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Rissa tridactyla
A very gentle looking, medium sized gull. Very streamlined appearance in flight, yellow bill, black wing tips and big black eyes. There is another kittiwake species, the red-legged kittiwake, but it does not occur in Europe. Spends much of the winter out over the Atlantic. Very acrobatic!
Coastal areas when breeding
The kittiwakes were very cute! They can do so much while they're flying, I sometimes saw them stretch their legs, scratch their bums and, in the case of the last photo, ruffle their feathers in mid-flight!
Spotted on Jun 13, 2011
Submitted on Jul 13, 2011
3 Comments
Welcome. I'm sure it must have been fun watching them. It is even cuter to see them lapping on the waves.
Thanks very much Satyen, they were a pleasure to watch gliding around!
Fabulous spotting.