Ashford has some cute new residents after a pair of newly hatched chicks were seen on the top floor of a town centre car park.

Last month we reported how motorists had been warned not to disturb nesting herring gulls on the upper floor of the council-run venue in Edinburgh Road, Ashford.

Council workers set up cones and put up warning signs around the birds, which could not be removed because they are a protected species.

Now it appears the eggs have hatched after baby gulls were captured on camera by our photographer Paul Amos. It is believed two chicks hatched late last week.

The chicks' parents are now guarding their offspring, getting very agitated when any pedestrians go anywhere near the nest.

Kentish Express wildlife expert Owen Leyshon, from the Romney Marsh Countryside Partnership, advised people not to pick up any chicks as the parents will often be flying overhead nearby. He added that the best thing to do would be to leave them well alone.

And it appears they could be there for some time yet as experts say seagull chicks are dependent on their parents for the first three months.

By then, the fledglings would be able to feed themselves, although parents may continue to care for fledglings until they are six months old.