Professor Fellowes, the University of Reading ecologist who supervised the study, said: "There are very few nesting or natural feeding sites in suburban areas, but we know that hundreds of red kites visit Reading every day. Here, many people regularly put out pieces of meat, particularly chicken, in order to attract red kites into their gardens, they found. However, the researchers found that many people in Reading are aiming for much bigger visitors.
While almost half of UK households regularly feed wild birds, most of us stick to filling up peanuts or seed in a feeder for our garden blue tits or robins. Now research at the University of Reading, led by Dr Mel Orros and Professor Mark Fellowes and published in the journal Ibis, has uncovered why they have returned to our modern towns. But following centuries of persecution, only one or two pairs survived in Wales by the 1930s.įollowing a hugely successful reintroduction programme which started in the Chiltern Hills in 1989, red kites have returned as a widespread British bird of prey. With a 1.75m wingspan, red kites were once a common and impressive sight over medieval towns, where they were welcomed as they helped keep the streets free of rotting carrion (the carcasses of dead animals). I am a member of WildScotland, the Scottish Wildlife Tourism association and I follow the Wild-Scotland Best Practice Guidelines on Wildlife Watching to ensure that your enjoyment can be shared by many others in the years to come.Almost one in 20 households around Reading, Berkshire - the equivalent of more than 4,300 households - regularly feed red kites, causing the birds to 'commute' into the town from the surrounding countryside, scientists from the University of Reading have discovered. I also know where all the best tearooms and pubs are should you feel in need of a cup of tea or something stronger after the tour has ended. If you do come on my tours then you will hear lots about the wildlife but also be prepared for some history, tall tales, geology, local gossip and a smattering of Gaidhlig. I prefer to spend most of the tours out of a vehicle not only is it better for the environment but you get a far better look at the wildlife around us from the majestic eagle to the humble lichen. I offer tours all over the Highlands but specialise in the Black Isle, a penninsula just 10 minutes from Inverness that is packed with wildlife.
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