Nesting Kittiwakes
A pair of kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) share their nest whilst another snoozes on an adjacent nest site on the cliffs at North Landing near Thornwick Bay, East Yorkshire. I suspect both sets of birds hads already raised and fledged the next generation. The chicks that were on other nests were all quite large, with fully developed flight feathers, presumably later to hatch than those already fledged.
Nesting Kittiwakes
A pair of kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) share their nest whilst another snoozes on an adjacent nest site on the cliffs at North Landing near Thornwick Bay, East Yorkshire. I suspect both sets of birds hads already raised and fledged the next generation. The chicks that were on other nests were all quite large, with fully developed flight feathers, presumably later to hatch than those already fledged.