• Introduction to the species – see BTO,  RSPB and SRSG websites
• Breeding distribution – see Bird Atlas
  
• Protection designations – Birds Directive 1979 (Annex 1), Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Schedule 1)
• National survey years – 2000
• Monitoring method – see Raptors: A Field Guide for Surveys and Monitoring

Annual monitoring data

Please click on the links below to access summary data. These summaries are based on SRMS regions.  Descriptions of some of the main headings reported against are provided here.

2015, 2016, 2017

National trends

Please click below to see the national trends for Red Kite:

Breeding pairs: 1992-2010

Fledging success (proportion of pairs known to hatch young that fledged at least one young) : 1994-2010

Fledglings produced per successful pair: 1995-2010

Regional trends

Please click below to see the trends for three sub-populations of Red Kite with sufficient sample size for analysis:

Breeding pairs: 1992-2010.

Fledging success (proportion of pairs known to hatch young that fledged at least one young): 1994-2010

Fledglings produced per successful pair: 1995-2010

Please click below to see the trends in Scottish Natural Heritage Zones with sufficient sample size for analysis:

Breeding pairs: 1992-2010.

Fledging success (proportion of pairs known to hatch young that fledged at least one young): 1995-2010

Fledglings produced per successful pair: 1995-2010

Local Red Kite studies & projects