The Southern England Kite Group monitored 119 pairs confirmed breeding (adult seen sitting on nest or young seen). 152 chicks were ringed from 77 nests but one of these was a bird found on the ground. This total includes 42 birds sent to Northumberland, one of which died before release. 91 chicks were wing- tagged. The average number of chicks per successful nest = 151/76 = 1.99 but this would have been lower had we had time to process more of the late nests. The number of confirmed breeding pairs is much lower than the estimated breeding population as we do not have time to cover the whole of the Chilterns.
