Once again we are on Great Saltee Island which is just
off Wexford in Ireland. You will see
Puffin, Razorbill, Fulmer, Kittewake, Common Guuillemot and Shag with young on the video at the end.
These Puffin, Razorbill, Guillemots and Kittiwakes are
photographed on Great Salltee Island and I have discovered on the FIRST day I took
34 video clips (don’t ask how many stills!!!) So most days I will add a VIDEO
at the end.
I hope you enjoyed these stills and video, (Many more to go!) I am liking this post with THROUGH MY LENS. Many thanks for visitng and also to all who leave commernts.
Yesterday we started our walk on the Gobbins cliff-path
and if you missed it, CLICK HERE for the link to Part 1. Today I am showing you some photographs and VIDEO of the Kittiwake that I
saw on the cliffs.
Kittiwakes have a white head and body, grey back, grey
wings tipped solid black and a yellow bill with black legs.
Adults are 16 in in
length with a wingspan of 35–39 in.
In contrast to the dappled chicks of other gull
species, Kittiwake chicks are downy and white since they are under relatively
little threat of predation, as the nests are on extremely steep cliffs. Unlike
other gull chicks which wander around as soon as they can walk, Kittiwake
chicks instinctively sit still in the nest to avoid falling off. Juveniles take three years to reach maturity.
When
in winter plumage, they have a dark grey smudge behind the eye
and a grey
hind-neck collar.
The
sexes are visually indistinguishable.
They are the only gull species that are exclusively
cliff-nesting.
If the video does not appear below, CLICK HERE.
I hope you enjoyed seeing the Kittiwakes today and are rested as tomorrow we continue on our energetic walk round the Gobbins cliff-path. I am linking this post with WILD BIRD WEDNESDAY. Many thanks for your visit and also to all who leave comments.
This
is the penultimate post from the Rathlin Island series and in it I am showing you a variety of Critters I found that day on the island. Below is a Linnet, followed by cows and sheep I saw from the bus on my way to The Stacks at the West Lighthouse.
There were quite a number of Meadow
Pipit and this Pigeon
below was actually at The Stacks.
The
bus man was a real laugh and when we arrived at The Stacks,
he
turned into a 'human' Puffin! The 6 images below are real Puffins.
Fulmer above and Kittiwake with chicks below.
Donkeys
and more cows.
This
looks quite an old dog and was on the crossing back to the mainland.
I have a short video to show you. CLICK HERE if it does not appear below.
I
hope you enjoyed this post and I thank you for visiting.
