What a cracking bird to kick start the year. I did see one on New Years Day to add to my annual target of seeing 200 species. My first bird was Wood Pigeon.
Oh wonderful! My first bird was a magpie - regularly seen but still appreciated. I agree that it is still a joy and moment of awe to see a Red Kite, especially on the South Downs. We've only had them over my bit for a few years and I still get a rush.
We live in Oxfordshire close to where the red kite release was in the early ‘90s, and there are now huge numbers. My neighbour had a turkey carcass dropped onto her glazed kitchen roof yesterday by a red kite- it has gone into a sort of gully and is completely inaccessible!
Hopefully another one will be along to retrieve it! Another neighbour was sitting in the garden last summer and had a raw pork chop dropped onto them, presumably stolen from a barbecue!
What a cracking bird to kick start the year. I did see one on New Years Day to add to my annual target of seeing 200 species. My first bird was Wood Pigeon.
Oh wonderful! My first bird was a magpie - regularly seen but still appreciated. I agree that it is still a joy and moment of awe to see a Red Kite, especially on the South Downs. We've only had them over my bit for a few years and I still get a rush.
That sounds like a perfect start to the day/year!
We live in Oxfordshire close to where the red kite release was in the early ‘90s, and there are now huge numbers. My neighbour had a turkey carcass dropped onto her glazed kitchen roof yesterday by a red kite- it has gone into a sort of gully and is completely inaccessible!
Hopefully another one will be along to retrieve it! Another neighbour was sitting in the garden last summer and had a raw pork chop dropped onto them, presumably stolen from a barbecue!
Oh my goodness, that must've been a shock. And how unfortunate to not be able to retrieve it easily 😕