Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen "revealed a string of measures" the club is taking to combat high numbers of seagulls on match days after pressure from fans to tackle the problem, according to the London GUARDIAN. The club released a statement explaining that it is "well aware of the issue irritating spectators." Among the action being taken "is a specialist company hired to eradicate nests within the stadium, and a hawk deployed to patrol Pittodrie before opening the doors to fans on match days." The club has also installed a “system which distributes various distress calls from different birds to act as a deterrent” in an effort to deter the “very intelligent birds,” but despite all this the club’s avian invasion persists. A club statement said, "We continue to have a hawk flying during the week at Pittodrie and also an hour before doors open on match days. In addition to this, last year we installed an automatic audible warning system which distributes various distress calls from different birds to act as a deterrent. For obvious reasons we cannot fly birds of prey during games" (GUARDIAN, 7/24).
