0239 RED KITE (Milvus milvus)

dFH: 18 seen or shot during 1843-1937 between September and May, but only 3 during 1938-61.
Records from 1948 are:.
1953One southwest over Seaford (ES) on 28 May.*
1958One northwest over Wadhurst (ES) on 29 March.*
1960One over Selsey Bill (WS) on 1 November.* × dFH
1966One over Sidlesham (WS) on 6 April.*
1967One over Angmering (WS) on 8 January.*
1970One at/over Beachy Head (ES) on 29 September.*
1971One south over Downs behind Worthing (WS) on 26 November.*
1972One at Whitbread Hollow, Beachy Head (ES) on 19 January.*
One over West Wittering and Itchenor (WS) on 18 March.*
One, presumably the same, at/over Petworth (WS) on 19 March.*
1973One at/over Duncton (WS) on 11 August.*74
One at/over Beachy Head (ES) on 26 August and Friston Forest on 27 August.*
1974One at Petworth (WS) on 18 March.*
1975One in Cuckmere Valley (ES) on 16 March.*
1976One over Hastings (ES) on 4 April.*
One at Chanctonbury (WS) on 9 May.*
1977One in Cuckmere Valley (ES) on 27 October.*
1978One at Chilgrove (WS) on 16 December stayed into January 1979.*
1979One found dead at Shipley (WS) on 30 March had been poisoned.*
One east over Pett Level (ES) on 15 April.*
One found dead at Folkington, Polgate (ES) on 5 May had been poisoned.*
One north over Cissbury Ring (WS) on 20 October.*
1980One picked up dead at Fernhurst (WS) in April.*
One at/over Alfriston (ES) on 5 June.*
One at/over Sidlesham (WS) on 3 November.*
1981One east over Beachy Head (ES) on 27 May.*
One at/over Kingley Vale (WS) on 30 May.*
One north over Sidlesham (WS) on 3 November.*
1982One at/over Beachy Head (ES) on 28 March.*
1983One west over Lewes (ES) on 5 March.*
One at/over Fairlight (ES) on 21 November.*
1984One near Battle (ES) on 18 June.*
One west over Fairlight (ES) on 4 November.*
One, probably the same, at/over Beachy Head (ES) on 5 November.*
One over Pagham Harbour (WS) on 9 December.*84
1985One at West Grinstead (WS) on one date in October.*86
1986One at/over Pett Level (ES) on 27 April.*
One at/over Southease (ES) on 20 August.*
1987One over Ashdown Forest (ES) on 15 February.*
One over Combe Haven (ES) on 16 March.*
One over Cuckmere Valley (ES) on 19 December.*
One, possibly the same, over Sandy Cross, Heathfield (ES) on 23 December.*
1988One over Lancing (WS) on 21 January.*
One at/over Charleston Bottom (ES) on 16 February.*
One at/over Walberton (WS) on 5 March.*
One over Seaford (ES) on 22 March.*
One over Brighton (ES) on 22 March.*
One over Fairlight (ES) on 5 April.*
One at/over Kingley Vale (WS) on 6 May.*
One at/over Blackcap (ES) on 16 June.*
One over Pett Level and Rye Harbour (ES) on 5 November.*
One at/over Firle Beacon (ES) on 27 November.*
1990One at/over Balsdean (ES) on 1 April.*
One over Sidlesham Ferry (WS) on 21 April.*
One at/over Steyning Round Hill (WS) on 17 August.*
One at/over Balsdean (ES) on 5 November.*
1991One over Shoreham-by-Sea (WS) on 21 January.*
One over Ditchling Beacon (ES) on 13 December.*
1992One over Angmering Park Estate and West Worthing (WS) on 25 May.*
One west over Beachy Head (ES) on 17 October.*
1993One at/over High Hill, Balsdean (ES) on 18 October.*
1994One at St. Leonards-on-Sea (ES) on 10 February.*
One at Bexhill (ES) on 29 March.*
One at Beachy Head (ES) on 10 April.*
One at Storrington (WS) on 27 April.*
One at Heathfield (ES) on 2 May.*
One at Billingshurst (WS) on 6 June.*
One (wing-tagged) at Balcombe (ES) on 16 June, Arlington Reservoir (ES) on 7 August and 4 September, West Firle(ES) on 13 September and 26 November.*
1995One, presumed to be the same, at Selmeston (ES) on 15 January and near Ringmer (ES) on 16 and 24 March.*
One at Udimore, near Rye (ES), on 23 February.*98
One, also wing-tagged, at West Dean Woods (WS) from 17 November to at least 17 March 1996.*
1996One at Horse Eye Level, Pevensey (ES) on 2 March and 8 April.*
One at Burton Mill Pond (WS) on 9 March.*
One at Cuckmere Haven (ES) on 23 March.*
One drifting west at Walberton (WS) on 23 March.*97
One at Binsted Valley (WS) on 23 March.*
One at Newick, north of Lewes (ES) on 29 March.*
One at Thorney Deeps (WS) on 14 April.*
One at Pulborough Brooks (WS) on 6 May.*
One at Arundel (WS) on 10 August.*
One at Hammerpot and Harrow Hill, Patching (WS) on 10 and 13 August.*
One (wing tagged) at Belle Tout, Beachy Head (ES) on 2 October.*
1997One at Seaford (ES) on 1 May.*
One (wing tagged) at Cissbury (WS) on 17 May.*
Two over the River Adur at Shoreham-by-Sea (WS) on 26 May.*
Two , perhaps the same, inland on 30 May.*
One at Newtimber Hill, Poynings (ES) on 28 July.*
One (wing tagged) at Beachy Head on 28 July.*
One at Harrow Hill, Patching (WS) on 12 August.*
One at Rustington (WS) on 22 September.*
1998One at Hooe Level, Pevensey (ES) on 23 May.*
One at Mount Caburn, near Lewes (ES), on 22 June.*
One over Friston Hill (ES) on 9 August.*
One, presumably the same, over Hollingdean, Brighton (ES) on 9 August.*
One at Holland Wood, near Petworth (WS) from early November to late December.*
One at Cuckmere Haven (ES) on 1 December.*
One, possibly the same, at Seaford Head (ES) on 20 December.*
One, presumably the same, at Tarring Neville, Newhaven (ES) on 25 December.*
1999One SW at Rye Harbour (ES) on 5 March.*
Two in the general area of Harrow Hill, Patching (WS) on 27 March and three birds together were observed at the same locality on 4 and 5 April.*
One E at Beachy Head (ES) on 1 May.*
One at Stansted Forest (WS) on 7 May.*
One, possibly the same, at Cocking (WS) on 7 May.*
One N at Sidlesham Ferry on 6 June.*
One over Batemans, Burwash (ES) on 16 June.*
One W at Church Norton on 18 October.*
One at Upwaltham (WS) on 3 and 27 November.*
One at Watergate, West Marden (WS) on 22 December.*
200030 records involving at least 21 birds.*



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