RED KITES A COMPARISON OF CHICKS PRODUCED BY REGION The numbers of red kite chicks reared 1989 - 2006 Number of Breeding Pairs of red kites Percentages of successful pairs Number of Chicks Reared Percentages of chicks reared per breeding pairs Percentages of Chicks/Successful breeding Pair

*= Estimated numbers
Year	Wales	Southern England	East Midlands	Yorkshire	Northen Kites	North Scotland	Central Scotland	Dumfries & Galloway
2006	420-504*	600*	130	75	3	79	44+	27
2005	440-510*	500+*	99	52		85	28	18
2004	361-400+*	383	55	44		80	32	3
2003	273-312*	312	45	32		71	34	1
2002	300*	219	43	20		88	25
2001	247	246	25	15		77	18
2000	133	202	22	2		74	10
1999	165	155	16			54	5
1998	174	143	3			44	5
1997	129	100	8			39
1996	119	80				39
1995	117	55				26
1994	99	37				13
1993	82	14				7
1992	96	9				1
1991	62
1990	74
1989	50
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Numbers or Red Kite chicks reared.
Prolificacy
When viewing this data it should be remembered that re-introduced red kites from the European continent were taken from only those nests that were most prolific. i.e. No chicks were taken from nests containing but one chick.
Welsh red kites are of a far greater natural diversity; hence the disparity in productivity.

Number of Breeding Pairs of red kites
Percentages of successful pairs
Number of Chicks Reared
Percentages of chicks reared per breeding pairs
Percentages of Chicks/Successful breeding Pair