, and was surprised by the request to stop. "It seems a bit strange to me... Apparently there are too many ducks," he said "I don't see it as an issue, to be honest. "Particularly for our little son - he likes feeding them and seeing them." Marta Rudnicka said she regularly brought the geese and ducks food, and does not intend to stop. "I don't think they will put a policeman here, guarding the ducks," she said. "The issue is that [the geese] don't have better places to nest. "I don't think geese would choose to nest in a residential area if they had better places. "It's just there is so little of the natural environment left and it's being eroded." Tony Worgan is the deputy leader of Didcot Town Council and said people tended to feed the birds bread, which made them ill. "Excess bread actually attracts rats and it means our water quality in the lakes is affected," he said. "There are lots of complaints about the bird mess. "People come home with ruined clothes, ruined trousers, kids fall over. "The mess and the number of geese is becoming unsustainable." You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram. Case quacked: Flying duck caught by Swiss speed camera is repeat offender Vending machine for ducks to tackle bread feeding 'Our lake is barren because of too many ducks' Didcot Town Council
BBC News
30-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Geese numbers "unsustainable" at Didcot lake, residents told
Residents have been told that feeding ducks and geese at a lake in Didcot is contributing to a "health hazard".Didcot Town Council asked people to stop feeding the birds at Ladygrove said it encouraged more to come to the area, increasing droppings - and that the number of geese was becoming "unsustainable".One parent said he did not see the number of ducks and geese as an issue, adding that people should be able to keep feeding them. Resident Matt Booker said he took his son to feed the ducks at the lake, and was surprised by the request to stop."It seems a bit strange to me... Apparently there are too many ducks," he said"I don't see it as an issue, to be honest. "Particularly for our little son - he likes feeding them and seeing them."Marta Rudnicka said she regularly brought the geese and ducks food, and does not intend to stop."I don't think they will put a policeman here, guarding the ducks," she said."The issue is that [the geese] don't have better places to nest. "I don't think geese would choose to nest in a residential area if they had better places. "It's just there is so little of the natural environment left and it's being eroded." Tony Worgan is the deputy leader of Didcot Town Council and said people tended to feed the birds bread, which made them ill."Excess bread actually attracts rats and it means our water quality in the lakes is affected," he said."There are lots of complaints about the bird mess. "People come home with ruined clothes, ruined trousers, kids fall over."The mess and the number of geese is becoming unsustainable." You can follow BBC Oxfordshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
