A greedy seagull crept into Greggs and made off with a packet of crisps last week.

Thieving seagull snatches packet of crisps from bakery

Thieving seagull snatches packet of crisps from bakery

The cheeky bird clearly had no fear and knew exactly what he wanted as he slyly trotted into the bakery store on Kings Street in the centre of South Shields, Newcastle on September 2, grabbed a bag of salt and vinegar Walkers and legged it out the door.

Gordon Lindsay, who filmed the bird's crime, told the Metro newspaper: ''It clearly just saw its opportunity and just went for it. It grabbed a packet of Walkers Salt and Vinegar - it seemed clear that he knew what flavour he wanted.

''The staff at the time were filling up the coffee machine and they didn't see him until he was leaving - so there wasn't much they could really do. They were quite surprised, and so was I. I just thought it was unbelievably cheeky.''