Chilterns
Nigel Snell, Southern England Kite Group
After a slow start the group eventually found 215 pairs of which 205 were successful, rearing approximately 383 chicks. Most of these were in the core Chilterns area but this total also includes several outlying nests. There was a nest in Southern Hampshire for the second year running, two in Wiltshire (2 and 3 chicks reared) and the first in Sussex (2 chicks reared). There was also a confirmed nesting attempt in Devon which failed, unfortunately.
A total of 103 chicks were fitted with wing-tags (yellow on both wings) including the two Sussex chicks which were also radio-tagged.
