Arriving at Lowestoft Bus Station last week it seemed strangely quiet.

The kittiwakes were not round the nearby church tower of Our Lady of the Sea, where they have nested for the last three years. I had heard one call on a nearby building two weeks ago and they were very noisy, probably having just arrived at the church.

Then I read in the Lowestoft Journal that a Harris hawk had been introduced to the town centre 'to help reduce the number of seagulls in the town.'Surely the colony of kittiwakes nearby must have been taken into account?

Members of the church were happy to have them there as 'they've come to our church of their own free will and this is one of the few places they are breeding successfully.'

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Julie Grant, Springfield, Acle.