'Aggressive' gulls have been terrorising one Suffolk town, with people swapping tips to defend themselves from the fiesty birds.

Some Bungay residents say they're sleeping with one eye open after noticing that gull hostility is on the increase.

Whether it be while travelling to work or putting the bins out, people are keeping an eye on the skies lest they fall victim to a particularly belligerent bird.

The latest casualty was Michael Bradwell, 56, who was walking his dog when he was "bombarded".

His wife, Anne Bradwell, 52, said the seagulls drew blood and they put out a post on Facebook warning others of the attack.

"That path is used by children going to nursery, so if they can do that to a fully grown adult, I'm just worried what they could do to a child," she said.

"I don't want people to kill them or catch them, I just want them to be careful and bear in mind that they might be protecting a nest."

Kathryn Robinson, 52, who works at a funeral home in Upper Holland Street, Bungay, took to Google for the answer to the problem.

East Anglian Daily Times: Kathryn Robinson, 52, who works at a funeral home in Upper Holland Street, took to Google for the answer to the problem.Kathryn Robinson, 52, who works at a funeral home in Upper Holland Street, took to Google for the answer to the problem. (Image: Kathryn Robinson)

"One of my colleagues got slightly injured last year and I've felt them swoop very close behind me recently," she said.

"They keep coming back, which makes me think they might be protecting their babies."

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According to the internet, holding your hands above your head will do the trick, but Mrs Robinson has taken this one step further by carrying an umbrella on her walk to work.

"When I tried it, it really did seem to be working," she added.

"I'll do it even in the blazing sunshine. Of course my colleagues think it's absolutely hilarious."