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Squawk of the town: Euro seagull screeching contest migrates to Victoria

The Rocky Point Bird Observatory will host Victoria's first Scream-like-a-gull contest on May 10 at Beacon Hill Park during World Migratory Bird Day celebrations.
The event draws its concept from the annual Gull Screeching Championship held in De Panne, a coastal town in Belgium, which this year featured 60 competitors representing 14 different countries.
The contest invites participants to imitate seagulls while wearing gull costumes and will be one of many activities during RPBO's Victoria Bird Week running from May 10 to 17.
Simone Littledale, a judge and RPBO educator, says, "You've got to fully commit," emphasizing that the event aims to draw attention to conservation challenges facing gulls, including the threatened California gull migrating via Vancouver Island.
The contest's noisy and entertaining nature aims to increase awareness of bird-friendly cities and encourage community support for vulnerable species amid shared habitat threats.

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