Residents of a Scottish town woke up to cops outside their homes after a herd of cows took over their street.

Police were called Hillfoot Road in the historic town of Ayr after five cows were spotted grazing in a garden. The animals left residents baffled after they were first seen at around 8.30am this morning, with a neighbour sharing a photo online.

A video from another neighbour at around 10am showed how the cows were still congregating in the same front garden. The bizarre footage shows a police officer standing in front of the garden as they assess the situation.

Five cows were grazing in a garden in Ayr this morning (
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Police were called to the town to bring the animals back to their farm (
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A police van and a police car can be seen parked further along the street. The cows are all behaving themselves in the clip with the animals just calmly standing next to the driveway of the property. Eventually, cops helped bring the wandering farm animals back home.

The footage was shared by Joyce Richmond on Facebook, the Daily Record reported. Sharing the funny clip, Joyce joked: "Here's some doorstep milk." Another person commented: "They are pure milking it." Whilst another added: "They ain't for moooooooving."

Earlier this year, a herd of cows escaped from their field before promptly handing themselves in at an animal rescue centre. The livestock wandered into GSPCA Guernsey on April 14 after their short experience of freedom. Steve Byrne, GSPCA Manager, said: "We are very blessed to have very clever animals here in Guernsey. This weekend a local herd of Guernsey cows got through their fencing and decided to visit the team at the GSPCA on Sunday.

"It was a very entertaining day for the GSPCA team, but we like a challenge and it wasn't long before we got hold of the farmer who owned them and off they went. In recent years we have seen a stray horse walk into the car park and even two goats walk on site to hand themselves in when they escaped their field.

"Of all lost animals large farm animals and horses are always hugely concerning as not only can they cause damage through no fault of their own they can pose a real risk to drivers, pedestrians and of course to themselves."