Those who have been here after hours may be familiar with the exhilarating rush of gulls flying low over the courtyard against the dark sky.

It turns out that those who have bought apartments nearby are less exhilarated by the gulls. According to an article in March’s edition of The Hockley Flyer, our local area’s trade paper, there is a continuing effort to remove them. The latest strategy is replacing the real eggs in their nests with plastic ones. Strange but true? It’s certainly strange – judge for yourselves.