Birdwatching

SPUTTERING START.....


Apparition of the Black Shoultered kite in the Shouth West of France in 1983, coincides of the Iberich population in contrast to what has taken place in Spain and Portugal, the France population have slowly come on pace.

The first breeding were just determined in 1990. Reproductie and increase are obstracted by natural factors, such as vegetation,climate, and farming, and the isolation of the populatie, after an carlier slow start one counted in 2004 nevertheless already 16 pears and 13 in 2005 spread concerniny in two areas.


One thinks that the Kite"s also elsewhere will breed until now 135 JUV, became the counted and most of breeding have several nest's, up to four time in a year.
The first breeding is in MARCH-April.

With exception of the months of December and January, the entire year breeding birds are to be found.
Fortunaley but because the breeding of the first nest lie a lot with 37% layer, replacemnt breeding is more succesfully with 60% , an the breeding which follows on a succesful breed do it with 75% still better.
The most breeding are noted in the summer months when the circumstances are more favourable and there are preys also more present.
The average breeding for all nesting amounts to 51% with a average of 1 to 2 JUV by nest, low productivity to the danger for further surviving of the Black Shoultered kite, and the hope indeed this way remaining for this kite...