You can always tell when things are busy with the kites as I usually forget to blog!
Over the last couple of weeks we've started to release birds which is always really satisfying. Although I've seen nearly 70 young kite taste freedom for the first time I'm always a little nervous when the birds fly out of the cages. So far they have all flown off strongly, so I don't think I've got anything to worry about. Because of the wet weather we've delayed some of this week's releases, but I'm hoping that it'll stay dry and we can get a few more out before the end of the week.
The birds that have already been released are doing well and are staying around the cages mostly as they gradually find their wings. Yesterday there were four birds swooping and soaring over nearby fields which was pretty amazing to watch as they were only released a week ago.