Overview

• Residents at Mahon Court have endured daily dive-bombing by large seagulls protecting their rooftop nests and chicks.
• Some occupants accept the attacks as natural breeding behavior while others describe feeling terrified to leave home.
• Sanctuary Housing, which manages the estate, has declined to comment on residents’ concerns.
• Liverpool City Council has contracted Waste Investigations Support and Enforcement officers to patrol across the city and issue fixed penalties for environmental offences.
• Fines have been increased to £150 for littering, £100 for dog fouling and a tiered system starting at £500 for fly-tipping to deter waste practices believed to feed gull populations.