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2024 European Seagull Screeching Championship
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https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/1016383/portuguese-scientist-wins-european-seagull-screeching-championship-in-belgium
"Make seagulls sexy again"
Portuguese scientist wins European Seagull Screeching Championship in Belgium
Monday, 22 April 2024
By Maïthé Chini
The fourth edition of the European Seagull Screeching Championship took place at the 'Verloren Gernoare' café near the Belgian coastal municipality of De Panne this weekend. This year, the gold medal went to a Portuguese scientist.
The competition started with the youth category up to 16 years under the name 'juvenile' – the name for young birds. The adults then took their turn, and the 'colony' category closed the competition with gangs of two to five noisy gulls. Participants came from England, Sweden and France, among others.
"The judges give a score out of 20," organiser Claude Willaert told VRT. "There are 15 points to win for the scream itself, and five for the behaviour. It is very important to have a good understanding of the gull's language."
The Portuguese participant, Simão João, is a scientist and understood observation well, said Willaert. "He listened and watched the gulls carefully. That's how he was able to make a difference, which earned him a gold medal.
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Monday, 22 April 2024
By Maïthé Chini
The fourth edition of the European Seagull Screeching Championship took place at the 'Verloren Gernoare' café near the Belgian coastal municipality of De Panne this weekend. This year, the gold medal went to a Portuguese scientist.
The competition started with the youth category up to 16 years under the name 'juvenile' – the name for young birds. The adults then took their turn, and the 'colony' category closed the competition with gangs of two to five noisy gulls. Participants came from England, Sweden and France, among others.
"The judges give a score out of 20," organiser Claude Willaert told VRT. "There are 15 points to win for the scream itself, and five for the behaviour. It is very important to have a good understanding of the gull's language."
The Portuguese participant, Simão João, is a scientist and understood observation well, said Willaert. "He listened and watched the gulls carefully. That's how he was able to make a difference, which earned him a gold medal.
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/apr/23/boy-9-from-derbyshire-wins-gull-screeching-competition
Boy, 9, from Derbyshire, wins gull screeching competition
