Black-Legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla) in Karakoram: Record on Vagrancy

Abstract

A Black-legged Kittiwake (Rissa tridactyla; BLK) circumpolar shore bird was recorded on the Borith Lake (36°25'54.31"N, 74°51'44.09"E) 4,000-5,000 km away from the gull family bird's eastern or western normal habitat and 2000 km from its last report few years ago and 1500 km from nearest seashore. This report discusses the possible reasons and so far reported vagrancy of this bird.

Keywords

• rissa tridactyla
• borith lake
• ecological shift
• climatic changes.