kittiwake
noun [ C ] uk/kɪt.ɪ.weɪk/ us/kɪt̬.ɪ.weɪk/
三趾鸥
a white and grey sea bird that lives in northern parts of the world
Kittiwakes typically breed high on sea cliffs, where they glue their nests of seaweed and mud to the narrowest ledges. 三趾鸥通常在高高的海崖上繁殖，把用海藻和泥浆做成的巢穴粘到最狭窄的岩壁上。
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- Puffins and gannets, guillemots and kittiwakes flock to the cliffs of Flamborough Headland near Bridlington to nest.
- We found a tiny peninsula with cliffs just high enough for a colony of kittiwakes.
- The worst affected have been birds such as the terns and kittiwakes, which feed by catching small fish near the sea surface by shallow plunge-diving.
- Farther down the coast we saw a huge kittiwake colony on an inland cliff.