Overview

• Lesley Wright was walking to a neighbour’s home when a seagull swooped from behind and struck the back of her head, leaving her dazed and bleeding.
• A passerby alerted lash technician Selina Ho, who provided towels and water before driving Wright to Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin for emergency care.
• Hospital staff treated her small scalp laceration with glue instead of stitches, noting that head wounds can bleed heavily despite their size.
• Wright says the incident has left her anxious and 'very wary' around seagulls and questioning why the species retains full legal protection as they move inland.
• The RSPCA explained that swooping gulls are usually defending chicks and reminded the public that harming gulls or their nests violates the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981.