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  The red kite was reintroduced to the Chilterns in Buckinghamshire about 15 years ago - if you ever drive along the M40 through the Stokenchurch cutting it's a common sight to see them circling overhead; they have really prospered in that part of the world to the extent where they have had colonies taken from there and moved to other parts. Mid Wales is one particularly successful area and another is the North Downs around Boxhill/Dorking, but I wasn't aware of their proximity to us down here. This is great news, but I hope their presence doesn't spell the end for the much rarer Peregrine Falcons which can be seen at St Margarets and Samphire Hoe from time to time.
  
  We're very well off for birds of prey around here; Kestrels/Windhovers are plentiful, Buzzards are becoming an increasingly everyday sight after centuries of absence from here and the UK as a whole, I've seen more Sparrowhawks this spring than ever before, we have two well documented mating pairs of Peregrines nearby, Barn Owls are doing well locally and now this. It's really gratifying to see that years of hard work by the RSPB is seeing rewards like this. There's still much to do, particularly with regard to Swallows, Lapwings and the humble House Sparrow, but this is a massive step in the right direction.

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