Video shows seagull playing 'football' in a car park in Cornwall

This video shows the moment a seagull was caught playing 'football' in a pub car park - with a tennis ball it stole from a nearby dog.
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Michael Holt was enjoying a drink with his partner Belinda Lazenby when he noticed the bird acting strangely.

The juvenile seagull has pinched a battered old tennis ball and was using it's beak to nudge it around obstacles in the car park.

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Michael said it looked like the bird could be trying out for the local football team in Falmouth, Cornwall.

Video shows seagull playing 'football' in a car park in CornwallVideo shows seagull playing 'football' in a car park in Cornwall
Video shows seagull playing 'football' in a car park in Cornwall

He said: "I was out celebrating the birthday of my partner and we were at The Windjammer in Falmouth.

"The seagull was enjoying itself with a ball, it looked like the seagull was trialling for Falmouth Town FC."

Michael, a psychotherapist, filmed the video on Saturday, October 31.

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