Red kites heading south

[Greyman 29,600]

Sorry no picture but I saw my second ever red kite yesterday flying over the city of Bristol, seems they are making there way down the m4 corridor simular to the ring necks parakeets  I normally start seeing kites up toward Swindon and no of parakeets as far south as Gloucester,

[Jobi 387]

They will soon be everywhere just like the buzzards, never any around these parts when I was a youngster now quite common. 

[socks 32,253]

I can stand in my garden and count 20+ on most days ... no parakeets though .....

[Greyman 29,600]

1 minute ago, socks said:

I can stand in my garden and count 20+ on most days ... no parakeets though .....

Saw quite a few when I came up to see you, but quite nice to see souring over the m5 bridge at Avonmouth

[sussex 5,800]

There down here in Sussex , not many yet but during last winter we were seeing a few , not many parakeets but there are plenty in Kent ..

[Jobi 387]

I can remember discovering the parakeets in London for the first time. I could here a bird calling and knew that was no UK bird, looked up and there it was. They are nosiy b*****ds I'll give them that, I wonder how many get predated on. 

[MH1 1,888]

See kites more than buzzards here. One swooped down right in front of me to get a dead crow when I was driving on my estate

Edited August 24, 2019 by MH1

[king 11,984]

Called into rhayader while passing 1 day  to see the red kites. 

It's some view seeing loads of kites in 1 place.

 

[j j m 6,566]

lovely birds

[MH1 1,888]

Just over the house 

[Daniel cain 46,603]

kites have made a massive come back last few yrs all around Wales from the beacons right up to devils bridge,Aberystwyth, Bala. I've noticed more sparrowhawks too locally ....finding lots of kills around plucking posts

[Greyman 29,600]

Getting regular sparrow hawk hits on the bird table at the moment and as I’m sat here writing this he,s just hit the french doors, great to see so many bops doing so well especially as I live in a rather industrial area

 

[pesky1972 5,382]

Seen my first on the Black Isle about 20 years ago and see them regularly now in Grampian, Tayside and Perthshire. Always a pleasure for me seeing any bop. 

[ginger beard 4,653]

There regular down here,about 8 miles from the south coast.

I saw 3 flying over work one day.we all got a right hard on even the boss was out all with bino's.phoned 2 mates who are keen bird watchers and they wasn't excited and told me they show up every couple of years.

1st time for me though and i liked it.i still stop and look at buzzards and there everywhere.

[Jobi 387]

The most I've seen in England is in the Oxford area, they are everywhere. 

Edited August 24, 2019 by Jobi