Putting her life on the line! Grandmother forced to wear a colander when she hangs out her washing because seagulls attack her

A grandmother has taken to wearing a colander when she goes into her garden to protect herself from dive-bombing seagulls.

Dina Wilson, 71, cannot go into the garden in Herne Bay, Kent, without the 'headgear' after being attacked.

In once incident they drew blood after pecking at her scalp.

Dina Wilson, from Herne Bay, Kent, pictured in her back garden where she has to wear a colander to protect her from seagulls

But defiant Mrs Wilson is refusing to admit defeat - and now puts on the aluminium drainer when she hangs out her washing.

She said: 'I have to go around my garden with a colander on my head to get the washing off the line.

'We've got grandchildren and while an attack on an adult is bad, it's another thing with a child.

'It could be quite scary for them.'

Dina, from Herne Bay, Kent was attacked when a chick fell out of its nest into her garden.

She failed to spot it near her washing line and its mother dived at her and pecked her head.

Other locals have reported a rise in seagull attacks and councillors are exploring ways of stemming their growing population.