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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

Summer

summer

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.

Congratulations! - 8 year old red kite watcher Kieran Ashton

Bramhope Primary School pupil Kieran Ashton was still 7 years old when he entered a competion designed to encourage children to get closer to nature. Inspired by much loved sightings of red kites whilst on the school run with his mum, Kieran decided to create a collage that he called 'Red Kite Nest in Yorkshire'. Much to the delight of all concerned his amazing collage won him the second prize of £1000 pounds for his school.

 

 

 

A fantastic achievement Kieran, and well done from everyone at Yorkshire Red Kites for bringing peoples' attention to the magic of Red Kites in a unique way

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Kieran Ashton Collage - Red Kite Nest in Yorkshire

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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