Video has emerged of a seagull making an "incredible manoeuvre" to avoid flying into a drone.

That was close!

A video has emerged of a seagull making an "incredible manoeuvre" to avoid flying into a drone in Russia.

The footage, shot near Sochi, shows the seagull spinning mid-flight to dodge the drone.

SCREENGRAB The seagull takes evasive action.

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