After reading on the RSPB blogs all about ospreys and white-tailed eagles taking their maiden flight I was beginning to get a little jealous. But our young kites have done us proud and flown the nest! With the CCTV signal working intermittently we have been able to see that the nest is empty with the chicks coming back to the nest in the evenings it seems.
Last night I fed the kites we have waiting in the release pens which is always quite soothing. They had a feast of hares and rabbits, but most were still feasting on the remains of their grey squirrels from breakfast or sleeping on their perches.