Seagull calls are among the most recognisable coastal sounds online, used to signal the beach, the sea and summer in a single second. This short recording captures a gull screeching in the open air, the kind of raw nature sound that soundboard users share for videos, streams and edits rather than a studio effect. Its popularity comes from that instant association: listeners picture cliffs, piers and holiday beaches without any visual cue. Because the cry is loud, distinctive and unmistakably wild, creators keep returning to it for travel clips, nature scenes and light-hearted coastal jokes.