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A Pokemon Go fan is being forced to dodge an angry gull while trying to catch 'em all.

Jonathan Widdowson has spoke of regular attacks from the bird while trying to reach an area to play the popular geo-caching game Pokemon Go.

And he has been told the swooping terror could be prompted to dive bomb by his balding head or his black tie.

Willand resident Jonathan has told Devon Live how he travels into Tiverton on the bus every morning for work at a customer service call centre.

A big fan of the popular monster-collecting mobile game, recently hitting level 40, he has one hour to pack in as much Pokemon Go before starting his shift.

From the bus he will hurriedly head to St Peters Church for the first of two 'Gyms' on his commute where he can battle and catch rare creatures.

However this week the normally relaxing pursuit has become a nightmare.

He said: "The seagull appears to be nesting atop the church.

"Every time I enter through the gates to the graveyard of the church it begins circling and I hear a lot of squawking.

"As I walk closer to the Pokemon Gym it comes down for my head.

"I am forced to duck behind trees when it happens.

Quick Facts: Pokemon Go Pokemon Go uses the GPS of a mobile device, whether a smart phone, an iPhone or an iPad, to locate, capture, battle and train virtual creatures called Pokemon

The result of a collaboration between Niantic and Nintendo, based on the original GameBoy game and franchise launched in 1995

The game is Free To Play, but uses a 'freemium' business model which supports in-app purchases for additional in-game items

First launched in July 2016, it become one of the most profitable apps in history

As of May 2018, there are 147 million monthly active users

"My friend said that it could be attracted to my balding head, which adds insult to injury!" He joked.

"It has only recently began to happen.

"The first time this happened I thought nothing of it, as I was evidently too close to the walls of the church to be swooped at.

"However, the past two days it has swooped at my head by going directly down the path.

"Each time I have dodged by moving behind a tree and then it appears to not bother once I pass to the other side of the church by the castle.

"It is clearly thinks I am in its territory."

He has been told that no one else seems to be having an issue with the gull, picking solely on the fan of a game in which animals are trapped inside small globes called Pokeballs.

Jonathan has played the game since it was first launched in 2016, and is a member of Team Mystic.

He admits that the close encounters of the bird kind aren't putting him off playing the game, which including a community of 60-70 players in the Mid Devon town.

"It's nice to get out and about and walk around with a purpose.

"It's also great to meet up with people, and I have met a few close friends through the game."