Black-legged Kittiwake

Black-legged Kittiwake standing on a small cliff.
Black-legged Kittiwake, Svörtuloft, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 2000; f/11; 1/1000 sec.

This page is for the Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla).

Black-legged Kittiwake flying nearby and banking left.
Black-legged Kittiwake, Mýrar–Nýlenda, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 400; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Black-legged Kittiwake on the water.
Black-legged Kittiwake, Gooseberry Island, Westport, MA, January 12, 2024
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x Teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO-400; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Five Black-legged Kittiwake. Three are swimming, one is flying and one is about to take off.
Black-legged Kittiwake, Mýrar–Nýlenda, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 400; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Black-legged Kittiwake flying nearby.
Black-legged Kittiwake, Mýrar–Nýlenda, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 400; f/11; 1/1000 sec.
Two Black-legged Kittiwakes on a cliff. One is sitting on a nest, and the other is bringing a small fish.
Black-legged Kittiwake, Svörtuloft, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 2500; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Ten Black-legged Kittiwake at a nesting site on a cliff.
Black-legged Kittiwake, Svörtuloft, Iceland, June 21, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 6400; f/10; 1/1000 sec.
Black-legged Kittiwake flying nearby.
Black-legged Kittiwake, Látrabjarg-Bjargtangar, Iceland, June 23, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 500 mm; ISO 1000; f/8; 1/1000 sec.
Black-legged Kittiwake flying overhead.
Black-legged Kittiwake, Keflavík, Iceland June 28, 2025
Canon EOS R5 with Canon 100-500 mm L-series lens with 1.4x teleconverter; 700 mm; ISO 100; f/11; 1/640 sec.