Back in 1999 a project was started to reintroduce
Red Kites back into Yorkshire. The site chosen for the reintroductions was the
Harewood Estate on the outskirts of Leeds. The scheme was a great success and this site is now one of the best and easiest places in our area to see
Red Kites. I went up with Jayne today and we managed to see four individual birds including 2 birds that were flying low over the treetops calling to each other. One very kindly perched up in a tree for a few minutes and I managed to digiscope this image.
Red Kite
More information about the scheme can be found
here. Here's one more picture of one of the birds flying over head, showing the very distinctive fork-shaped tail. Lovely birds!
Flying Red Kite
Year List update:
98: Red Kite
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