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Bird Sightings : Hebrides : Kittiwake

 

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Kittiwake

(Black-legged Kittiwake)

Risa tridactyla

Gaelic: Ruideag

 

• Kittiwake
• Risa tridactyla
• Gaelic: Ruideag
• WI: Abundant migrant breeder (10,000+ breeding pairs) and passage visitor (occurs in large numbers)

 

Kittiwake records in the Western Isles

Abundant migrant breeder (10,000+ breeding pairs) and passage visitor (occurs in large numbers)
Source: Outer Hebrides Bird Report (2001)

 

On the chart below the darker the shade of blue the more abundant the Kittiwake is during a month or the more likely you are to see it.

J	F	M	A	M	J	J	A	S	O	N	D

(Source: Outer Hebrides Birds Checklist)

 

 

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