Red Kites in SW (1 Viewer)

James Thomas

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• Jun 4, 2011

• #1

Whats the crack down there then? 18 reports on Birdguides today, are there no Red Kites down there normally? Has there been an influx ? etc

Cheers

 

Jonny721

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• Jun 4, 2011

• #2

I'd noticed this too and a quick search through the records over the past few days reveals quite a large scale movement, for example yesterday:
- 13 over the Kenidjack Valley in Cornwall
- 23 over Trefeiddan Common in Pembrokeshire
- 60 over Ramsey Island in Pembrokeshire
- 10 over St Just in Cornwall
- several others dotted around Cornwall

and today:
- 40+ over Porthgwarra in
- 46+ over Polgigga in
- 12 over Crows-an-Wra
- 7 over Zennor

So I'm assuming that there has been a big movement out of wales into the South West however the cause I do not know. Looking back through previous years records also seem to indicate similar large movements in late may/early june for the past few years...

 

C

Cheshire Birder

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• Jun 4, 2011

• #3

2 together over the Wirral today. Maybe some of the birds that overshot?

CB

 

Shadow-watcher

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• Jun 4, 2011

• #4

This is really interesting, anyone got anytheories on why? last years young? those that did not breed? Why the SW?

 

gareth_blockley

Smile people

• Jun 5, 2011

• #5

James Thomas said:

Whats the crack down there then? 18 reports on Birdguides today, are there no Red Kites down there normally? Has there been an influx ? etc

Cheers

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I posted in this post http://www.birdforum.net/showthread.php?t=202189

I'd be interested in anyones theory on this movement,

Gareth

 

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Cheshire Birder

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• Jun 6, 2011

• #6

A couple more over the Wirral yesterday. Also small numbers going through Devon also.

CB

 

Shadow-watcher

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• Jun 7, 2011

• #7

Ive been checking on this and have been advised by RSPB that they are most probably Scottish birds, which were relocated from Noeway originally. They have kept their migratory instincts and are the main group pushing out across the whole UK. The welsh birds are very static in comparison.

 

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Cheshire Birder

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• Jun 7, 2011

• #8

Shadow-watcher said:

Ive been checking on this and have been advised by RSPB that they are most probably Scottish birds, which were relocated from Noeway originally. They have kept their migratory instincts and are the main group pushing out across the whole UK. The welsh birds are very static in comparison.

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Surely with the numbers involved, this could only be part of the reason for the influx.

CB