I’m keeping a note of whether I see Red Kites on each day through the year – the August tally was a rather low 16 days out of 31 .
January: 22 days out of 31.
February: 24 days out of 28.
March: 26 days out of 31.
April: 20 days out of 30.
May: 7 days out of 31
June: 0 days out of 30 (there are no Red Kites in North America!)
July: 14 days out of 31
That makes 129 out of 243 overall.
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I think that it’s 129 out of 243.
Trevor – you are correct! Thank you.
Currently I am seeing at least four kites everyday especially first thing in a morning when I take the dog out for a walk around 08:00. On Saturday one of the birds I saw was not one of the “regulars” for it was leucistic a stunning mixture of creams and buffs with pale brown wing tips. It had no moult so I suspect it was a young bird, adults here are still moulting outer primaries. The regulars are two adults and two young birds all I suspect are one family.
The lower numbers during summer probably suggests a more sedentary behaviour during the breeding season.
Two sightings for me, both local, were good, and probably reflecting post breeding dispersal.
Others from a possible 21 days for me in a decreasing scale, BZ 21, K 17 & OP 17, HH 13, EA 8, SH 5, PE 4, GI 3, ML 1 & HZ 1. First month of the year without a WE.