Kittiwake Black-legged (Rissa tridactyla) breeding colony on cliff face – Arctic Norway

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Kittiwake Black-legged (Rissa tridactyla) breeding colony on cliff face – Arctic Norway

This is just a small area of the huge Cliff Colony where the Kittiwakes are breeding. They managed to gain purchase on the smallest ledge or crack in the looming rock face that is secure from land predators.

  • Bird Type:Breeding Cliff Colony
  • FamilyGulls, Terns and Skimmers (Laridae)
  • Date Taken20220706
  • Location:Alkefjellet
  • Area:Svalbard
  • Country:Norway
  • Region:All Europe
Photo File Ref: BOE19203f Kittiwake Black-legged (colony) 3 Alkefjellet, Swalbard Norway PH850_2907-2
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