The Kittiwake returns to British coastal water each spring to nest in towns and on cliffs in large garrulous colonies. It is of the smaller gulls

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The Kittiwake returns to British coastal water each spring to nest in towns and on cliffs in large garrulous colonies. One of the smaller members of the gull family.

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Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
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