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Red Kites over the Isle of Wight?
Have any been reported?
I 'think' I have just seen three over the Shanklin Chine area. Mike --------------------------------------------------------------- www.friendsofshanklintheatre.co.uk www.hmscollingwoodassociation.com www.rneba.org.uk www.nsrafa.org |
Red Kites over the Isle of Wight?
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says... Have any been reported? I 'think' I have just seen three over the Shanklin Chine area. Mike --------------------------------------------------------------- www.friendsofshanklintheatre.co.uk www.hmscollingwoodassociation.com www.rneba.org.uk www.nsrafa.org In a way I'd be surprised. Round us there are a fair number, but usually only singles or in pairs - except of course arounf the feeding centres like Gigrin farm at Rhayader, where you can see may be 50 plus! -- Roger T 700 ft up in Mid-Wales |
Red Kites over the Isle of Wight?
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says... Have any been reported? I 'think' I have just seen three over the Shanklin Chine area. It's common to see a flock of a dozen or so milling around near J8/9 M4. I guess it's not far as the Red Kite soars to the Solent. Mike. |
Red Kites over the Isle of Wight?
On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 19:32:29 -0000, "Mike Coon"
wrote: In article , says... Have any been reported? I 'think' I have just seen three over the Shanklin Chine area. It's common to see a flock of a dozen or so milling around near J8/9 M4. I guess it's not far as the Red Kite soars to the Solent. Mike. They're more likely to be straying from the Sanctuary just off the M40. JonH |
Red Kites over the Isle of Wight?
On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 20:03:10 wrote:
On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 19:32:29 -0000, "Mike Coon" wrote: In article , says... Have any been reported? I 'think' I have just seen three over the Shanklin Chine area. It's common to see a flock of a dozen or so milling around near J8/9 M4. I guess it's not far as the Red Kite soars to the Solent. Mike. They're more likely to be straying from the Sanctuary just off the M40. Since they were introduced some years ago in the Stokenchurch area their numbers have multiplied so that, when we goes from Reading to see my daughter in Princes Risborough, we see red kites all the way. Most days they are wheeling over our house here in Caversham. David -- David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK |
Red Kites over the Isle of Wight?
In article , David Rance
writes On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 20:03:10 wrote: On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 19:32:29 -0000, "Mike Coon" wrote: In article , says... Have any been reported? I 'think' I have just seen three over the Shanklin Chine area. It's common to see a flock of a dozen or so milling around near J8/9 M4. I guess it's not far as the Red Kite soars to the Solent. They're more likely to be straying from the Sanctuary just off the M40. Since they were introduced some years ago in the Stokenchurch area their numbers have multiplied so that, when we goes from Reading to see my daughter in Princes Risborough, we see red kites all the way. Most days they are wheeling over our house here in Caversham. We *goes* from Reading? You must be local then! All the above is true but red kites don't spread very fast - only a few kilometres a year. OTOH they're not hard to identify: if Mike saw three huge birds with forked tails doing aerobatics and whistling to each other they were almost certainly red kites. If they were wedge-tailed, soaring or silent they probably weren't. -- Sue ]:(:) |
Red Kites over the Isle of Wight?
"Darkside" wrote in message ...
In article , David Rance writes On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 20:03:10 wrote: On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 19:32:29 -0000, "Mike Coon" wrote: In article , says... Have any been reported? I 'think' I have just seen three over the Shanklin Chine area. It's common to see a flock of a dozen or so milling around near J8/9 M4. I guess it's not far as the Red Kite soars to the Solent. They're more likely to be straying from the Sanctuary just off the M40. Since they were introduced some years ago in the Stokenchurch area their numbers have multiplied so that, when we goes from Reading to see my daughter in Princes Risborough, we see red kites all the way. Most days they are wheeling over our house here in Caversham. We *goes* from Reading? You must be local then! All the above is true but red kites don't spread very fast - only a few kilometres a year. OTOH they're not hard to identify: if Mike saw three huge birds with forked tails doing aerobatics and whistling to each other they were almost certainly red kites. If they were wedge-tailed, soaring or silent they probably weren't. -- Sue ]:(:) ================================================== ====== Thanks for that info Sue. I last saw Red Kites at Goring when I was at the Regatta there a couple of years ago and why I put 'think' I saw them here. I went out with the camera later but ......................... no sign Thanks for the replies folks. Will do a "Shaw Taylor" ...................... ;-) Mike --------------------------------------------------------------- www.friendsofshanklintheatre.co.uk www.hmscollingwoodassociation.com www.rneba.org.uk www.nsrafa.org |
Red Kites over the Isle of Wight?
