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Old 23-03-2006, 06:30 AM
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Re: Tagging wings of Red Kites

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Originally Posted by Alan
When they started reintroductions a few years ago, didn't they bring a lot in from Spain?
And Sweden I think, or was that Capercaillies?

The thinking at the time was that the population in Wales was in too perilous a state to start removing birds for relocation programmes and so Kites from abroad were used. I'm not sure, but I don't think that there were any issues with subspecies with Red Kite (unlike the aforementioned Capercaillie).
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