The Andersons Bay Sea Scouts’ boat shed in Portobello Rd has been occupied by the gulls, who have made a nest to lay their eggs in despite the Scouts’ efforts to stop them from doing so.
Sea Scouts group leader Greg Verhoef said the Scouts tried to discourage the gulls from making their nest by removing the sticks whenever they turned up, but they kept reappearing.
On Labour Weekend, the Scouts went away on camp and when they got back there was a "fully grown nest there with an egg in it", Mr Verhoef said.
The nest did not really disrupt the Scouts’ activities, so they had worked around it.
It was also interesting for the young Scouts to observe, Mr Verhoef said.
In 2022, the same thing had happened when two other gulls had made the Portobello boat shed their home.
Mr Verhoef said he was not sure if they were the same birds or their offspring.
They laid two eggs but only one survived.
