Man fined £50 for 'littering' after throwing 'two tiny bits of bread' to some birds

A wildlife lover has been fined £50 for 'littering' after a warden spotted him throwing 'tiny pieces' of a McDonald's McMuffin to seagulls from his car. Fuming Ian Chapman, 62, accused a council of 'extortion' for hitting him with Fixed Penalty Notice for feeding the birds with bits of his £2.09 egg and cheese treat. Mr Chapman denies littering and says that the pieces of muffin were eaten instantly by the birds. He was issued with fine after a community protection officer spotted him feeding the seagulls from his car which he had driven to a Morrisons car park. Mr Chapman, from Hucknall, Notts., said: "I can't understand. They're criminalising hard-working people, for what reason I don't know.