Red Kite ringing evening in Hertfordshire 13th June
A trip out this evening to do 3 broods of Red Kite resulted in another 7 birds wing tagged along with some bonus Buzzards.
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Red Kite | 7 | 7 |
| Buzzard |
Red Kite Brood - 7th June
Our second brood of Kites one bird was runt so not big enough to take a wing tag but was able to be metal ringed we returned on 16th June to fit the wing tag.
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Red Kite | 3 | 3 |
| Buzzard |
Red Kite Brood - 30 May 2020
Our earliest Brood of Red Kites ringed on 30th May.
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Red Kite | 3 | 3 |
| Buzzard |
Methods
The Southern Colour Ringing Group rings Red Kite and Buzzard pulli (young in the nest) and traps full grown birds using large spring traps baited with carrion at a site in North Hertfordshire.
Nests are climbed up to by a contract climber and young removed to ring. We also fit coloured wing tags with various year codes allocated to us by the national co-ordinator which allows the birds to be relocated without needing to be recaptured. There are many more bird-watchers looking for colour-marked birds, so this greatly improves our chances of understanding the movements of the birds we are studying. Currently we are fitting Yellow tags with Black letters to Kites and Black tags with White letters to Buzzards.
If you see a bird with one of our wing tags, please send details (ring-code, date, location, species) to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Ringing totals
2016 year totals
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Red Kite | 7 | 0 |
| Buzzard |
2017 year totals
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Red Kite | 2 | 0 |
| Buzzard |
2018 year totals
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Red Kite | 5 | 5 |
| Buzzard | 0 | 0 |
2019 year totals
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Red Kite | 10 | 10 |
| Buzzard | 0 | 0 |
2020 year totals
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Red Kite | 13 | 13 |
| Buzzard | 0 | 0 |
Grand totals
| Species | Ringed | Colour ringed |
|---|---|---|
| Red Kite | 37 | 28 |
| Buzzard | 0 | 0 |