Hi Tweets,

Thought I'd pass this request for information along from the 'Seabirds' list.

M

>Hi all,
>
>In the North Atlantic breeding Black-legged Kittiwakes (Rissa
>tridactyla) gave up breeding in the Faroe Islands around the 25. of
>July this year. Almost no young were produced.
>
>About 500.000 breeding birds moved away from the islands. An
>extensive survey taking place in August documented that these birds
>did no go to the sea around the Faroe Islands but disappeared
>altogether from the sea between 60=B0N-5=B0E and 63=B0N-10=B0W.
>
>Observations from bird observatories in Denmark indicate that
>Kittiwakes have been very few this year in the eastern North Sea.
>
>Has anyone had similar observations indicating perhaps altered food
>situations for Kittiwakes this year?
>
>Sincerely,
>
>Jan & Bergur
>
>Bergur Olsen
>Fisheries Laboratory
>Noatun
>100 T=F3rshavn
>phone +2980 17092
>berguro at frs.fo
>
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>Ornis Consult Ltd.
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>
>