Threat to Tyne Kittiwakes

Kittiwakes on the Tyne The River Tyne is now home to an important breeding population of nearly 1,000 pairs of kittiwake, including a colony of over 700 pairs on the Newcastle and Gateshead Quayside...
Spare a thought for our urban kittiwakes

Every year thousands of seabirds return to our shores to breed on cliffs and beaches but some of them travel further inland to our towns and cities where ledges on buildings and bridges provide suitable...
A tale of two seabirds: kittiwakes and herring gulls in Scarborough

Gulls have long been associated with coastal towns, particularly herring gulls, however, this proximity to people can lead to conflict exacerbated by misconceptions and ineffective management measures...
Kittiwakes at Bempton Cliffs
Kittiwake and wind vane

This immature kittiwake had a fascination with a ship's wind vane. Did it think it was a fish?