Wildlife questions Red kites

Red kites

Harrietjwright 25/01/2024 19:06

Live in Derbyshire, and have a small wooded area which tonight there was 25 red kites all flying around together. Didn’t appear to be chasing each other not making any noise. Wondered how rare it is to see this, and if it means anything

0 Bobs_Retired 25/01/2024 19:48

Perhaps they are roosting there. Red Kites often roost together in numbers during the winter.
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0 Mr. B 25/01/2024 22:06

It's not unusual to see several together, even hundreds if you're in the right place, especially in winter as Bob says. Somewhat unusually for raptors, Kites are communal birds - probably due to them being primarily scavengers (similar to Gulls and Crows for instance) rather than hunters like other birds of prey.
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0 sutomalin 01/11/2024 18:07 in reply to Mr. B

I think that we were in the right place today in Suffolk , we saw 15 + Red Kites sitting together on a post and rail fence only 3 fields away from an organised shoot , it was as if they were waiting to get the spoils from the shoot that weren't going to be picked up ! It reminded me of Seagulls behind a plough.
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