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brianfm
Botanical Birder
Red Kites
Mentioned on the news earlier today Ritchie. Seems to have gone well but less than the 30 mentioned above me thinks. There are quite a few more to be released later in the year. I 'm sure June will be back with more info'. Fantastic that the project is going so well.
salty said:
Mentioned on the news earlier today Ritchie. Seems to have gone well but less than the 30 mentioned above me thinks. There are quite a few more to be released later in the year. I 'm sure June will be back with more info'. Fantastic that the project is going so well.
June Atkinson
Well-known member
Kite - new release
Yes, after having to cancel the earlier Release because of bad weather, this morning was absolutely perfect.
A group of volunteers, representatives of the Partners, the ITV Camera Crew, the RSPB Film Unit , the U3A Video Group all gathered at the release site in the Derwent Valley.
Together with one of the other volunteers, I had the privilege of opening the first pen so that the first three could fly to freedom.
First out was Phoenix, No 21, adopted by the children of Winlaton Primary as a replacement for their kite, Flash, which you may remember was poisoned last year.
We went back to the Office in Whickham, where four kites were to be wing-tagged and fitted with their radio transmitters. The RSPB film unit took a lot of footage of this painstaking procedure...I hope we shall see it in some future programme.
I have a very interesting piece of news regarding two of the chicks, whose photos were sent to birdforum by Helen.......... but you'll have to be patient.
As we have more than 30 chicks this year, there will be a series of releases throughout July, all being well.
Good news of Sparky - he is doing very well. :clap:
:news:rayl said:
Yes, after having to cancel the earlier Release because of bad weather, this morning was absolutely perfect.
A group of volunteers, representatives of the Partners, the ITV Camera Crew, the RSPB Film Unit , the U3A Video Group all gathered at the release site in the Derwent Valley.
Together with one of the other volunteers, I had the privilege of opening the first pen so that the first three could fly to freedom.
First out was Phoenix, No 21, adopted by the children of Winlaton Primary as a replacement for their kite, Flash, which you may remember was poisoned last year.
We went back to the Office in Whickham, where four kites were to be wing-tagged and fitted with their radio transmitters. The RSPB film unit took a lot of footage of this painstaking procedure...I hope we shall see it in some future programme.
I have a very interesting piece of news regarding two of the chicks, whose photos were sent to birdforum by Helen.......... but you'll have to be patient.
As we have more than 30 chicks this year, there will be a series of releases throughout July, all being well.
Good news of Sparky - he is doing very well. :clap:
salty
geordie birder
fantastic work June!!!
read on teletext that 20 ( i think )were released, with a further 21 to be released later? - never knew we could get our hands 41 kites from the chilterns this year. not that im complaining though.
well done helenol for feeding our little kites down there - they are from helen's garden are they not? - lol.
read on teletext that 20 ( i think )were released, with a further 21 to be released later? - never knew we could get our hands 41 kites from the chilterns this year. not that im complaining though.
well done helenol for feeding our little kites down there - they are from helen's garden are they not? - lol.
rayl
Well-known member
Quote June "I have a very interesting piece of news regarding two of the chicks, whose photos were sent to birdforum by Helen.......... but you'll have to be patient."
I think this is a conspiracy between H and JA, Even MORE being patient, having to wait, this may be ok for you female types but being patient is not a male trait. Instant gratification is what its about, (well maybe not too instant) been there, done that etc. We can quite quickly lose interest if you girls don’t keep us turned on!!
Ray
I think this is a conspiracy between H and JA, Even MORE being patient, having to wait, this may be ok for you female types but being patient is not a male trait. Instant gratification is what its about, (well maybe not too instant) been there, done that etc. We can quite quickly lose interest if you girls don’t keep us turned on!!
Ray
June Atkinson
Well-known member
rayl said:
Sorry Ray,
You're going to have to wait a few days for my shots......I don't have a digital camera as yet, so I took my film in today, but it won't be ready, with a CD Rom, until Thursday!!
Stewart J.
Well-known member
June Atkinson said:
I'm going to have to wate a month June, back to sea early hours monday
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Stewart
June Atkinson
Well-known member
Kites _ another release today
This morning 5 more kites were released in the lower Derwent Valley. They were all eager to fly out of the pens. We enjoyed watching them as they perched or flew gently around, picking up the thermals.
And here at last, are some pics.
Last Friday afternoon four of the chicks were "processed" - wing-tagged and fitted with the tiny transmitter. It takes about 45 mins to do each bird. The RSPB Film Unit was there and so you may see more of this in a future programme.
But the most interesting point is that one of Helen's Babies, No 34, was the star of the afternoon!! In the pics, you can see Keith Bowey, Project Leader, holding Baby 34 for us; in others you can see the work in progress.
So, Helen, here is a toast to your Babies - Nos 33 (in the wild already) and 34, looking great. :clap: :clap: :clap:
This morning 5 more kites were released in the lower Derwent Valley. They were all eager to fly out of the pens. We enjoyed watching them as they perched or flew gently around, picking up the thermals.
And here at last, are some pics.
Last Friday afternoon four of the chicks were "processed" - wing-tagged and fitted with the tiny transmitter. It takes about 45 mins to do each bird. The RSPB Film Unit was there and so you may see more of this in a future programme.
But the most interesting point is that one of Helen's Babies, No 34, was the star of the afternoon!! In the pics, you can see Keith Bowey, Project Leader, holding Baby 34 for us; in others you can see the work in progress.
So, Helen, here is a toast to your Babies - Nos 33 (in the wild already) and 34, looking great. :clap: :clap: :clap:
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salty
geordie birder
helenol said:Marvellous. Isn't he a little cracker!
Take care of him for me
fantastic pics june! - brilliant.
im sure the kites will be just as well recieved as the last batch Helen! - hope our little friends are not going to be missed too much from the chilterns.
PS: where is the 'salty' kite Ann............c'mon, get one named.
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salty said:
Would have to teach the little kitelet to say hello first!
June Atkinson
Well-known member
helenol said:Marvellous. Isn't he a little cracker!
Take care of him for me
We will.
Mind you, when I went to stroke Baby 34, all I got was a nip for my trouble...quite a perky character!!
June Atkinson
Well-known member
Family History 33 and 34
Helen,
A Volunteer was asking about these two chicks of yours.
Could you please give us a little background?
If they are siblings, how many chicks were in the nest altogether?
Did you say that their nest is very near/on the perimeter of your garden?
You mentioned a photo of a parent, too.
Until we have the results of the blood test, for each of them, we don't yet know the sex of 33 and 34. Should come through any day.
New release No 21, Phoenix, which you recall was the replacement gift for the children who lost Flash in the poisoning incident, was seen by a local farmer yesterday morning at Hedley-on-the-Hill. This is quite a distance from the release site, so Phoenix must have fancied an outing on his own!!
helenol said:
Helen,
A Volunteer was asking about these two chicks of yours.
Could you please give us a little background?
If they are siblings, how many chicks were in the nest altogether?
Did you say that their nest is very near/on the perimeter of your garden?
You mentioned a photo of a parent, too.
Until we have the results of the blood test, for each of them, we don't yet know the sex of 33 and 34. Should come through any day.
New release No 21, Phoenix, which you recall was the replacement gift for the children who lost Flash in the poisoning incident, was seen by a local farmer yesterday morning at Hedley-on-the-Hill. This is quite a distance from the release site, so Phoenix must have fancied an outing on his own!!
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