Britain’s ‘Seagull Boy’, nine, wins European Gull Screeching competition with amazing bird impression (after driving his parents into the wall!)

A nine-year-old British boy has won an international seagull screeching competition with his creepy impression of the bird.

Cooper Wallace initially irritated his parents with his impersonations, but thanks to his unusual talent he is now champion of Europe.

‘My school friends found it annoying at first. But not now. I did it,” the Derbyshire youngster said proudly.

The bird lover traveled with his parents and sister from his home in Chesterfield to the European Gull Screeching Champions in La Panne, Belgium.

All his training paid off and he came out on top against dozens of other competitors, with an impressive 92 out of 100 points – the highest score in both the youth and adult categories.

“Your life will never be the same again,” he was told by organizer Claude Willaert, who noted it was “a double first as Great Britain was represented at our European Championships for the first time.”

Cooper decided he wanted to become ‘Seagull Boy’ – just as Peter Parker became Spider Man after being bitten by an arachnid – when he was bitten by a bird while eating a tuna sandwich on the beach.

“I feel like it’s a very nice animal, I like them because of their noise,” he told the BBC, although hHe admitted he was still ‘wary’ of the birds when he ate by the sea.

While his high-pitched screams were initially annoying to those around him, his mother Lauren began to realize that he had a talent.

“People started turning around and looking for the seagull,” she said.

The family were being told about the competition while enjoying a day out at a soft play center when Lauren told Cooper’s sister to follow the seagull sound to find him.

He said one man heard it and “couldn’t stop laughing” before telling them about the competition in Belgium.

The family decided to attend the fourth annual Gull Scream on Sunday, and Cooper impressed the judges with his skill.

A panel of expert judges judged Cooper and other contestants on their shouting and acting

Jan Seys, a marine biologist and one of the judges, said: ‘He managed to incorporate different types of calls into his performance and each of them resembled a real seagull call in a very impressive way.

‘Actually, for me he was not only the best of the young competitors, but of all those who took part in the championship.’

Like many of his fellow competitors, Cooper dressed up and acted like one of the birds for the competition, even lunging at a large cone of chips his sister Shelby was holding.

A jury awards points based on the screaming, which makes up 75 percent of the total score, and the acting, which makes up the rest.

Competitors are told to screech and act like a seagull. Do it well, because you only have one chance.’

The calls are marked according to their ‘timbre’, ‘rhythm’ and ‘variation’, Mr Seys added, noting that the sounds of seagulls vary depending on the situation.

The calls are marked for their ‘timbre’, ‘rhythm’ and ‘variation’, according to one of the judges

“Seagulls have a fairly extensive repertoire of sounds,” he said, “ranging from alarm calls to long calls that make it clear that they don’t want unwanted intruders in their territory.”

‘The seagull caller who can capture this variation well and demonstrate it as truthfully as possible wins.’

The aim of the competition, which is judged by seabird experts, is to give the often unpopular birds a better reputation and prevent “friction between seagulls and people”, organizers said.

A Belgian participant, who took third place in the adult competition, declared that people should “stop calling them the rats of the coast or of the sky.”

Joke De Keyrel, 26, told The Times: ‘Every time I come to the seaside, I associate their cries with happiness, tranquility, peace, in short, a wonderful feeling,’ before promising: ‘Next year I’ll be back for gold. ‘