Union Street closed-off as firefighters launch dramatic rescue… For a Herring Gull By Chris Jaffray April 23 2015, 2:17 pm April 23 2015, 2:17 pm Share Union Street closed-off as firefighters launch dramatic rescue… For a Herring Gull Share via Facebook Twitter Whatsapp Messenger Linkedin Email Post link https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/news/aberdeen-aberdeenshire/558616/union-street-closed-off-firefighters-launch-dramatic-rescue-herring-gull/ Copy Link The gull was rescued from the building on Union Street A section of the city centre in Aberdeen was closed off this afternoon to allow for a rescue mission of a trapped gull. The Scottish Fire and Service were called to the Union Street by the Scottish SPCA at around 1pm. Members of the public watched on as a height vehicle was used to set the gull free from the netting it had been trapped in on McCombie Court. The fire service left the scene at around 2pm.