Sam the seagull stealing Doritos

A sneaky seagull has turned shoplifter by wandering into a store and helping himself to his favourite crisps.

The fearless bird lies in wait every day and pounces at a corner shop in Aberdeen when the door opens.

He sneaks in, grabs his spicy Doritos, then flies off with them in his beak and shares them with other birds.

The seagull, nicknamed Sam by staff and customers, has become so popular locals have started paying for his crisps.

Shop worker Sriaram Nagarajan, 22, said: "Everyone is amazed by the seagull.

"For some reason he only takes that one particular kind of crisps, nothing else will do for him. But he's got it down to a fine art. He waits until there are no customers around and I'm standing behind the till, then he raids the place."

Bosses at the RS McColl shop have now decided to keep the door closed to try to deter Sam.

But customers have taken pity on the bird and have started donating money to keep him in Doritos.

Sriaram added: "He's becoming a bit of a celebrity. Seagulls are usually not that popular but Sam is a star because he's so funny."

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[ToastyBrovaPlier]

I love the fact that the bird knows to run after stealing the crisps

[TakeDetour]

I'm looking at a clear case of Specism. I take a bag of crisps I go to jail.

[Atzyri castillo]

lol wen he confronted him lol he backed off the chips like O_O" what what i no no nuthin I....I...*flew away* lol xD

[fsanders15]

Dat gull had no picks ...maybe he can steal a few things 4 me

[Metsada007]

It would be very funny if you could train an entire army of birds stealing things for you hahaha..

[Ella1464]

I regularly watch this, it's so funny. Gulls are so clever and cheeky! I love how it slowly walks into the shop, looking around to make sure no one's watching, grabs the Doritos and then walks really fast out of the shop, like a proper little thief! :)

[Shishiou Blade]

That bird has the munchies.

[karen guo]

I got this from a book

[AquaBlueShadow]

you've now been exposed for your life of crime ^^ I wish they all go to jail... mutant seagulls... ruining my life n stuff O.o

[TakeDetour]

We don't call them crisps here in the States but it's a post from the U.K. so I thought I would go with the slang from there.

[Alexander Speer]

same :)