I have just arrived back in the UK after another enjoyable holiday on Malta but a comment from another tourist left me rather puzzled. She asked: “where are the seagulls in Malta?”

Having travelled widely all over Europe, I must admit Malta is the only place by the sea where these birds are missing.

Perhaps some readers of The Times can shed some light on this apparent mystery.

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