The last 30 years have witnessed a dramatic decline in the Kittiwake population around Scottish coasts (RSPB figures), numbers dropping by almost 2/3. However, this trend seems to have turned this year, particularily in the colonies of Troup Head and Fowlsheugh in the North East. Kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) are one of the nicest looking gulls, […]
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Third Winter Plumage
This photo is showing the third winter plumage of the Herring Gull – Larus argentatus. It has brown on the greater coverlets and tertials. The bill is pinkish-gray with a black band near the tip and the eye is pale with dark shading.