A person has admitted performing a intercourse act whereas kneeling over a captured seagull.

David Lee, 40, held the chicken between his legs whereas he carried out the act on himself.

He was watching pornography on the time.

The incident, which befell in a backstreet in Sunderland in August final yr, was caught on CCTV.

When Lee was arrested at a close-by takeaway, he claimed he was attempting to assist the seagull as a result of he believed it was damage.

He denied that he was watching pornography on the time, and claimed as an alternative that he was trying to find a vet's telephone quantity.

However, police checks later revealed he was grownup web sites.

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Lee, of Sunderland, appeared at South Tyneside Magistrates' Court in April, when he pleaded responsible to inflicting pointless struggling to the chicken.

He appeared in court docket once more on Wednesday.

Sentencing was adjourned to permit for a psychiatric report back to be ready.