The bird life at Gjesværstappan

Latin (scientific) name - Rissa tridactyla. Family name - Laridae

Number of eggs - 2 eggs
Hatching time - 25 -32 days
Age of independence - 42 days
Oldest known age - 21 years
Length from tip of bill to tail - 38 - 40 cm

The bird is a typical colony breeder. Stay in southern Norway for the winter. Like the Fulmar, it roams the sea when not in Gjesvær.

Krykkje   Pikkukajava   Ride   Kittiwake   Tretåig mås   Mouette tridactyle   Drieteenmeeuw   Gabbiano tridattilo   Dreizehenmöwe   Gaviota tridáctila   Rita     Mewa trójpalczasta

- Birds in Ola's BirdGuide -

Puffin  |  Guillemot  |  Razorbill  |  Black Guillemot  |  Red-necked Phalarope  |  Purple Sandpiper  |  Shag  |  Cormorant  |  Arctic Skua  |  White-tailed Eagle  |  Raven  |  Carrion Crow  |  Gannet  |  Fulmar  |  Oystercatcher  |  Arctic Tern  |  Great black-backed Gull   Kittiwake  Common Gull  |  Herring Gull  |  Eider  |  Goosander  |  Long-tailed Duck  |  Mallard  |  † Great Auk