1889 M. Reid 31 This cliff-nesting of the Stock [dove], observed by country people, would very naturally lead to their giving it the name ‘Rocky’.
1891 15 108 The Cormorant and other cliff-nesting birds.
1954 D. A. Bannerman III. 387 Cliff-nesting is by no means restricted to Britain.
1992 Jan. 35/3 The cliff-nesting northern gannets.
2001 103 794/1 Cliff-nesting does not necessarily protect birds from avian predation.