Seagulls.

I found an old thread discussing feeding seagulls in your garden. I have a single seagull who comes every summer from late Spring to late Autumn. She nests nearby and comes to my garden regularly, not every day and sometimes several times a day. This has been going on for several years. I have all the usual suspects coming in my garden, sparrows, robins, collared doves and so on and even have house sparrows nesting inside my porch. But, this same seagull is always on her own until she brings her fledgling chick with her, she causes no problems, I've never had poo on my laundry for example and no other seagull comes in. I strictly only feed her when she knocks on my window and yet, one of my neighbours thinks it's okay to fire his airgun at her into my garden. I have a cat that knows the seagull and they happily share the garde n and I'm afraid he'll hit my cat. I called the police for advice and I'm doing nothing wrong and my neighbour is doing plenty wrong, but, he still carries on. The police can only do something if I can provide proof, I have a wildlife cam in my garden, which he sent a terse letter about to me even though it only films my garden. This seagull visits me more often than my family does and is treated as a wild bird. Yes, gulls are a nuisance in many ways, but, as far as I'm concerned, the litter throwing, foul mouthed youngsters are far worse.