The pensioner from Denbighshire,  Wales, said she “felt a strike” on the back of her head while she walked to her shed on August 3.

Sharing pictures of her terrible-looking injuries Rhiannon said her ordeal has meant she wants to warn others of the risks.

Rhiannon has lived in the area for almost three decades, but said gulls attacking people has become rife in the town.

Speaking to WalesOnline she said: “I went out through the back door to go to the shed and as soon as I stepped foot outside, the seagull swept down and hit me over the head.

“I thought a brick had fallen on my head as I was knocked to the ground.

“It was quite vicious really, it pecked on my head and I couldn’t see because the blood had run down my face and over my glasses.

“When I got inside I washed away the blood and put some antiseptic cream on it and took some painkillers.”

Rhiannon says she believes the gulls are “more aggressive at this time of year”.