Click here for more about the Tyne Bridge kittiwake colony - and watch a film about these wonderful birds by Cain Scrimgeour
Tuesday, April 21, 2015
Kittiwake cacophony
The Tyne Bridge in Newcastle, and the buildings around it, are famous for hosting the largest inland breeding colony of kittiwakes in the world, offering unrivalled opportunities to watch the behaviour of these birds. The noise can be deafening. These two were exchanging greetings today.
Click here for more about the Tyne Bridge kittiwake colony - and watch a film about these wonderful birds by Cain Scrimgeour
Click here for more about the Tyne Bridge kittiwake colony - and watch a film about these wonderful birds by Cain Scrimgeour
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it's kittiwakes doing teir version of the swans necks heart!
ReplyDeleteThey seem to be very affectionate birds ....
DeleteBeautiful images! They look like Kabuki actors in full dress and makeup.
ReplyDeleteIt does look like lipstick, doesn't it Wilma?!
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ReplyDeleteNewcastle and Gateshead people are very proud of their kittiwakes, Kate
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