Kite Updates

Northern Kites released 20 kites in 2004, 41 kites in 2005 and 33 kites in 2006. 10 Kites were born in the northeast in 2007. Several pairs of kites displayed and acted territorially over the spring, resulting in a number of nesting attempts! We will bring you more news on these pairs soon (updated June 2008).

Kite Locations

Recent updates are highlighted in green.

Kites born in the Northeast in 2007

Tag Sex Location Tag Sex Location

A0

?

Unknown

A5

?

Gateshead

A1

?

Gateshead

A6

?

Gateshead

A2

?

Unknown

A7

?

Teesdale

A3

?

Gateshead

B0

?

Unknown

A4

?

Southwest Northumberland

B1

?

Deceased

Kites released in 2006

Tag Sex Location Tag Sex Location

61

F

Unknown

79

M

Gateshead

62

F

Unknown

80

M

Gateshead

63

M

Gateshead

81

M

Gateshead

64

M

Unknown

82

F

Deceased

65

F

Deceased

83

M

Gateshead

66

M

Deceased

84

F

Gateshead

67

F

Yorkshire

85

F

Unknown

68

M

Gateshead

86

M

Southwest Northumberland

69

M

Unknown

87

M

Gateshead

70

F

Gateshead

89

F

Gateshead

71

M

Gateshead

90

F

Gateshead

72

F

Wales

91

F

Unknown

73

F

Unknown

92

M

Gateshead

74

M

Gateshead

93

F

Unknown

75

F

Unknown

94

M

Unknown

76

M

Gateshead

95

F

Deceased

77

M

Gateshead

 

 

 

Kites released in 2005

Tag Sex Location Tag Sex Location

21

F

Gateshead

42

M

Gateshead

22

F

Unknown

43

F

Gateshead

23

F

Unknown

44

F

Gateshead

24

F

Gateshead

45

F

Gateshead

25

F

Unknown

46

F

Unknown

26

F

Unknown

47

F

Unknown

27

F

Deceased

48

M

Unknown

28

F

Gateshead

49

F

Unknown

29

F

Deceased

50

F

Central Scotland

30

F

Unknown

51

M

Gateshead

31

F

Unknown

52

F

Unknown

32

F

Unknown

53

M

Gateshead

33

F

Gateshead

54

F

Gateshead

34

F

Gateshead

55

F

Unknown

35

F

Unknown

56

M

Gateshead

36

M

Gateshead

57

F

Teesdale

37

M

Deceased

58

F

Unknown

38

F

Gateshead

59

M

Gateshead

39

F

Unknown

60

F

Gateshead

40

?

Gateshead

78

F

Deceased

41

M

Unknown

 

 

 

Kites released in 2004

Tag Sex Location Tag Sex Location

1

M

Yorkshire

11

M

Deceased

2

F

Yorkshire

12

M

Unknown

3

M

Unknown

13

M

Unknown

4

M

Unknown

14

F

Unknown

5

M

Deceased

15

M

Gateshead

6

M

Gateshead

16

F

Gateshead

7

F

Unknown

17

M

Deceased

8

M

Unknown

18

M

Unknown

9

M

Unknown

19

F

Gateshead

10

M

Deceased

20

M

Unknown

 

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