A landlocked UK town has been invaded by a swarm of 3,000 seagulls with locals saying that they have “never seen anything like it”. Residents in Hyndburn, Lancashire, have been shocked by the birds’ appearance, as they live 30 miles from the nearest coast. Locals have likened the unusual scenes to those in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1963 film The Birds, as thousands of birds a day sweep through their town. The birds descended on Hyndburn when workers at a nearby landfill site began filling a disused quarry with rubbish. Since the “apocalyptic” swarm’s arrival, residents have been bombarded with bird p…