kittiwakes in English

noun
1
a small gull that nests in colonies on sea cliffs, having a loud call that resembles its name.
The northwards path along a rocky coastline takes you to the castle, a romantic ruin where kittiwakes , cormorants and fulmars nest on whinstone cliffs.

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1. Farne Islands, north-east England An Atlantic Puffin, Fratercula arctica, with a Beakful of Sandeels, standing on the edge of a cliff on Staple Island off Northumbria, England, with out of focus nesting Kittiwakes in the background Animal Stock Photo

2. ‘The gannet is the largest member of the unfortunately-named Booby family and the most common on the Atlantic coast.’ ‘Declines in seabird populations (kittiwakes, boobies, cormorants, pelicans) have also been blamed on depletion of the fish stocks that they feed on.’

3. ‘The gannet is the largest member of the unfortunately-named Booby family and the most common on the Atlantic coast.’ ‘Declines in seabird populations (kittiwakes, boobies, cormorants, pelicans) have also been blamed on depletion of the fish stocks that they feed on.’