2006

NU2135 : Kittiwakes, Farne Islands

taken 18 years ago, 3 km from Red Barns, Northumberland, England

Kittiwakes, Farne Islands
Kittiwakes, Farne Islands
On Inner Farne
Farne Islands

A group of 15 - 20 islands (depending on the tides) offshore of Seahouses, Northumberland. They are the most easterly outcrops of the Whin Sill (a dolerite intrusion across north east England). The islands are divided into the inner and outer islands. The Islands are an important breeding ground for many seabirds having a large Puffin population. There is also an important seal colony here. The whole area is designated a National Nature Reserve.
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Kittiwake

The kittiwake (genus Rissa) is a seabird species in the gull family Laridae. The name is derived from its call, a shrill 'kittee-wa-aaake, kitte-wa-aaake'.
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Geographical Context: Islands Estuary, Marine Primary Subject: Bird other tags: Seabirds Nests Kittiwake Nesting Site Click a tag, to view other nearby images.
This photo is linked from: Automatic Clusters: · Inner Farne Island [43] · Kittiwakes [13] ·
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NU2135, 323 images   (more nearby 🔍)
Photographer
David Chatterton   (more nearby)
Date Taken
Sunday, 9 July, 2006   (more nearby)
Submitted
Wednesday, 19 November, 2014
Subject Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NU 216 359 [100m precision]
WGS84: 55:36.9783N 1:39.4415W
Camera Location
OSGB36: geotagged! NU 217 359
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West-southwest (about 247 degrees)
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