Mother and father whose kids stroll to high school may subject them some street security recommendation or a ‘stranger hazard’ reminder.

However pupils at a number one non-public ladies’ faculty have had a extra unconventional warning: Stay vigilant in case of assault from a gang of … crows.

In an echo of the Hitchcock film The Birds, James Allen’s Ladies’ College has even suggested pupils to keep away from one close by avenue within the costly south London suburb of Dulwich Village after a house owner suffered ‘about half a dozen small puncture wounds to the top’ and one other needed to combat off the crows with an umbrella. 

The £22,000-a-year faculty is the oldest non-public ladies’ faculty in London and former pupils embody writer Anita Brookner and double Oscar nominee actress Sally Hawkins.

Pupils at a number one non-public ladies’ faculty have had a extra unconventional warning: Stay vigilant in case of assault from a gang of … crows

In an echo of the Hitchcock 1963 film The Birds (pictured), James Allen’s Ladies’ College has had a warning to stay vigilant in case of assault from a gang of crows

An e-mail to oldsters from the non-public assistant to the varsity’s director of operations warns: ‘We’ve had a observe from a involved resident about crow assaults.’ 

It provides: ‘There are two massive crows defending a nest of fledglings and they’re attacking anybody who walks alongside the street.

‘The resident says he was attacked, leading to about half a dozen small puncture wounds to the top, one other neighbour had to make use of an umbrella to get out of their home, and different residents have additionally been attacked.’

The college warned pupils to keep away from strolling or biking down East Dulwich Street – the place the typical home prices greater than £1.5million – ‘particularly in direction of the underside’ till the fledglings have flown the nest. 

The e-mail directs dad and mom to an internet site with details about crow assaults, which says they’re uncommon and that the worst consequence is more likely to be ‘a couple of cuts or scratches’.

The web site, Birdfact, offers recommendations on the way to keep away from being attacked by a crow and explains that the birds are ‘about as clever as a seven-year-old’ little one.

It says they’re more likely to assault solely throughout breeding season, after they turn into extremely territorial and can swoop and dive to scare away adversaries. 

It advises the goal of assaults to ‘stay calm and stroll away’ as flapping or chasing the fowl is more likely to improve the ferocity of its onslaught.

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