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Sightings

We've created a sightings map from the data that you've sent to us this year.

Click this link or the map to be taken there.

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Summer

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Late spring/early summer is possibly the quietest time for seeing red kites as they are busy raising any young. Once both the adults and young are ‘fed up’ there is generally very little activity of birds out on the wing.

Seen a Red Kite?

If you are fortunate enough to know of any Red Kite activity, please use our ‘Contact Us’ page to let us know. It is possible that we may not already be aware of it. We are particularly interested to hear if you have not seen kites in that area previously. Such information assists us in our monitoring work and would be treated confidentially. This is invaluable to our work, but if there's a delay in us responding it's because we're busy out 'in the field'.

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Homepage quotes

"When the kyte builds, look to lesser linen"
From Shakespeare's The Winter's Tale

"Ah, could I see a spinney nigh,
A paddock riding in the sky,
Above the oaks, in easy sail,
On stilly wings and forked tail."
Paddock is an old English name for the Red Kite
By John Clare (c1820)

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Got a good video?

We're on the hunt for some videos for the YRK website that show our local birds in action.

If you would like your video to be considered please email webmaster@yorkshireredkites.net.

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Seen a Red Kite?

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If there's a Red Kite new to your area of Yorkshire then CLICK HERE and please let us know.

All reports of Red Kite sightings received from the general public are welcome. They help us keep track of the expanding population, and a number of new breeding pairs having been located through such records.

Got a good photo?

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If you've got a good/unusual photograph that you've taken of a Red Kite and would like to have it considered for display in our Gallery then please CLICK HERE and upload it to us,

Frequently Asked

How can I tell the difference between an adult and a juvenile Red Kite?

How many eggs/young do Red Kites have?

Where can I see Red Kites in Yorkshire?

For the answers to these and many more questions CLICK HERE