Watch your rescued kittiwake chicks live!
- Delphin Ruché
- 6 hours ago
- 1 min read
The live stream is back on YouTube! If you've adopted a kittiwake chick, you can watch them 24/7, follow their feedings, and even help keep an eye on them. If you notice a chick jumping from its nest, just send us a message!
The black-legged kittiwake is listed as Endangered on Norway's Red List and faces a high risk of extinction on the Norwegian mainland. Before they are able to fly, chicks sometimes fall from their nests. A fallen kittiwake chick has no chance of surviving, as its parents will only feed and care for it while it remains in the nest.
With the help of volunteers, we rescue these doomed chicks, take care of them, feed them, ring them and release them once they are ready.
For the second year in a row, viewers from around the world can see what happens in the rescued kittiwake orphanage
Two rescued chicks at the kittiwake orphanage in Tromsø, 5 August 2026.
Would you like to know how this streaming started? Have a look at this blog article!
Did you find a kittiwake chick on the ground?
Many thanks to Roel Melman and Julian Nielsen for setting up the livecam and the streaming, and fixing bugs whenever they occur.
This year, the Hurtigruten Foundation is supporting our work with the kittiwakes in Tromsø.
Focus Nordic has helped us acquire binoculars, which volunteers can borrow.