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Red kites' return takes off at secret site
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THESE are the red kite chicks which are set to herald the return
of a magnificent bird of prey to the skies above Scotland's third-
largest city for the first time in more than 100 years.
Red kites have not nested in the north-east of Scotland since they
were persecuted to extinction in the late 19th century.
But yesterday, the first of 90 red kite chicks were released on
private land on the outskirts of Aberdeen, in the initial phase of a
three-year scheme to help the species re-colonise a landscape in
which it was once a familiar sight.
Each year, 30 red kite chicks will be released by ...
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Red kite killings reach six-year high
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; ...environmental agency. In 2007, 11 red kites were deliberately poisoned...of the birds had fathered 16 red kite chicks since his release into...come just five months after 30 red kites, identifiable by their striking...in Scotland, not least the red kite. Since its ...
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Red kite returned to wild in Ireland shot dead
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; DUBLIN, Ireland - Environmentalists trying to return a red kite population to the wild in Ireland said Wednesday that...recently released birds had been found shot dead. The red kite, a small bird of prey that continues to breed in several...promote rare or extinct birds of prey, released 30 ...
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Poison fears over Red Kites
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; ...the newly released Red Kites are not accidentally poisoned. Almost 30 Red Kites soared into the...extinction. The Red Kites were released into...Northern Ireland's Red Kite Officer Robert Straughan...of the project. "Red Kites are scavengers and...poisoned ...
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Red kite soaring back after 200 years ; Free: The red kite is back in Irish skies.
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; ...Protection of Birds red kite officer, said: I have...final stages of the red kite re-introduction process...songbirds. FACT FILE Red kites have a wingspan of up...The Irish name for the red kite is An Preanach Ceirteach...Despite their large size, red ...
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Environment: Follow the red kites on new dedicated trail.(News)
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; ...reintroduction of red kites into the Derwent...rolling with a branded red kite bus service along...restaurants will act as red kite information points...chance of seeing red kites and to provide them...Go North East's Red Kite buses. Highlight...the trail ...
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Red Kites could be poisoned by accident, warns charity
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; ...newly released Red Kites are not accidentally...poisoned. Almost 30 Red Kites soared into the...extinction. The Red Kites were released into...Northern Ireland's Red Kite Officer Robert...The release of 27 Red Kites last week represents...centuries. "At ...
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Mission unusual as red kites return.(News)
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; ...import 25 four-week-old red kite chicks from the Chilterns...they will be able to see red kites ( with their 5ft wingspan...points at feeding stations. Red kite project officer Keith...a worry is that as the red kites attempt to gain a foothold...
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Red kite numbers soar to 200-year high
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