undisputed 1,664 Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Therrs been a succesful introduction in galloway and some parts of fife. The farm that has the feeding station in galloway actually makes an income from charging £5 a head from visitors. I think they work alongside the RSPB Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hullhunter 219 Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 there is a pair up near me they follow you about when walking the dogs. maybe looking to see if we knock something out of the cover for them. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 (edited) THE FIRST KITE I SAW UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL , WAS ABOUT 5 YEARS AGO WHEN OUT VISITING A GOOD FRIEND ....I SAW SOMETHING ON THE EDGE OF THE ROAD AND SLOWED UP , THIS RED KITE WAS JUMPING UP AND DOWN IN THE LONG GRASS ABOUT 6 FOOT FROM THE CAR ....I WAS WONDERING WHAT THE HELL THAT CRAZY BIRD WAS DOING UNTIL I SPOTTED A HEN PHEASENT COMING OUT OF THE GRASS TRYING TO GATHER HER CLUTCH UP .........THE BLOODY THING WAS DRIVING THE CHICKS FROM THE GRASS AND SNATCHING THEM UP !! I DROVE IT OFF AND WATCHED THE MOTHER ROUND UP HER REMAINING BROOD AND HEAD OFF INTO SOME WHINS WHEN I QUESTIONED A LOCAL RSPB MAN HE TOLD ME THEY ONLY EAT CARRION .........I SAID ...OH SO THATS WHAT THE CURVED BEAKS FOR !!! TO SAY HE WENT A LITTLE RED WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATMENT NO WONDER THE GREY PARTRIDGE IS ON THE DECLINE WITH CROWS , MAGPIES & NOW THESE BUT WHATS THE BETTING FARMING PRACTICES KEEP GETTING THE BLAME !!! ALL THE BEST DUCKWING it has become a free for all red kites every were, southwales is like a scean from fooooking daktari kites circiling above , they are a carrion bird this amount can not survive without the feeding stations , buzzards every were again introduced , i have no problem with birds of prey but the over population on this scale has to be looked into as for the grey partridge according to the game conserversy the SPARROWHARK is the main problem , Edited August 1, 2011 by gonetoearth Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Romany 1,065 Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 Got some near me at Thornley woods Quote Link to post Share on other sites
goldfinch2007 2,337 Posted August 1, 2011 Report Share Posted August 1, 2011 drive down the m4,you ll see 10 to 20.i was working near stow on the wold and a feller was feeding them in his back garden 34 kites came.what was he feeding them,out of date pies.he aid they came every day between 2 and 3.lovely sight,comical watching them fly off with a pasty Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Born Hunter 17,910 Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 Seeing them regularly within 5 miles of where I am! Every year they are spotted a couple of miles closer. In a couple of years they will be nesting very close to the shoot, then we will see what sort of a problem they are... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the_stig 6,614 Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 seeing more than ever round me .. 2 breeding pair introduced a few year ago not a mile from me must be doin the job . working away in cornwall a few year back on the way stopped off for a brew and a stretch walked up to the hedge to take in the view and thr was a pair getting stuck into a young rabbit just 6ft away the other lads all townies could`nt understand why i was getting so excited about a couple of birds -- for the length of the job i got the nickname the hawk wanker .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
antg 1,816 Posted August 2, 2011 Report Share Posted August 2, 2011 duckwing i heard they released a few in the derwent valley too in co durham not seen any yet just read it in the paper cheers rob yes your right. they released loads around Gibside and they have traveled up the valley. Ive saw six and eights above my house regularly. the crows mob them which i like to watch Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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