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Red kite.

Meant to post this last week.
I was up on Sandy Lane Bold and noted 2 Buzzards bombing/ attacking another bird of prey, so I
pulled over and got my bins out... What the other Raptor was and I'm 99% sure was a Red Kite. I know Colin D seen one at Moore earlier in the year. Are they about the north west? Anyone else seen any sightings?
Cheers
Howard

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  1. Dave8 July 2014 at 05:37

    There have been sporadic reports of Red Kites in recent years, some reliably confirmed , some not.

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  2. Unknown8 July 2014 at 23:07

    Three in the last two yrs .one at the coach rd,one in sherdley pk,and one over my house in Bramcote ave.bizarrely the day after coming back from sisters in Reading,where they feed them in the garden .cheers andy

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