The cost of reproduction in Kittiwakes Rissa tridactyla were studied from 1990 to 1993 on Hornoy in northern Norway by enlarging and decreasing brood sizes of two chicks to three and one during the ...

Seasiders "fed up with being pooed on" by endangered kittiwakes say they are reluctant to go into their town centre in case a "big mess falls down from the sky". The endangered birds have become ...

Firefighters had to rescue a kittiwake which had become stuck in controversial netting installed on a Lowestoft building. Concerns had previously been raised about the netting, which has been ...

Animal charities have called for the maintenance of netting and in some cases its entire removal after a bird died after becoming trapped on Newcastle's Quayside. Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service ...

A unique new 'hotel' has been unveiled in a coastal town - for around 430 pairs of seabirds. Renewable developers Vattenfall and ScottishPower Renewables have just completed construction of a ...

The northernmost point of mainland Britain is a piece of land called Dunnet Head, which sticks off the Scottish coast like a big toe testing the cold waters of the North Sea. Atop cliffs at the tip of ...

Established in 1999, the Resilience Alliance is an international, multidisciplinary research organization that explores the dynamics of social-ecological systems. RA members collaborate across ...

'Kittiwake Hotels' could be coming to the Tyne Bridge as the £41m repair works on the North East landmark gear up. A planning application for temporary 'Kittiwake Hotels' has been submitted to ...

A seabird placed on an endangered species list has seen its numbers in Wales decline by 50% in 25 years, an expert has said. The kittiwake, along with the Atlantic puffin, joined the IUCN Red List of ...

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