Kittiwake with wings raised, Farne Islands

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Kittiwake with wings raised, Farne Islands - Kittiwake
Staple Island, Farne Islands National Nature Reserve, Northumberland (June 2015)

The boat trip to the Islands was run by Billy Shiel's Boats aboard the MV Glad Tidings which was chartered by FotoBuzz.

Also known as Black-legged Kittiwake.

Status is classified as Vulnerable. For more information on this bird species see the following links:
Black-legged kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) / Wikpedia
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla / BirdForum
BirdLife International / Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla
Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla / Cornell Lab of Ornithology

Shooting Time 10:09
Tv(Shutter Speed) 1/1600
Av(Aperture Value) 5.6
Exposure Compensation +1/3
ISO Speed 1600


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