The 2016 breeding season is now over, this having been the seventeenth since releases began in 1999.
Full monitoring of all known breeding sites was not possible this year. The table reflects the actual confirmed figures. We have no doubt, however that the true number of breeding pairs at known sites will have been well in excess of 100. Additionally, we're confident there will be other pairs that we aren't aware of, especially in the vast areas of potentially suitable woodland in East Yorkshire.
|
AREA |
TERR. PAIRS |
PAIRS BRED |
PAIRS SUCC. |
YOUNG |
|
West Yorkshire |
36 (34) |
35 (33) |
29 (29) |
52 (55) |
|
North Yorkshire |
41 (44) |
40 (40) |
36 (36) |
66 (68) |
|
East Yorkshire |
7 (14) |
7 (11) |
7 (9) |
13 (16) |
|
Totals |
84 (92) |
82 (84) |
72 (74) |
131 (139) |
|
Average young raised per successful pair = 1.82 (1.88) |
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Our thanks to everyone who has sent their red kite sightings to the 'Contact us' section of the website. Please keep them coming!
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.
"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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