RED KITES
A COMPARISON OF REGIONAL PRODUCTIVITY
Number of Breeding Pairs in the UK 1989 - 2006

Number of Breeding Pairs of Red Kites in the United Kingdom
Percentage of Successful pairs
Number of red kite chicks reared
Percentage of chicks reared/Breeding pair
Percentage of chicks/Successful breeding pairs

Year	Wales Monitored	Wales (Estimated)	Southern England Monitored	Southern England (Estimated)	East Midlands	Yorkshire	Northen Kites	North Scotland	Central Scotland	Dumfries & Galloway
2006	346	500-600	68	n/a	74	40	5	40	28	36
2005	329	440-510	119	300+	52	33		39	25	12
2004	320	400-450	213	300+	37	24		35	17	3
2003	259	350-400	177		24	16		35	18	4
2002	212	300-350	139		23	10		35	15
2001	N/A	285	132		15	8		35	10
2000	202	259	112		16	3		34	7
1999	181		75		7			32	4
1998	167		71		4			30	2
1997	152		52		4			23
1996	130		35		1			17
1995	127		24					15
1994	111		20					8
1993	104		9					5
1992	84		4					1
1991	76		2
1990	65
1989	54									Top

Number of Breeding Pairs of Red Kites in the United Kingdom
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 potential for disparity in productivity.

Number of Breeding Pairs of Red Kites in the United Kingdom
Percentage of Successful pairs
Number of red kite chicks reared
Percentage of chicks reared/Breeding pair

Collated from data provided by the Welsh Kite Trust

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RED KITES A COMPARISON OF REGIONAL PRODUCTIVITY Number of Breeding Pairs in the UK 1989 - 2006

RED KITES
A COMPARISON OF REGIONAL PRODUCTIVITY
Number of Breeding Pairs in the UK 1989 - 2006