Seagull screeching is an antidote to madness
From our UK edition
A seagull’s screech can be heard over a mile from the coast. I reckon my seven-year-old daughter’s seagull impression carries twice that distance. We call her screeches ‘bunker-busters’ because they have been known to pierce through four storeys, a pillow and noise-cancelling headphones. Months of shattered hangovers, terrorised wildlife and fractious calls from neighbours have paid off, however, because last weekend we all piled into the car and drove from the East Midlands to the European Seagull Screeching Championship in Belgium to watch her compete. This eccentric event, now in its sixth year, was founded by ecologist Claude Willaert with the aim of improving seagulls’ reputation (summed up by Claude as ‘Make Seagulls Sexy Again’).
