Black Kite

Steve Botham · **Joined:** Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:24 pm **Posts:** 364

Still present this evening, flew into trees near Ram farm 5.30pm and stayed in that area till i left at 7.15pm, seen in flight several times, couple of Buzzards as well in area.
PS
Is growing a new central tail feather, this can be seen given good views, so adds to the cleft tail appearance in flight sometimes.

Chris Atkin · **Posted:** Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:26 pm

Black Kite still present in the Ram Farm area at midday in poor weather. Good prolonged views as it sat on a telegraph pole whilst preening.

Also in the area:
1 Hobby (observed eating a House Martin)
4 Marsh Harrier
3 Common Buzzard

regards

Chris (with Keith Scott & Tony Housman)

Andrew Chick · **Posted:** Sun Jul 22, 2007 12:18 pm

Showed well on Sunday Morning 10.30am - 11.00am - 22nd July in the Nocton rectangle!

Also seen - 1 Marsh Harrier, 4 Buzzards and Hobby.

Pictures in the Album

Andrew (and my dog Scampy!)

Steve Botham · **Joined:** Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:24 pm **Posts:** 364

Andy on your Blog you have the Kite in as Nocton fen, how was the Ballet by the way

trevormlee · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:21 am

Nice pic of this bird on Surfbirds

http://www.surfbirds.com/cgi-bin/galler ... y=gallery9

Trev

Andrew Chick · **Posted:** Mon Jul 23, 2007 9:03 am

You Tube images at = http://youtube.com/watch?v=-qteOeO5T80

Andrew

(P.S. Ballet was interesting.........)

Nige Lound · **Posted:** Tue Jul 24, 2007 10:55 pm

Bird still present and showing well this morning from 1100 to 1130 at least

Nige

Steve Botham · **Joined:** Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:24 pm **Posts:** 364

and again this evening.

Graham Catley · **Joined:** Tue Dec 28, 2004 11:20 pm **Posts:** 1667

I have at last got round to comparing the right primaries of the Nocton bird with the Barton bird and that from North Norfolk in the spring---to my eye they are identical and it must be the same bird as the rich coloured underparts and very pale head would have suggested---it would be an interesting excercise to get all of the reliable Norfolk, Lincs, Yorkshire dates together from this spring and summer and see if just the one bird has been involved with all the records

Freddy Johnson · **Posted:** Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:59 pm

Along with 15-20 other birders, I had very good views of the bird on a ploughed field south of Ram Farm this evening(Sat). It remained on the same spot with occasional preening from 7.00-7.45pm at least.
Plus 2 Marsh Harriers around.

Regards,

Freddy

Matt Latham · **Posted:** Mon Jul 30, 2007 2:06 pm

Andy S - thanks for the call on this - typical, a local find when I am in Finland! :roll:

Presumably this is still about - anyone got a grid reference for where it has been shwoing recently?

Thanks
Matt

Freddy Johnson · **Posted:** Mon Jul 30, 2007 6:55 pm

Matt,

See the original thread (Mon 16 July) for further details incl. Map Ref.

Regards,

Freddy

Freddy Johnson · **Posted:** Mon Jul 30, 2007 8:23 pm

Bird reported again this evening on "Birdguides" at 18.48 some 2.75 miles WSW of Nocton at Nocton Heath just south of Bloxham Lane/Grange Lane junction TF 017634.

Regards,

Freddy

Russell Hayes · **Posted:** Wed Aug 01, 2007 4:41 pm

Black Kite sitting in Stubble field next to beet pad, South of Ram farm, today with Marsh Harrier.

Pics in album

Russell Hayes · **Posted:** Mon Aug 20, 2007 5:03 pm

Black Kite again today North of Ram Farm flying with Marsh Harrier for a while and then off high above the farm for 20 minutes.

Looking rather tatty.

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