George, a black-backed gull, is probably one of the best-fed birds in Christchurch. Every day, when staff at the Postal Centre, in Hereford Street, take their tea and lunch breaks, George arrives at the window for scraps. The cafeteria manageress, Mrs Anne Dent, who feeds the bird, says that George has been calling at the cafeteria, on the seventh floor of the building, for about a year. When the staff arrive for their breaks, George alights on the window-sill and squawks until he is fed. He is getting very choosey: he no longer eats bread; he prefers fish or meat.
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100George, a black-backed gull, is probably one of the best-fed birds in Christchurch. Every day, when staff at the Postal Centre, in Hereford Street, take their tea and lunch breaks, George arrives at the window for scraps. The cafeteria manageress, Mrs Anne Dent, who feeds the bird, says that George has been calling at the cafeteria, on the seventh floor of the building, for about a year. When the staff arrive for their breaks, George alights on the window-sill and squawks until he is fed. He is getting very choosey: he no longer eats bread; he prefers fish or meat. Press, 24 September 1983, Page 2
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