I'm feeling so guilty...

"What me officer?  
No, no, no I'm strictly vegetarian, honest!  
The feathers in my claws?
Ah, well you see ...."

The red kite had clearly recently caught a small bird of some kind and was still clutching some of it in its claws. 

There seem to be a pair of Red Kites in and around Stantonbury Hill now, so it may be that they will become a regular feature in this part of the world just as they seem to have become elsewhere in the county.  There are still plenty of Buzzards, indeed, I surprised one just 10 minutes after taking this shot.  I did get a half way decent shot of him, but he's against a busy wooded background, so I prefer the Kite shot for today's blip.  If you like detail, he's worth a look in large.

I did finally manage to catch up with the Bramblings, but they were determined to remain in the bush so not really worth taking a photo of.