HERE'S the moment a bird of prey scatters seagulls as it's released in Worcester High Street.

Dozens of seagulls were chased away by a hawk in Worcester in a bid to reduce the number of gulls in the city.

The hawks help discourage seagulls from nesting when they migrate to the UK for the spring and summer months.

Onlookers could hear and see the seagulls trying to make a quick getaway as the hawk chased them away on Wednesday (April 26).

This has been organised by Worcester City Council for the past two years to try and keep the gull numbers down.

In the past drones, replacing birds’ eggs with life-like dummies, gull-proof bins and gull-proof waste sacks for businesses have been among the methods attempted to control the gull numbers.

The move comes after Worcester City Council's environment committee enquired if a cull could be a possibility, but received legal advice that it would be a non-starter as some of the gulls are protected specials, and some are endangered.