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Video Of A Seagull Getting Up Close And Personal With A Traffic Cam Inspires Some Hilarious Memes
01 May 2019
@TfLTrafficNews, @jmpnc7/Twitter
It looks like flying all day has lost its appeal for one seagull who seems to be doing everything he can to get hired as a traffic reporter.
<p>Sure, in the world of birds show-offs like peacocks may get all the attention, but one London seagull has decided it's his time to shine. </p><p>On Monday workers at London's TfL Traffic News spotted a seagull pecking around one of their traffic cams so they decided share a pic of the rather photogenic bird with their followers on Twitter, writing "Happy Monday..."</p><p>Sure enough the persistent bird showed up for work on Tuesday, so the TfL team posted another pic with the caption "Guess who's back?!"</p><p><div id="insticator-container" class="embedid-c230ccfe-b34e-4c23-8bb0-aaf80e33dfdf"><div id="div-insticator-ad-1"></div><div id="insticator-embed"></div><div id="div-insticator-ad-2"></div><script data-cfasync="false" type="text/javascript">Insticator.ad.loadAd("div-insticator-ad-1");Insticator.ad.loadAd("div-insticator-ad-2");Insticator.load("em",{id : "c230ccfe-b34e-4c23-8bb0-aaf80e33dfdf"})</script></div></p><p>By day three the regal looking seagull was starting to gain a following.</p><p><br></p>
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</p><div id="6906f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="78DCR41556726965"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1123199620409167872" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Due to popular demand, a quick update from our reporter just north of the Blackwall Tunnel..... https://t.co/NxKVMqGca3</div> — TfL Traffic News (@TfL Traffic News)<a href="https://twitter.com/TfLTrafficNews/statuses/1123199620409167872">1556626632.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<p>This time sharing a clip of the now infamous seagull the team wrote "Due to popular demand, a quick update from our reporter just north of the Blackwall Tunnel....."</p><p><div data-conversation-spotlight=""></div></p><p>As far as audition tapes go we think the bird nailed it and Twitter seemed to agree. Just a day after being posted the short clip gained almost 2 million views and over 50,000 likes on Twitter. </p><p>Get this bird a job. </p><p><br></p><p><strong>Once word got out it didn't take long for people to start flocking Twitter.<br></strong></p><p><br></p>
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</p><div id="558bf" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="EZ34MA1556726965"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1123269069384318982" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@TfLTrafficNews @martin466004 https://t.co/OONmQQet6v</div> — Jeremy Clitheroe (@Jeremy Clitheroe)<a href="https://twitter.com/Slapmybaldhead/statuses/1123269069384318982">1556643190.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="3712f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="XZT59O1556726966"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1123276387937325056" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@TfLTrafficNews https://t.co/UFfHEfZP4b</div> — 🌸 Julia 🍷 👠👠 (@🌸 Julia 🍷 👠👠)<a href="https://twitter.com/Wine_N_Shoes/statuses/1123276387937325056">1556644935.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="2b800" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="K75VE11556726966"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1123328635891605505" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@aimeebatchelor1 @TfLTrafficNews https://t.co/OHLJ9mQ9o3</div> — Tom Rothberg (@Tom Rothberg)<a href="https://twitter.com/tomrothberg/statuses/1123328635891605505">1556657391.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="eaaa1" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="24BTV81556726966"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1123313903218429953" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@TfLTrafficNews @KirstyMuir20 This is brilliant https://t.co/SFST3qD9kS</div> — Clare Masterton (@Clare Masterton)<a href="https://twitter.com/ClareMasterton/statuses/1123313903218429953">1556653879.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<p><strong><br></strong></p><p><strong>And soon the bird puns started flying across the thread. </strong></p><p><br></p>
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</p><div id="3a948" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="IW30BT1556726966"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1123288017840549888" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@ClaireChesney @TfLTrafficNews @k_macquarrie “Now over to Ernie, with a bird’s eye view of the traffic.”</div> — Alex Wozniak (@Alex Wozniak)<a href="https://twitter.com/Antholex/statuses/1123288017840549888">1556647707.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="be131" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="CIVHWZ1556726966"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1123208738138087425" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@TfLTrafficNews @AmigaBeanbag Wait, that’s no reporter, just how gullible do you think we are?</div> — tuupplop (@tuupplop)<a href="https://twitter.com/tuupplop/statuses/1123208738138087425">1556628806.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="cc454" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="4CD3TE1556726966"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1123264157657247744" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@TfLTrafficNews @Frommers And back to you Evan Beaxter!! 😂🤣🐦 #news https://t.co/by1xe3KXsQ</div> — Courtney Knox (@Courtney Knox)<a href="https://twitter.com/CourtneyKnox26/statuses/1123264157657247744">1556642019.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="86730" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="STKUJS1556726966"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1123295920341254149" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@CourtneyKnox26 @TfLTrafficNews @Frommers Toucan play at that game</div> — Audrey Buchan (@Audrey Buchan)<a href="https://twitter.com/blofeldscat/statuses/1123295920341254149">1556649591.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="5d640" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="HHEIYD1556726967"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1123257371550208001" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@TfLTrafficNews Beware of Brunswick Road. Traffic is all fowled up.</div> — My name is Alex (@My name is Alex)<a href="https://twitter.com/jungmark98/statuses/1123257371550208001">1556640401.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="24d63" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="7GENZV1556726967"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1123218672699338753" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">"We are still waiting for confirmation that the chicken has indeed crossed the road. Back to you." https://t.co/aj35RaO2Eq</div> — Liz Dueweke 🐾 (@Liz Dueweke 🐾)<a href="https://twitter.com/LizDueweke/statuses/1123218672699338753">1556631174.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<p><strong>Sure he can't talk, and he's always late for meetings but it seems like the job is his if he wants it. </strong></p><p><br></p>
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</p><div id="f5e5c" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="D1HB0L1556726967"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1123329539986292743" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@TfLTrafficNews This is the best traffic reporter that I have ever seen #trafficreporterseagull</div> — theclaudinegarley (@theclaudinegarley)<a href="https://twitter.com/theclaudinegar1/statuses/1123329539986292743">1556657607.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="8299c" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="WN7VGY1556726967"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1123275432076435457" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@JenBartram @TfLTrafficNews An absolute natural</div> — Tom Carter (@Tom Carter)<a href="https://twitter.com/tkcarter82/statuses/1123275432076435457">1556644707.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="1ba6e" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="DVK06O1556726967"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1123231073700319232" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@TfLTrafficNews Better then Mike Brown</div> — catinthehat (@catinthehat)<a href="https://twitter.com/billandben99/statuses/1123231073700319232">1556634131.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="83187" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="D9I9JQ1556726967"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1123199895739957248" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@TfLTrafficNews handsome lad tbf</div> — Hughboo (@Hughboo)<a href="https://twitter.com/Hughboo2/statuses/1123199895739957248">1556626697.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="c5e4d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="L8G7DT1556726967"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1123247395775680513" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@TfLTrafficNews Will your new reporter be receiving its own Twitter account?</div> — Ian Sadler (@Ian Sadler)<a href="https://twitter.com/Scooby_Who/statuses/1123247395775680513">1556638022.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<p><strong>Let's just hope he doesn't decide to fly the coop. </strong></p>
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