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Black-legged
Kittiwake - Krykkje
- Rissa
trydactyla
Tretåig Mås - Ride- Drieteenmeeuw - Dreizehenmöwe - Mouette tridactyle - Gaviota Tridáctila - Pikkukajava
Black-legged Kittiwake, NW of Faroes, May 2008
Kittiwake at Åsgard B, April 2020
Above and below: Kittiwakes in snowstorm, Åsgard B, April 2020
Moulting Kittiwake, Leman field, UK Sector, August 2021
Juvenile Kittwake, Øygarden, September 2008
First year Kittiwake, Øygarden, August 2010
Tretåig Mås - Ride- Drieteenmeeuw - Dreizehenmöwe - Mouette tridactyle - Gaviota Tridáctila - Pikkukajava
Kittiwakes
are a hardy gull which live most of their lives at sea - unlike many
other so-called "seagulls". The conditions where they live are often
harsh with gale force winds and snowstorms. They are one of the staple
species seen when offshore in the North Sea and have even started
breeding on platforms in both the UK and Norwegian sectors.
The species does not breed where I live in Øygarden outside Bergen, Norway but it a regular species during seawatches at Skogsøy and often turns up during boat trips.
For more about the occurrence of this speces at SKogsøy see this link.
The species does not breed where I live in Øygarden outside Bergen, Norway but it a regular species during seawatches at Skogsøy and often turns up during boat trips.
For more about the occurrence of this speces at SKogsøy see this link.
Black-legged Kittiwake, NW of Faroes, May 2008
Kittiwake at Åsgard B, April 2020
Above and below: Kittiwakes in snowstorm, Åsgard B, April 2020
Moulting Kittiwake, Leman field, UK Sector, August 2021
Juvenile Kittwake, Øygarden, September 2008
First year Kittiwake, Øygarden, August 2010
Brent Field, April 2007
A Kittiwake with chicks photographed at Seahouses, Northumberland, July 2007
Kittiwake are (or were) rather common offshore and have started breeding on a number of offshore installations in the North Sea.
One of the platforms they breed on is the Heidrun platform in the Norwegian Sector.
Kittiwakes nesting on Heidrun platform, Norwegian Sector, July 2017
At least 200 birds were present at this time and were occupying every available nesting ledge on the platform. The birds were back on their ledges during my next visit in March 2020.
The Kittiwakes attracted Arctic Skua to the area with both adults and non-breeding birds observed here.
Sometimes I don't even need to leave the house to see this species - here a young bird that flew past my terrace at home in Norway. November 2020
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