Report a Dead or Injured Kite

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If you do find a dead or injured red kite in the Chilterns, please call one of the following contacts who will come and collect the bird as soon as possible.

NIGEL SNELL, telephone 01491 571687

HELEN OLIVE, telephone 07795 42 8806

If no-one is available, please call the Chilterns Conservation Board on 01844 355504 for further advice and/or contacts.

The following contact applies to the Thames Valley area.

PC 1016 Russell Hounslow
WILDLIFE CRIME OFFICER

Thames Valley Police
Greyhound Lane
Thame
Oxon OX9 32D

Telephone: 08458 505505
or 07800 702693



If you find a dead red kite, and you suspect a crime has been committed by someone you think may be deliberately poisoning or harming wildlife, contact your local Wildlife Crime Officer (see above for contact details) as soon as possible, detailing the following:

a. Type of wildlife found dead (red kite, buzzard, etc)

b. Location where dead bird of prey was found - out in open field, near hedgerow, etc.

c. Any visible wing tags or leg rings, and their colours and/or numbers which a dead red kite may be wearing.

d. Any poison bait you may notice, perhaps in the form of a dead rabbit, rat, etc.

e. If you have the equipment (mobile phone camera, etc), take photos, being careful not to move any of the potential evidence. However, if possible, cover the dead bird and the bait - if found - so that other potential predators cannot get to it. Try not to touch anything with bare hands.

Additionally, if you do suspect deliberate poisoning, you can also call DEFRA’s Campaign Against Illegal Poisoning on 0800 321600.


Photo © Helen Olive