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Table 3. Status of the kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in Norway, and a comparison of distribution 



with that of the puffin (Fratercula arctica). 



the population increased about 10% annually Runde in 1971 was about 700 pairs (Table 9). 



to about 350 pairs in 1947 (Valeur 1947). Since From Runde, fulmars have spread not only to 



then the population increase has slowed down a number of islands in the same region, but 



to about 3% annually, and the population on also much farther afield south to Utsira 



COMMON MURRE 



Uria aalge 



1-10 pairs breeding 



11-100 



101-1000 



1001-10.000 



10.001-100.000 



THICK-BILLED MURRE 



Uria lomvia 



1-10 pairs breeding 



11-100 



101-1000 



Fig. 2. Distribution of the common murre (Uria Fig. 3. Distribution of the thick-billed murre (Uria 

 aalge) in Norway. Numbers refer to localities lomvia) in Norway. Numbers refer to localities 

 listed in Tables 5 and 6. listed in Table 7. 



