Seagulls remember where they ate fish and chips from, researchers find

Seagulls remember where they ate fish and chips from and travel dozens of miles to visit specific shops, researchers find

  • Researchers found herring gulls make a beeline for a specific shop in Scotland 
  • Some fly to the Wee Hurrie from around 100 miles from the Inner Hebrides
  • British Trust for Ornithology researchers used GPS technology to track the gulls 

Most of us have a favourite chip shop – and it seems seagulls are no exception. 

The birds, say scientists, remember where they last dined on fish and chips and flock back from dozens of miles away. 

Researchers found herring gulls make a beeline for a specific chip shop in the town of Troon on Scotland’s west coast. 

Some fly to the Wee Hurrie from around 100 miles from the Inner Hebrides. 

Researchers at the British Trust for Ornithology used GPS technology to tag gulls, which can live for around 12 years, from Lady Isle and Pladda in the Clyde and Oronsay and Islay in the Inner Hebrides. 

Researchers at the British Trust for Ornithology used GPS technology to tag gulls, which can live for around 12 years, from Lady Isle and Pladda in the Clyde and Oronsay and Islay in the Inner Hebrides

Dr Nina O’Hanlon, study author, said: ‘We downloaded data from at least five individuals at the chip shop. 

‘Some of the individuals were making repeated visits.’ 

The study, published in the journal Frontiers in Marine Science, was part of efforts to understand why there has been a steep decline in the number of herring gulls, despite their reputation as a widespread nuisance . 

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