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Garden Sighting

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Red Kite.
 
 
For the second time in a little over two months a Red Kite has flown over the garden here in East Cheshire, a rare visitor to this part of the UK. This second fly over saw it circle quite low before gaining height and drifting off towards Lyme Park and the moorlands.
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Red Kites

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A once yearly pilgrimage to mid Wales is always eargerly anticipated..... this years spectacle was no less rewarding than previous years....  a gentle reminder to my self  "Make the trip in the snowy winter for full effect of rufous reds against snowy white backdrops......"

Gigrin farm is now an official Red Kite rehabilitation and feeding centre. 400+ Kites may travel from upto 50 miles away for an afternoon top up of prime beef.... throw in some Buzzards, Ravens and Carrion Crows and the spectacle unfolds during any afternoon if you ever choose to visit this remarkable place.

A quick google of Gigrin Farm will give you all the details you need, but basically from a single pair of visiting Kites chancing their luck for scraps on a sheep farm to todays incredible daily numbers is quite an acheivement.

On Saturday around 200-250 birds came to feed... the following images are an out-take of a wonderful afternoons entertainment with a true aerial magician

Majestic


Climb...


Squadren Leader


the hunter


Low flying


mid air refuel


Soar


aerial attack

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Gigrin Farm

10:49 PM | Posted by | | Edit Post
While on the subject of Raptors, this is Gigrin Farm...... the Red Kite feeding station in mid Wales. 200+ Red Kites along with Ravens & Buzzards feed here mid afternoon everyday, and what a spectacle to witness, I have been lucky and visited a couple of times over the last few years.
Non stop action.... the Buzzards do manage to stand their ground whilst being bombarded from all angles by the Kites
Mirror image
in good numbers
Within touching distance
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