Seagull chooses the exact wrong moment to invade football match

The exact definition of wrong place, one time.
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Seagull chooses the exact wrong moment to invade football match
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Animals invading football pitches is a time-honoured tradition. For reference, see this dog, and this dog, and this cat.

But it's not that often birds join the fray.

During Saturday's Scottish Cup match between Peterhead and Alloa Athletic, keeper Neil Parry's kick was unexpectedly thwarted by a low-flying seagull.

It's difficult to know exactly what was going through the seagull's mind in the clip above, but from the way he hastily vacates the stadium it's probably safe to assume that's the last football game he'll be taking part in.

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Sam Haysom

Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.


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