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Re: Possible red Kite

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Hi Steve,

Looks like a red kite to me, too much white on the wing and the paler body rules out black kite, width of wings and bulky appearance tend not to suggest a juvenile skua which can sometimes be mistaken for a raptor.

Cheers

Ian Standivan

-----Original Message-----
From: adastra-bounces@... [mailto:adastra-bounces@...]On Behalf Of Stephen Savage
Sent: 28 May 2009 11:35
To: adastra@...
Subject: [Adastra] Possible red Kite

I noticed a seagull mobbing another large bird, flying in the distance, seen from my garden (Portslade Old Village). I took a few pics, but most of these were out of focus because of the distance as the camera had problems focusing. However, the one good picture revealed what might be a red kite. The shape of the tail looks right and the white markings underneath the wings and body colour also point to this being a possibility.

Not being an expert on this, I am keen for others to take a look. I have posted the images of my blog 24^th May, link below.

http://urbanwildlifejottings.blogspot.com/

It would be great to know one way or another.

Steve Savage

Environmental Educator and Natural History Author

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