This is the funny moment a tourist with fish and chips on a beach in south England ran for cover while she was attacked by dive-bombing seagulls.

Sherilyn Carter, 30, can be seen running around in circles to get away from the vicious birds on Brighton beach.

Client services worker Sherilyn, from London, was hanging with a group of friends after celebrating her friend's 30th birthday the night before.

Getting some fresh air after the party, Sherilyn and her pals went for a walk and treated themselves to fish and chips for lunch.

But the gang was interrupted by the unwelcome flock of seagulls, which circled overhead and dived towards Sherilyn's tasty lunch for 10 minutes.

Researchers at the University of Exeter recently revealed that staring at seagulls is the secret to protecting your food.

This video was filmed on June 24.

This is the funny moment a tourist with fish and chips on a beach in south England ran for cover while she was attacked by divebombing seagulls.

Sherilyn Carter, 30, can be seen running around in circles to get away from the vicious birds on Brighton beach.

Client services worker Sherilyn, from London, was hanging with a group of friends after celebrating her friend's 30th birthday the night before.

Getting some fresh air after the party, Sherilyn and her pals went for a walk and treated themselves to fish and chips for lunch.

But the gang was interrupted by the unwelcome flock of seagulls, which circled overhead and dived towards Sherilyn's tasty lunch for 10 minutes.