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A man was taken to hospital after a seagull tried to grab his cheese and onion roll in Devon.

Paul Carlyon, 51, was on holiday in Paignton with wife Tina when he was attacked by the bird, which left him with a bloodied finger, The Sun reports.

Tina, a teaching assistant from Essex, described the moment the incident happened in which the seagull became aggressive.

She told The Sun: I couldn’t believe my eyes. There we were enjoying our lunch on some deck chairs overlooking the sea, and the next minute this bird appeared out of nowhere.

“At first it tried to come in between us and I felt it’s wing on my arm.

“Then when Paul wouldn’t give him his food it became really aggressive.

“It bit him a couple of times and flew off.

“The seagulls are out of control on that beach.”

Paul went to A&E to have the bleeding finger treated, and was given a tetanus jab.

This seagull incident is one of many that have happened in Devon over the summer.

Last month, Devon Live reported that a devoted postman that has been attacked by the same vicious seagull so many times that he has been moved off that particular round.

The collections driver said he has been 'dive bombed' by the angry seagull every day for the last four weeks and said it has left him feeling scared and vulnerable.

Another man was also traumatised by a seagull which keeps targeting him whilst playing Pokemon Go.

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 morningfor work at a customer service call centre.