brog 670 Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 They were first released 1 mile from m40 nothing to see 30 or 40 10 mins from where I live you dont have to travel your garden is full of the things there a lot bigger than i thought Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cleanspade 3,322 Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 i was putting a farm shed up near Dingwall. north of the border. there is a red kite program there also. they have a feeding station, nice to see em soaring above your head whilst putting the roof on Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LaraCroft 863 Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 They re-introduced some near Kettering a while back - feeding stations the works. Was amazing to see them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
just jack 997 Posted June 10, 2013 Report Share Posted June 10, 2013 plenty round the north of leeds, Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PIL 7 Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 I was working for a firm and we had to go to this estate at High Wycombe . The guy I went with mentioned the owner of the estate reintroduced 8 pairs ,this was about fifteen years ago . I think the owner was or still is John Paul Getty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baw 4,360 Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 i was putting a farm shed up near Dingwall. north of the border. there is a red kite program there also. they have a feeding station, nice to see em soaring above your head whilst putting the roof on Great birds to watch. There was one or might have been a pair at cononbridge just down from dingwall, got poisoned, keeper got the blame. Was either poisoned or shot. If it didn't happen 5 mins ago, I canny mind Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Buch 145 Posted June 11, 2013 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 I think there great to look at and i guess they are a better option than the amount of corvids there is about. Must be good for them near major roads eating all the road kill. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shootlodge 143 Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 They only eat dead pray, but as thought most are fed with sheep heads & hoffle, in areas. There can be upto dozen in the skyies above Harewood (leeds) & up around towards York . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mikey 2 Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 saw the first one on our shoot the other day stansted essex! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,639 Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 saw the first one on our shoot the other day stansted essex! Likewise! Seems they are carrion feeders but are quite adept at forcing buzzards off of a kill and as a result the buzzard has to kill again. Tbh I can't see kites being much of an issue. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tictac 218 Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 They were first released 1 mile from m40 nothing to see 30 or 40 10 mins from where I live you dont have to travel your garden is full of the things there a lot bigger than i thought 15is the most over the house at one time noisey fecking things Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spade 224 Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 Got plenty of red kites round my area, saw one take off from dining on some road kill recently, reckon the driver coming the other way must of crapped themselves seeing the look on his face. There was a story in the local rag last week about somebody seeing a b.o.p. above their house in Grantham so googled birds of prey and decided it could only have been a golden eagle . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
spade 224 Posted June 11, 2013 Report Share Posted June 11, 2013 (edited) Got plenty of red kites round my area, saw one take off from dining on some road kill recently, reckon the driver coming the other way must of crapped themselves seeing the look on his face. There was a story in the local rag last week about somebody seeing a b.o.p. above their house in Grantham so googled birds of prey and decided it could only have been a golden eagle . Double post, sorry. Edited June 11, 2013 by spade Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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