What have you seen

Probably just as quick to get there as Norfolk, BM. Up the M5 then M6, M56 and stay at Chester CMC site. Easy access to Burton area. RSPB reserve quite good at Burton if coming.

The feeder we put up outside the van here at Ilkley has been visited by the usual Great, Blue and Coal Tits, plus a few Long Tailed Tits, Gold Finches, a Nuthatch, and both a Robin and a male Blackbird landed on the feeder to sample the goodies. The bits that had fallen out were swept up by Pheasants, Dunnocks, Wood Pigeons and any number of other Blackbirds.

3 Water Pipits and a flock of about 50 Golden Plover on the N Norfolk marshes today.

A flock of long tailed tits are visiting every day just now, ten or more on the fat balls by our kitchen window. 

Spotted numerous Red Kites as we drove over from Ilkley to York today.

Yes, we were delighted to see quite a few when we made the opposite trip last month. Surprising how far they seem to be spreading.

There's a release point at Harewood House and they've obviously spread from there. The last one we spotted was quite close to the A1 between Knaresborough & York.

They seem to be steadily moving south down the A34. I've seen them well down towards Winchester from Newbury where they are quite prolific.

We see them regularly at Barleywood but then there are 5 that roost around Holkham Hall.  We see the occasional Black Kite which I suspect is stray from the continent. 

Red Kite with undercarriage down taken last week at Wareham Greens:

Hi OP

Are there any feeding station over your way, similar to Gigrin? Pic looks like the bird has something in the claw and about to feed.

They are still pretty rare in our area at the moment