Red Kite spotted above A65

vbporscha · Post by **vbporscha** » Tue 13 Aug, 2013 10:14 am

Spotted over Farnley / Tong the last few weeks! I got some photographs - Being seen off by a crow -

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Tue 13 Aug, 2013 11:32 am

vbporscha wrote: Spotted over Farnley / Tong the last few weeks! I got some photographs - Being seen off by a crow - Great! Have to watch for the Farsley one!

Post by **dsco** » Tue 13 Aug, 2013 1:47 pm

I think there must be a breeding pair in the Hawksworth/Kirkstall area, I see them swooping around all the time, can even see them from the kitchen window sometimes! Watching one land in the garden of a small two-bed bungalow was quite a sight

tilly · Post by **tilly** » Tue 13 Aug, 2013 2:26 pm

I saw a Red Kite over my house in Pudsey last week I saw a bird about the same size the other day but it had a fan tail.I was told this was a Buzzard.?

vbporscha · Post by **vbporscha** » Tue 13 Aug, 2013 3:13 pm

tilly wrote: I saw a Red Kite over my house in Pudsey last week I saw a bird about the same size the other day but it had a fan tail.I was told this was a Buzzard.? Tilly we've seen what my partner says is a Sparrowhawk a couple of times, we're near Troydale.

tilly · Post by **tilly** » Tue 13 Aug, 2013 3:21 pm

vbporscha wrote: tilly wrote: I saw a Red Kite over my house in Pudsey last week I saw a bird about the same size the other day but it had a fan tail.I was told this was a Buzzard.? Tilly we've seen what my partner says is a Sparrowhawk a couple of times, we're near Troydale. Hi vbporscha This bird was at least twice has big as a Sparrowhawk so a don't know what it was.I had a Sparrowhawk on my decking the other day eating a dove my wife was not very happy about it when it saw me it flew of with the dove and left me with the mess.

vbporscha · Post by **vbporscha** » Tue 13 Aug, 2013 8:41 pm

Oh dear! That sounds unpleasant...

Post by **cnosni** » Tue 13 Aug, 2013 8:49 pm

tilly wrote: vbporscha wrote: tilly wrote: I saw a Red Kite over my house in Pudsey last week I saw a bird about the same size the other day but it had a fan tail.I was told this was a Buzzard.? Tilly we've seen what my partner says is a Sparrowhawk a couple of times, we're near Troydale. Hi vbporscha This bird was at least twice has big as a Sparrowhawk so a don't know what it was.I had a Sparrowhawk on my decking the other day eating a dove my wife was not very happy about it when it saw me it flew of with the dove and left me with the mess. Sonds like a buzzard Tilly,was it "soaring" for want of a better word.I did see a Goshawk flying along Dewsbury road about 2 years ago,certainly not the sort of bird i would have expected to see in an urban area.Saw an Egret at Black Carr,just south of Doncaster 3 weeks ago and saw a white stork at Bramhope tunnel,though i suspect the latter was an escape from Harewood House By the way i was most disaapointed not to get even a dergogatory remark about my "welshmen" pun.Ill get mi coat

vbporscha · Post by **vbporscha** » Wed 14 Aug, 2013 4:12 pm

It appears they came from The Chilterns - http://www.yorkshireredkites.net/index. ... 3&Itemid=3

stutterdog · Post by **stutterdog** » Wed 14 Aug, 2013 4:59 pm

cnosni wrote: tilly wrote: vbporscha wrote: tilly wrote: I saw a Red Kite over my house in Pudsey last week I saw a bird about the same size the other day but it had a fan tail.I was told this was a Buzzard.? Tilly we've seen what my partner says is a Sparrowhawk a couple of times, we're near Troydale. Hi vbporscha This bird was at least twice has big as a Sparrowhawk so a don't know what it was.I had a Sparrowhawk on my decking the other day eating a dove my wife was not very happy about it when it saw me it flew of with the dove and left me with the mess. Sonds like a buzzard Tilly,was it "soaring" for want of a better word.I did see a Goshawk flying along Dewsbury road about 2 years ago,certainly not the sort of bird i would have expected to see in an urban area.Saw an Egret at Black Carr,just south of Doncaster 3 weeks ago and saw a white stork at Bramhope tunnel,though i suspect the latter was an escape from Harewood House By the way i was most disaapointed not to get even a dergogatory remark about my "welshmen" pun.Ill get mi coat Your "rarebit" of humour was obviously not appreciated! I'll get my coat as well!