Easter Ross community council issues warning over killing gulls in Balintore and Hilton villages
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Balintore and Hilton Community Council in Easter Ross has warned residents and visitors over the killing of gulls in the villages.
After a number of dead infant gulls were reported to the community council, members reminded people of their responsibilities on social media.
A spokesman for Balintore Hilton Community Council said: "We have received some reports of a number of dead baby seagulls in the villages.
"Although we do not know the cause of death, please remember that all species of gull are protected under the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.
"This makes it illegal to intentionally or, in Scotland and Northern Ireland, recklessly injure or kill any gull or damage or destroy an active nest or its contents."
Gulls nest in large, densely packed, noisy colonies. They lay two or three speckled eggs in nests composed of vegetation.
The young are born in an advanced state and able to feed themselves. They have dark mottled down and are mobile upon hatching.
