British boy, 9, wins seagull screeching competition after becoming obsessed with the birds

A nine-year-old boy from Derbyshire has won a European seagull screeching championship after becoming obsessed with the birds and being able to impersonate their high-pitched squawk.
Cooper Wallace travelled from Chesterfield to the coastal town of De Panne, Belgium, to compete in the fourth annual competition, in which he had to perform the screech for a panel of judges.
Cooper scored 92 out of a possible 100 points for the uncanny impression on Sunday, giving him the top prize in the junior category.
Dressed in a full gull costume, he was asked to impersonate a range of emotions and when pretending to be hungry, his act included lunging at a fake cone of chips made from foam.
He was this year’s overall highest scorer after beating out the adult winner Simao Joao by five points.
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[@CollectiveWest1]

Thanks goodness the Telegraph is still tackling the big issues. The younger competitors definitely captured the full vocal range of those birds.

[@zakjuly6721]

We need these people in Government positions ❤

[@dxg999]

They certainly make more sense.

[@soggymoggytravels]

No, it'd be quackery!

[@theslimeylimey]

Turkeys won't tolerate seagulls moving in on their territory.

[@KOHF34]

He scored 92/100 to win. The Judges docked him 8 points for pooping on their cars.

[@verebellus]

why is there a banana on a string tho

[@idal2004]

For scale to prove that they are not actual birds.

[@ronaldbeamon5564]

Maybe America isnt so bad....

[@jamiecorrigan3241]

BRILLIANT !!!

[@Dr.UldenWascht]

This is why aliens don't visit.

[@oleksiisennik6399]

The second girl was better. The three of my colleagues agreed on that, why did they choose him as the winner?

[@ben7704]

Totally

[@SunRaIV]

how beautiful this world is.

[@tubthump]

Gulls, not “seagulls”!

[@peterjones4785]

We need stuff like this every weekend in our locals. Brilliant

[@dgaydos]

Why the hanging banana? Unless of course, it's to signify just how bananas everyone is! lol

[@fredslipknot9]

This is lovely

[@lunak1391]

About time we had something other than misery to read about

[@josephmurray2234]

Brilliant

[@Chris-hp2gg]

Your friend from UHar would have loved to compete in that.😂

[@richardignatowicz8900]

Well done to that little boy, great impression. Think this went virral quite quickly.

[@Greenpoloboy3]

We need this to help us forget the mad world we live in!

[@thealternativeeurovisionch685]

Brilliant!

[@mcshocked6407]

Why isn’t this boy my local MP?

[@jasonrooke4563]

He's too busy stealing people's chips 🤣

[@uzzy.s17]

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[@GrubStLodger]

Now that is news.

[@savyultras90]

DU PICCIONI CO NA FAVA

[@cptformaggino]

🧌

[@NuriOnline]

Great Britain Seagull

[@MadameCorgi]

Little icon

[@kenyanblood224]

Competition for what?... Humans have become insane😂

[@c.t5136]

And now for something a little different 🙂

[@SR-oc1gc]

How sad.

[@Mattsavage69]

Perhaps he could get surgery to affirm this. Read Jonny the Walrus.

[@hfmbk8714]

Not in my day

[@gv9998]

People used to play sports, but now it’s complete nonsense!

[@LiquidHydrogenH2]

😭🤣🤣🤣

[@icanfly2245]

Reminds me of a deaf and dumb orphan i (censored)

[@donnagibson9613]

Ffs

[@pavelzmiev1578]

What? British boy and not Muhammad?

[@tubthump]

Go away

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@@tubthumpyou go away

[@dirtyholt]

My dogs loved this video immensely

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