The endangered birds nest around
the Tyne Bridge but some people claim they are getting stuck in the netting
14:15, 20 APR 2018
Bird lovers have been tweeting
their fury after an endangered seabird was apparently trapped in controversial
nets on
Newcastle’s Quayside.
Wildlife photographer Alan Hewitt
claims he spotted a dead kittiwake stuck in netting designed to discourage the
birds from nesting on the front of Quayside buildings.
The Quayside’s famous kittiwake
flock is unique, as the gulls usually nest and breed on the coast.
The roughly 800 breeding pairs,
which inhabit the Tyne Bridge during the summer, are thought to be the only
ones in the world which set up home as far as 13km away from the sea, feeding
as far away as the Farne Islands.
But while they’re popular with
bird watchers, many of the Quayside’s businesses seek to discourage kittiwakes
from nesting on their property because of the mess and disruption they can
cause.
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