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Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in flight along River Tyne. Newcastle, UK. March. Cropped

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in flight over the River Tyne. Newcastle, UK. March. Cropped

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in flight over Newcastle city centre in a blizzard. Newcastle, UK. March. Cropped

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) perched on the edge of the Tyne Bridge. Newcastle, UK. March. Cropped

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult killed in netting erected on listed buildings in Newcastle city centre to prevent the birds from nesting and defecating on them. Newcastle, UK. May

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) pair standing on nests from previous years along the River Tyne in Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. May

Black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) on nests on the edge of the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. May

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) pair calling whilst perched on netting on a building in Newcastle city centre. The netting is erected on listed buildings as a deterrent to stop birds nesting and defecating on them. Newcastle, UK. May

Black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) nesting on ledges of the Baltic Centre for Contemporary Art along the River Tyne in Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. May

Black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) perched on a rail bridge in Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. May

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) calling in flight over Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. May. Cropped

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in flight over Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. May

Black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) perched on a rail bridge in Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. May. Cropped (Rissa tridactyla) on nests on the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. May. Cropped

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult in flight over the River Tyne at sunset. Newcastle, UK. June. Cropped

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult in flight over Newcastle city centre at sunset. Newcastle, UK. June

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult on its nest, built on a lamp-post in Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. June

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult calling from its nest, built on a lamp-post in Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. June

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult in flight over Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. June. Cropped

A Black-legged kittiwake flies over the rooftops of Newcastle, where they nest

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) and feral pigeon perched on chimneys. Newcastle, UK. June

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult perched on chimney. Newcastle, UK. June

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adults and chicks on nests on a ledge of the Tyne Bridge. Newcastle, UK. June

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult perched on a ledge of the Tyne Bridge, with light filtering through gaps in the bridge. Newcastle, UK. June

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adults perched on floodlights in Newcastle city centre, with people sat at a restaurant in the background. Newcastle, UK. June

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adults and chicks at nests on the Tyne Bridge. Newcastle, UK. June. Cropped

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult and two young chicks at the nest on a building ledge. Newcastle, UK. June

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult feeding chick at its nest on a building ledge in Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. June. Cropped

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) tending to its egg in its nest built on a lamp-post in Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. June

Black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) perched on nests on a rail bridge in Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. June

Black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) on their nests, built on a building ledge in Newcastle city centre. The netting was erected on listed buildings in an attempt to prevent kittiwakes nesting and defecating on the buildings. Newcastle, UK. Ju

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adults on nests built on a building ledge in Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. June

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adults, killed after becoming in netting erected on listed buildings to prevent the kittiwakes nesting and defecating on them in Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. June. Cropped

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult and chick begging for food at the nest on the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. June. Cropped

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult against an overcast sky. Newcastle, UK. June

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adults on nests and dead birds caught in netting erected to prevent the kittiwakes from nesting on the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. June. Cropped

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult calling from underneath the Tyne Bridge. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adults on nests underneath the Tyne Bridge. Also visible are kittiwakes that died after being trapped in netting erected as a deterrent to the kittiwakes breeding. Newcastle, UK. July. Cropped

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adults on nests on the Tyne Bridge. Newcastle, UK. July.

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adults and chicks on nests on the Tyne Bridge. Newcastle, UK. July. Cropped

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adults on nests on a building in Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult on its nest, near a decoy owl installed to deter kittiwakes from nesting on the building. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adults and chicks. Also visible is the netting installed as a deterrent to kittiwakes breeding on the buildings. One chick has slipped through the netting, so had to be freed a few days later by the fire bri

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adults and chicks on nests on a building ledge in Newcastle city centre. Also visible is netting and spikes installed in an attempt to prevent the kittiwakes nesting on the buildings. Newcastle, UK. July. Cr

European herring gull (Larus argentatus) with dead kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) chick on the road. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult on its nest, built on a lamp-post in Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult on its nest, built on a lamp-post in Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult on a ledge of the Tyne Bridge, overlooking Newcastle and the Tyne. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult and chicks at their nest on a ledge of the Tyne Bridge, overlooking Newcastle and the Tyne. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adults and chicks at nests on the side of the Tyne Bridge. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult perched on the side of the Tyne Bridge, overlooking Newcastle and the Tyne. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult perched on the side of the Tyne Bridge, overlooking Newcastle and the Tyne. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult and chick on the side of the Tyne Bridge, overlooking Newcastle and the Tyne. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adults and chicks at their nests on a building in Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adults perched on top of a building in Newcastle city centre. Also visible is netting installed in an attempt to prevent kittiwakes nesting on the buildings. Newcastle, UK. July. Cropped

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adults and juvenile perched on chimneys. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult perched on the Tyne Bridge, overlooking Newcastle and the Tyne. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake adult and juveniles on the Tyne Bridge in Newcastle, where some of them nest

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult perched on the side of the Tyne Bridge, overlooking Newcastle and the Tyne. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adults and chicks at their nests on the side of the Tyne Bridge. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) juveniles on a building ledge in Newcastle city centre, trapped behind netting installed to prevent kittiwakes nesting. One later died, whilst the other was freed by the fire brigade. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) juvenile being rescued by a fireman having become trapped behind netting installed to prevent the kittiwakes nesting on buildings. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) juvenile being rescued by a fireman having become trapped behind netting installed to prevent the kittiwakes nesting on buildings. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) juvenile that has been rescued by the fire brigade, having become trapped in netting installed on buildings to prevent kittiwakes from nesting on them. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) juvenile caught in netting installed on buildings to prevent kittiwakes from nesting on them. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) juvenile temporarily caught in netting installed on buildings to prevent kittiwakes from nesting on them. Newcastle, UK. July

black-legged kittiwake adult feeding 2 young nesting on a drainpipe in Newcastle

Black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) nesting in Newcastle city centre. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) on top of a building along Newcastle's Quayside. Two adult birds dead at the front, one juvenile trapped in netting (was later rescued). Three juveniles and an adult perched on the top. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) juvenile that has died after becoming tangled in netting installed on buildings in Newcastle in an attempt to prevent the kittiwakes nesting on them. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) juvenile temporarily caught in netting installed on buildings to prevent kittiwakes from nesting on them. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) juvenile trapped behind netting installed on buildings to prevent the kittiwakes from nesting there. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) juveniles, including one caught in netting intalled on buildings to prevent the kittiwakes from nesting there. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) juvenile trapped in netting installed on buildings to prevent the kittiwakes from nesting there. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) and the fire brigade coming to rescue a juvenile trapped by netting installed to prevent the kittiwakes nesting on the buildings. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla) and the fire brigade coming to rescue a juvenile trapped by netting installed to prevent the kittiwakes nesting on the buildings. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) juvenile, recently rescued after beign trapped in netting installed on buildings to prevent kittiwakes nesting on them. The bird was taken to be rehabilitated. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) juveniles on an artificial nesting tower built in Gateshead, Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult portrait. Newcastle, UK. July

Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) adult and juvenile perched on a building ledge in Newcastle city centre. Also visible is netting installed on the buildings to prevent the kittiwakes nesting there. Newcastle, UK. July