Three Arctic birds to spot

KITTIWAKE

These grey-winged, yellowbeaked birds like to dwell on clifftops and ledges. Keep an ear open for their distinctive calls — the name ‘kittiwake’ is actually onomatopoeic.

PINK-FOOTED GOOSE

The small, short-necked, pink-footed geese breed mainly in east Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard. They migrate to northwestern Europe for the winter.

LITTLE AUK

Small, cute and black-andwhite, these monogamous seabirds can be seen on islands in the High Arctic and are the most numerous birds in the Svalbard archipelago.