Generally the bird feeders have been very busy in the last week and I have noted many more Red Kites than normal. 5 were seen soaring overhead on Saturday. 2 or 3 of these were quite small, so this could easily have been a family. I managed to get a picture of one (which isn't very good), but it does give you an idea of the shape. The pic on the right is clearly my incompetent doing, and the one on the left was from a website. Since they started breeding in the Chilterns in 1992, they have really expanded in numbers, and it is now difficult to go a day without seeing one. The garden birds are quite unphased by the large predators overhead, and somehow know that Kites rarely take other birds as prey. I just hope they don't outcompete our other birds of prey such as Kestrels, Buzzards and Sparrowhawks. Anywho, its still entertaining watching these beautiful birds and long may their success continue!
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