‘However the bird seems absolutely normal,' he told the Scarborough Evening News. “The gulls are coming up to the breeding season and I always see this one with its mate when I walk my dog in the area. It is such a sad sight.”

　　他对斯尔卡博晚间新闻节目说，“但是这只鸟看起来如此的镇定”，“海鸥现在已经到了繁衍的季节，我在自己住的地方遛狗时，总能看到这只海鸥和它的伴侣一起飞行。这场景挺让人心酸的。”