Crazed seagulls were filmed repeatedly dive-bombing a man as he walked down a street in London.
The two birds swooped down and pecked the victim, before circling back and launching a fresh attack.
A man can be heard laughing as he films the strange attack on the Orthodox Jewish man, telling his female friend to go ‘unless they turn on us’.
‘Oh my God, what the hell?’ she is heard saying.
Bird experts believe the seagulls may have been nesting nearby and were trying to protect their chicks.
The RSPB advised people to avoid the area for a few weeks while the chicks develop, or to wear a hat and carry an umbrella.
A spokesperson said: ‘The first is due to birds nesting nearby when they have eggs or chicks to protect.
‘The solution to this problem can be difficult, depending on the location of the nest and bird.
‘The simplest solution is to avoid the area for a week or two while the young develop.
‘If avoiding the area is impossible, the next best thing is to ensure that you have a hat, umbrella or similar article that you can raise above your head.
‘The bird will almost always swoop at the highest part of “you” – in this case the hat or umbrella.
‘The other cause, particularly common in gulls, is due to birds associating people with food.
‘This is the result of excessive hand-feeding. However, this can increase the bravado of gulls and other birds and signal that “people mean food”.
‘The only way to reduce this problem is to avoid hand-feeding gulls, especially in holiday resorts where the problem tends to be most prevalent.’
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