whiteracer 258 Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Don't know about your way but here in Bedfordshire there seems to be a lot of Red Kites about just lately......... Let the pigeons out for abit of exercise and one limped home like this!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,493 Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 (edited) Red kites are normally carrion eaters... and doubt theyd take a pigeon unless it was roosting or on the ground Edited January 3, 2015 by chid21 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kieron1980 17 Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Its not a redkite thats done that pal more like a sparrowhawk 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
whiteracer 258 Posted January 3, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 I thought sparrowhawk myself but defo see a Red Kite chasing them Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gin 498 Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 http://www.rspb.org.uk/discoverandenjoynature/discoverandlearn/birdguide/name/r/redkite/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gin 498 Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 I'd say sparrowhawk Quote Link to post Share on other sites
kieron1980 17 Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 A sparrowhwak nearly always feeds from the back or side of the birds its caught and are plucked and eaten alive Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Brigzy 1,298 Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Used to see quite a few circling over the Tyne near Ryton, from the breed and release programme from a few years ago, but then they seemed to disappear, but only two days ago I saw four circling above the fields near Throckley, on the other side of the river. Good to see them back. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gin 498 Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 There are plenty in the Chopwell woods area, and most of that area. Some also in the South East Northumberland area. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
neil cooney 10,416 Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 I'd love to know where all this carrion that Red Kites, Buzzards and Ravens feed on is ?????????? It's illegal for a farmer to leave fallen stock on the land any more and I'm out on the land 7 days a week and don't see as much as a dead rabbit. Yet, all these protected birds of prey that the Wildlife departments are churning out seem to always look healthy and well fed. Pity all the leverat's and wild pheasant poults we used to see aren't as healthy. 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chid 6,493 Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 I'd love to know where all this carrion that Red Kites, Buzzards and Ravens feed on is ?????????? It's illegal for a farmer to leave fallen stock on the land any more and I'm out on the land 7 days a week and don't see as much as a dead rabbit. Yet, all these protected birds of prey that the Wildlife departments are churning out seem to always look healthy and well fed. Pity all the leverat's and wild pheasant poults we used to see aren't as healthy. theres a few feeding stations about for the red kites that have been reintroduced up here in county down .. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
the big chief 3,099 Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 looks like its been shot going for the heart and lung Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Seeker 3,048 Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Looks like it was lucky to survive with that injury, what did you do with it? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Parabuteos lad 878 Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 Red kite hasn't done that, red kits are not very fast and have small feet too, pigeons would be hard to catch with small feet as their feather just drop out. Sparrowhawks mainly catch them by ambushing them because of this reason. As has already been said I doubt it's a Sparrowhawk aswell due to where it's been plucked Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gin 498 Posted January 3, 2015 Report Share Posted January 3, 2015 I don't think thats a shot, Kev Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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