Among the birds of the north the kittiwake is the best builder; for its nest is walled with straw and mud, and is very firm. From Wordnik.com. [The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II] Reference
Great black-backed gull (Larus marinus) Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) III. From Wordnik.com. [Management and conservation of marine mammals and seabirds in the Arctic] Reference
Other uncommon species are golden eagle Aquila chrysaetos, redlegged kittiwake Rissa brevirostris (VU), and spotted greenshank Tringa guttifer (EN). From Wordnik.com. [Volcanoes of Kamchatka, Russian Federation] Reference
A number of arctic marine mammal and bird species are circumpolar, and are represented by several populations and even subspecies (e.g., the bowhead whale, walrus, bearded seal, ringed seal, herring gull (Larus argentatus), glaucous gull (L. hyperboreus), and kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla)). From Wordnik.com. [Management and conservation of marine mammals and seabirds in the Arctic] Reference
There was a solitary kittiwake in a cage devoted to sea-birds, nearly all of which were foreigners. From Wordnik.com. [Macleod of Dare] Reference
I first met with true loom and kittiwake fells farther north on the southern shore of Besimannaja Bay. From Wordnik.com. [The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II] Reference
A very few sand-pipers were also seen, and now and then one or two glaucous, ivory, and kittiwake gulls. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage] Reference
From Bevis arrived a wooden box containing a kittiwake, which he had stuffed himself, with wings outspread. From Wordnik.com. [Monitress Merle] Reference
Bodger, a few days later, as he adzed and planed and hammered away at the kittiwake down in front of the natural boat-house. From Wordnik.com. [The Lost Middy Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap] Reference
When the "tjufjo" sees a kittiwake or a glaucous gull fly off with a shrimp, a fish, or a piece of blubber, it instantly attacks it. From Wordnik.com. [The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II] Reference
There's great charm in being woken by a kittiwake on the balcony in the morning and drinking your first cup of tea on a lounger - I recommend it. From Wordnik.com. [Gastronomy Domine] Reference
The annual Farnes nesting survey last week reported a rise in the numbers of the six main seabirds, including the guillemot, kittiwake and shag, although puffins have declined. From Wordnik.com. [Environment news, comment and analysis | guardian.co.uk] Reference
Keen-eyed observers on Lake Champlain spotted a Sabine's gull, black-legged kittiwake and pomarine, long-tailed and parasitic jaegers (the latter three being larger gull species). From Wordnik.com. [RutlandHerald.com] Reference
Innumerable ducks, chiefly of the king, eider, and long-tailed species, were flying about near the margin of the ice, besides dovekies, looms, and glaucous, kittiwake, and ivory gulls. From Wordnik.com. [Journal of the Third Voyage for the Discovery of a North-West Passage] Reference
Then he realised why the bird, a young kittiwake, the most sea-going of European-nesting gulls, hadn't risen with the rest of the flock - its rear end was being held in the jaws of an otter. From Wordnik.com. [UnderwaterTimes.com News of the Underwater World] Reference
Some of England's threatened species have caught the public's attention - pollinators like the shrill carder bumblebee, the grey plover and kittiwake, the common skate and the northern bluefin tuna. From Wordnik.com. [The Guardian World News] Reference
Some gulls, however, are able to plunge farther below the surface than others, and the little kittiwake is perhaps the most expert diver of them all, though in no sense at home under water like the shag. From Wordnik.com. [Birds in the Calendar] Reference
The true gulls of every sea are grouped in the next three cases (157-159): they come from the ice of the polar seas, and from our own shores, including the kittiwake gull, and the European black-backed gull. From Wordnik.com. [How to See the British Museum in Four Visits] Reference
It is a true ice-bird, and, it may almost be said, scarcely a water-bird at all, for it is seldom seen swimming on the surface, and it can dive as little as its relatives, the glaucous gull and the kittiwake. From Wordnik.com. [The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II] Reference
When one inquires into the reason of this, it is found to proceed from a kittiwake, more rarely from a glaucous gull, eagerly pursued by a bird as large as a crow, dark-brown, with white breast and long tail-feathers. From Wordnik.com. [The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II] Reference
The sound that came drifting back to her ears might have been the cry of a kittiwake wheeling over the breakers or a woman’s laughter rippling on the wind. From Wordnik.com. [One Night Of Scandal]
I shouldn't like to try and take my kittiwake in there, big as it is. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Lost Middy Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap] Reference
"You poor little kittiwake," said he, "this is a sad place for you to be in. From Wordnik.com. [Macleod of Dare] Reference
But they're opportunists and this one saw an opportunity to take a kittiwake and acted accordingly. ". From Wordnik.com. [UnderwaterTimes.com News of the Underwater World] Reference
The blacked-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) is the most numerous Arctic gull, but glaucous gulls (. From Wordnik.com. [Featured Articles - Encyclopedia of Earth] Reference
"The outlook for some species such as Arctic skua, kittiwake and Arctic tern is dire, and there are problems with other species like guillemots and puffins in some areas too. From Wordnik.com. [Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming RSS Newsfeed] Reference
And this is your boat-house, eh? "he added, when, followed by his boat's crew, they reached sea level and gazed into the great niche in which the kittiwake was securely moored. From Wordnik.com. [The Lost Middy Being the Secret of the Smugglers' Gap] Reference
Douglas Gilbert, an ecologist with RSPB Scotland, said: "The outlook for some species such as Arctic skua, kittiwake and Arctic tern is dire, and there are problems with other species like guillemots and puffins in some areas too. From Wordnik.com. [The News is NowPublic.com - NowPublic.com: The News is Now Public] Reference
Above him a kittiwake dreamed. From Wordnik.com. [The Gentleman A Romance of the Sea] Reference
Red-legged kittiwake DecreaseN/A. From Wordnik.com. [Management and conservation of marine mammals and seabirds in the Arctic] Reference
Otter snatches a kittiwake from the sea shore. From Wordnik.com. [UnderwaterTimes.com News of the Underwater World] Reference
The kittiwake. From Wordnik.com. [Digital Point Forums] Reference
Black-legged kittiwake Decrease Increase. From Wordnik.com. [Management and conservation of marine mammals and seabirds in the Arctic] Reference
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