If you come to the Top Lodge centre you may very well see a kite drifting overhead. If you do, chances are it will be the bird that has been nicknamed 'Special K'. Why the odd name? Well, it is really called Purple K, the name referring to the colour and letter on its wing tags. The purple colour shows it was tagged (and therefore hatched) in 2007, whilst the letter K identifies it as an individual. "Why then is it nicknamed Special K?", you ask. Well, it has been a regular sight around the centre over the past couple of weeks, thus making it a serial visitor.
Yes, sorry. The puns don't get any better, do they?
The other kite news is that our resident pair have been spotted refurbishing the same nest as they used last year. This is excellant news, as it means the nest camera will be much easier to set up as all the fittings and cabling are already in position. You should therefore hopefully be able to see live footage of the kites on the big screen in the RSPB shop from early May. You may remember last year was very successful, with all three chicks fledging. Fingers crossed for a similar story this year.