Man accused of killing 'rare' gull
Published: 10:58, 30 September 2010
Updated: 10:58, 30 September 2010
by Dan Bloom
A man is due in court after he allegedly shot and killed a rare seagull which was nesting on his neighbour's roof.
Richard Suckling, 45, allegedly killed the Herring Gull near his home in Williamson Road, Lydd-on-Sea, on June 21.
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Police said it was a rare variety of the breed.
Suckling was charged last Thursday with shooting a wild bird and firing an air weapon beyond the boundary of his premises.
He will appear before Ashford magistrates on October 20.
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