A UK animal shelter is overrun with drunken seagulls.

Around 30 birds have been taken into the RSPCA centre at West Hatch, in Somerset because they are too drunk to fly or walk.

How the seagulls got drunk is unknown, but one theory suggests they could have got stuck into some alcohol that was left on a beach.

Another theory is that they could have eaten some grain from a nearby brewery.

Vet David Couper says some of the birds have been seen unconscious or staggering - and all were found reeking of alcohol.