"Darkside" wrote in message ...
All the above is true but red kites don't spread very fast - only a few kilometres a year. OTOH they're not hard to identify: if Mike saw three huge birds with forked tails doing aerobatics and whistling to each other they were almost certainly red kites. If they were wedge-tailed, soaring or silent they probably weren't. Oh, I'm utterly confident in my identification! I see them far more often, these days, than buzzards. Tails and calls very distinct. The RK's warble reminds me of the wobbulator (official name) we had at college. The varying frequency prevents standing waves building up when making acoustic measurements. Much more exaggerated than any musical vibrato! Mike. |
Red Kites over the Isle of Wight?
"Darkside" wrote in message ...
All the above is true but red kites don't spread very fast - only a few kilometres a year. I think "spread" here refers to adoption of nesting sites. Presumably they like to nest within easy reach of related baby-sitters. Or where they know where to find "lesser linen" (vide W Shakespeare). But OTOH they range far and wide during the day, possibly in search of good foraging, so could be seen well away from any known nest sites. Mike. |
Red Kites over the Isle of Wight?
On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 22:50:17 Darkside wrote:
In article , David Rance writes On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 20:03:10 wrote: On Sun, 23 Feb 2014 19:32:29 -0000, "Mike Coon" wrote: In article , says... Have any been reported? I 'think' I have just seen three over the Shanklin Chine area. It's common to see a flock of a dozen or so milling around near J8/9 M4. I guess it's not far as the Red Kite soars to the Solent. They're more likely to be straying from the Sanctuary just off the M40. Since they were introduced some years ago in the Stokenchurch area their numbers have multiplied so that, when we goes from Reading to see my daughter in Princes Risborough, we see red kites all the way. Most days they are wheeling over our house here in Caversham. We *goes* from Reading? You must be local then! Actually I am from High Wycombe and they do (or did) say, "I goes". However that was a typo which I didn't notice until I'd sent the message! Oi don't talk loike that no more!! Moi bruvvers bashed it out of me when Oi was littel! All the above is true but red kites don't spread very fast - only a few kilometres a year. Yes, but this has now been going on for quite a few years so it's conceivable that they have reached the south coast by now, though, to be honest, I've not seen any on my trips down to Portsmouth David -- David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK |
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Red Kites over the Isle of Wight?
In article , David Rance
writes All the above is true but red kites don't spread very fast - only a few kilometres a year. Yes, but this has now been going on for quite a few years so it's conceivable that they have reached the south coast by now, though, to be honest, I've not seen any on my trips down to Portsmouth Oi looked at a 2014 year list of a birder on the IoW: so far he's only seen red kites on a trip to the mainland. It's clear from other records that they do turn up there occasionally. They're working their way through Hampshire so they'll soon be as common as seagulls. -- Sue ]:(:) |
Red Kites over the Isle of Wight?
"David Rance" wrote Yes, but this has now been going on for quite a few years so it's conceivable that they have reached the south coast by now, though, to be honest, I've not seen any on my trips down to Portsmouth Well I saw them down in Hampshire, down near Stockbridge, so it's not much of a flight to the IOW from there. Regards Bob Hobden |
Red Kites over the Isle of Wight?
"'Mike'" wrote in message ...
Have any been reported? I 'think' I have just seen three over the Shanklin Chine area. Mike --------------------------------------------------------------- Thanks for all the replies both on these forums and those who made contact elsewhere. It seems they were Red Kites ............. not seen them since. Mike --------------------------------------------------------------- www.friendsofshanklintheatre.co.uk www.hmscollingwoodassociation.com www.rneba.org.uk www.nsrafa.org |
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