any twitchers out there

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    pramman New Member

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    went to wentworth castle today to play area with grandkids excelent place and free .While i was there saw this broad winged bird soaring hihg up in sky like an eagle, looking in brochure it says theres perigrin falcons in the area is that what it would have been . ithought it could be a red tailed kyte but dont know if any in area
     
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    <img src = "http://mdc.mo.gov/nathis/birds/eagles/images/eagle4.gif">


    1.Merlin: W-25" L-12"
    2.Peregrine Falcon: W-40" L-18"
    3.Cooper's Hawk: W-32" L-17"
    4.Northern Harrier (Marsh Hawk): W-42" L-20"
    5.Red-tailed Hawk: W-50" L-18"
    6.Swainson's Hawk: W-52" L-20"
    7.Bald Eagle: W-80" L-32"
    8.Northern Goshawk: W-42" L-24'
    9.Osprey: W-65" L-22"
    10.Red-shouldered Hawk: W-40" L-19"
    11.Northern Rough-legged Hawk: W-56" L-22"
    12.Black Vulture: W-60" L-22"
    13.American Kestrel: W-22" L-10"
    14.Prairie Falcon: W-40" L-16"
    15.Sharp-shinned Hawk: W-24" L-13"
    16.Mississippi Kite: W-36" L-14"
    17.Broad-winged Hawk: W-33" L-16"
    18.Golden Eagle: W-85" L-35"
    19.Turkey Vulture: W-72" L-27"
     
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    sounds like a Red Kite to me

    Seen a few penistone way.

    Not many soaring birds rarnd ere
     
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    according to that it was either 5 red tailed hawk 8northern goshawk 18 golden eagle or 7 a bald eagle , ha ha
     
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    Look like this...?

    [img=http://www.dof.dk/sider/images/stories/birding_localities_english/nordsjaelland/billeder/Sweden_RedKite_Tomelilla_20040302_PNi_02.jpg]
     
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    could have been a vulture

    there's plenty of them in barnsley
     
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    Re: any twitchers out there nt
     
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    that type of wing but too high to realy tell what its tail was like
     
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    Not many of them in the UK

    There is a small community in Wales, and about 30 pairs near me in Oxfordshire. Didn't think there were many other placesaround the country as they've had to be re-introduced</p>
     
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    all i can say is that i fly a redtail hawk and there not native to the uk but there are a lot of common buzzards about after deffra re introduced them to our area i know of a pair in the wooley area that reared 3 chicks last year and while i am out doing a spot of falconry i regulary see the chicks from last year still perching around there parents
     
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    ive seen some up thereas ive driven up a1
     
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    They're beautiful birds

    Just had a look around on the weband yes they are in a few more places than when I last looked, but still only a few pockets around the UK</p>

    http://www.rspb.org.uk/Images/redkite_distmap_tcm9-19428.gif</p>

    Went on holiday to Wales a few (6 or so) years ago and there was a map saying they were only in that part of Wales and Oxfordshire where I live. I was surprised because, where I worked at the timewe saw them everday and I hadn't realised how lucky I was.</p>

    They're beautiful birds. I'm glad they are being re-introduced more places.</p>
     
  15. Not just Oxfordshire - try Bucks as well

    Walk around Princes Risborough any day and you can see dozens of them. They circle around the town, especially above the housing areas. It is common to see four or five pairs of them at any one time. They are a very curious bird and will fly near enough to make out the colours in their wings before gliding away to find something dead to eat! It is a common misconception that they take small animals and birds regularly when in fact they prefer carrion. This is why you see a lot over th M40 going past Wycombe. Plenty of dead stuff on and next to the roads and they just help themselves whenever there is a gap in the traffic. Not that there often is a gap, but they manage somehow :)
     
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    Reckon they will be widespread in 10 years or so

    I'm working at Eccup and see them every time I visit.

    Deffo seen a couple in penistone though maybe 2001ish may have been a previous attempt at reintroduction though they could be more widespread than thought.

    For twitchers (i'm not one BTWO) or anyone in yorkshire for that matter its worth a trip up to Eccup for the (good) chance to see one.
     
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    That's close to where I used to work

    I was the other side of the M40 though. Chalgrove.</p>

    You could just sit and watch them hover and swoop. Mesmiring. Almost caught me out a few times during particurly dull interviews.</p>
     
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    It will have been a common buzzard. Broad winged with a fanned tail. The Kites have a forked tail and is less likely

    Buzzards are now two a penny, used to be rare
     
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    Probably a Buzzard. nt
     
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    Red Kites are as common as muck

    Regularly see 50+ at once.
    But there are now more in England than Wales.
    They have been introduced in several places across England and Scotland and are doing well.

    I saw a load when on the way to Wembley and pointed them out to the Cardiff fans. "Look the birds are RED kites not blue birds" How wrong was that omen!
     

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