Red Kite over Endon.

Saw a Red Kite flying over Endon at about 13:30hrs today. Apparently one was seen flying over Cheadle on 16th May. This species has been thriving since the RSPB reintroduction programme in the Chilterns and Wales which started in 1989. In 1995 some of these birds were used for a reintroduction scheme in the East Midlands - the first record of them breeding there was in 1997. They have become a more frequent sight over Staffordshire in recent years. This bird might be the result of East Midlands or the Welsh reintroductions. Perhaps they are breeding in Staffordshire this year.

Red Kite photo courtesy of Tony Hisgett from Birmingham. From Wikimedia licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 2.0 Generic license