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    Can I just confirm ID please?

    No; kittiwakes retain their juvenile plumage until spring. They do not moult into a 1st-winter plumage. The term 'first winter' should refer to plumage, not time of year. It is used to indicate that the bird is no longer juvenile. A bird can be in 1st-w plumage already in August, i.e. summer...
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    Can I just confirm ID please?

    Yes and no. Kittiwakes do not have a separate 1st-winter plumage.
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