A BIRDLOVER'S YEAR 



Kilda. The nests are placed close together 

 on some rocky cliff (for these birds breed 

 in colonies) and herein are to be found two, 

 three and sometimes four eggs. 



The kittiwake feeds principally on small 

 fish, and is to be seen hovering motionless 

 above the water ere it descends with a rush 

 to capture its prey. 



The Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) is in 

 the habit of following the herring shoals 

 (hence its name) and may often be seen 

 hovering above the fry, prior to dropping 

 on to the surface of the water. Besides this 

 it picks up any floating garbage and during 

 the nesting season is a great devourer of 

 eggs and young birds. 



In rough weather the herring gulls wander 

 far inland and are often to be seen following 

 the plough. 



Herring gulls are to be found over a widely 

 extended area, breeding in Northern Europe 

 and the Isles of the Atlantic, whilst they 

 occur as summer visitors in the north of 

 Africa. 



The name " common " as applied to the 

 Common Gull (Larus canus) is somewhat of 

 a misnomer, this bird being only a winter 

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