# Seagull steals fish from seal in Northumberland harbour

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/so-its-not-just-us-they-pick-on-greedy-seagull-steals-fish-from-a-seal/
- Published: 2026-11-04T01:47:31+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-04T02:31:57+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16263741/Greedy-seagull-steals-fish-SEAL.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- A seagull stole a fish from a seal in Northumberland.
- The encounter happened in Warkworth Harbour on Halloween.
- The gull swallowed the fish in one gulp.

## Summary

A seagull in Warkworth Harbour, Northumberland, swooped on a seal and stole a fish from its mouth. The unusual encounter, photographed on Halloween, shows the bird turning a behaviour often associated with beachgoers’ food towards a seal.

The seal had surfaced for air after catching the fish when the gull divebombed it, prompting a tug-of-war in the water. The gull wrestled the fish free and swallowed it in one gulp; it is not known whether it has targeted seals before.

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