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Birds seen on sea-cliffs and rocky islands in the UK: Kittiwake |
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Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust -
Kittiwake, Rissa tridactyla http://www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/index.php? section=environment:species:bird&id=224/ Review side-profile illustration of single kittiwake in its natural habitat. Also find description of physical appearance and diet. |
| Gulls in the West Midlands
Region - Kittiwake, Larus tridactyla
http://www.deanar.btinternet.co.uk/wmgulls/Kw/kwake.htm Discover the time of year when this primarily sea bird actually comes inland. Study bar graph that illustrates distribution for area in central England 1986-2000. |
| Lincolnshire Bird Club -
Kittiwake http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/rare_birds/kittiwake.htm Download image and get to recognize body shape, colour, and markings of gull that, unlike its cousins, prefers to stay at sea. Records location and date photographed. |
| Peterborough Bird Club: Annual
Report - Kittiwake
http://www.pbc.codehog.co.uk/report/kittiwake.html Read about the particularly poor numbers of kittiwake sighted around UK town. Local bird club releases field study notes that identifies precise numbers, dates, and locations. |
| Pied Piper, The - Rissa
tridactyla, Kittiwake http://www.the-piedpiper.co.uk/th9d(5).htm Talks about where to sight the kittiwake in UK and describes distinctive feature at end of wings. Find images of pair on cliff, bird in flight, and close-up of egg. |
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Royal Society for Protection of
Birds - Kittiwake http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/k/kittiwake/ Appraise the unique physical characteristics of the kittiwake and make identification easy. Supported by colour illustration of adult, plus distribution map of Britain. |
| Royal Society for Protection
of Birds - Kittiwakes: Splash Point http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/brilliant/regions/england/splashpoint.asp Check out colour photograph, taken on the south-east English coast, of kittiwake in flight. Also find written description of appearance, call, and long-haul flights to US. |
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Tiscali Reference - Kittiwake,
Rissa tridactyla http://www.tiscali.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/wildlife/birds_kittiwake.html Read about the connection between this birds name and its call. States visual description, prolonged trips out to sea, and preferred nesting locations. |
| University of Exeter - Lundy
Field Course: Kittiwake Project
http://www.ex.ac.uk/Psychology/lundy/kittiwake.htm Explains to bird enthusiasts about the potential problems studying the kittiwakes on very small island off the UK coast. Outlines on-going project and offers colour image. |
| WMBC - Picture Gallery
http://www.westmidlandbirdclub.com/gallery/MabbettA/Kittiwake20040313.htm View colour photograph of four kittiwake on inland lake taken by member of West Midland Bird Club. Find out what “cute factor 10” is all about. |
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Birds on sea-cliffs & islands in the UK
