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British Population Size:
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Summer:
367 thousand pairs
in 1998-02
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First Record:
Recorded in Anglo-Saxon times
[Fossil evidence from
Devensian (last) glaciation, 10-120,000 yr ago]
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Latest Survey:
Mitchell, P.I. et al. (2004) Seabird populations of Britain and Ireland Poyser, London
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Conservation Status:
AMBER
because
Recent Breeding Population Decline (1981-2007),
Localised Breeding Population,
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Previous Assessments:
2002-2007
AMBER
1996-2001
GREEN
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Races of Concern:
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Habitat Occupancy (in the Breeding Season):
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No habitat data from BBS
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Migration routes:
Map of foreign ringing recoveries
and summary map from Time to Fly (in pop-up windows)
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European Population Size:
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Summer:
2 to 2.5 million pairs
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Population Assesment from Birds in Europe
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Distribution in Europe mapped by the EBCC Atlas
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Listed on the Appendices/Schedules of:
Bern(III)
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Breeding and Survival
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Egg Size:
57 x 41 mm
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Egg Weight:
50.0 g (of which 6 % is shell)
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Number of Nest Records:
1000
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Clutch Size:
2 eggs
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Incubation:
25- 32 days
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by the:
Male + Female
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Fledging:
33 - 54days
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as:
Semi-precocial, downy
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First Clutches Laid:
Unavailable
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Number of Broods:
1
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Number Ringed:
Annual Totals
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Adult Survival:
0.941
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Juvenile Survival:
0.790 (in First-Year)
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Age at First Breeding:
4
years
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Typical Lifespan:
20
years
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Maximum Recorded Age:
28 years 6 months 5 days (set in 1993)
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Read a summary of Ringing Recoveries
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Biometrics
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Ring Size:
E
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Wing Length
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Adult:
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309.4 ± 8.9
Range
280.0 - 345.0 mm, (N = 483)
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Juvenile:
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288.9 ± 10.1
Range
265.0 - 307.0 mm, (N = 37)
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Male:
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Insufficient Data
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Female:
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Insufficient Data
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Weight
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Adult:
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365.3 ± 37.49
Range
230.0 - 500.0 g , (N =358)
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Juvenile:
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310.8 ± 46.2
Range
210.0 - 378.0 . , (N =42)
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Male:
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Insufficient Data
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Female:
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Insufficient Data
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Seasonal:
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Summer 365.5 ± 38.43 (N = 2290)
Autumn 336.7 ± 33.78 (N = 15)
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Source:
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British Trust for Ornithology (2005) Ringing Scheme data
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Other Names
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Black-legged Kittiwake
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Gaelic:
Ruideag
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Welsh:
Gwylan Goesddu
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Danish:
Ride
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Dutch:
Drieteenmeeuw
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Finnish:
Pikkukajava
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French:
Mouette tridactyle
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German:
Dreizehenmöwe
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Hungarian:
Háromujjú csüllö
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Icelandic:
Rita
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Irish:
Saidhbhéar
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Italian:
Gabbiano tridattilo
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Norwegian:
Krykkje
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Polish:
Mewa trójpalczasta
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Portuguese:
Gaivota-tridáctila
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Spanish:
Gaviota tridáctila
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Swedish:
Tretåig mås
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Local Names:Rippack
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