Highs and lows for Irish Red Kites in 2011

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Kites and other raptors being killed by rodenticides - Courtesy of Birdwatch Ireland
January 2011. After an absence of 200 years as a breeding species in Ireland, Red Kites are once again a familiar sight in parts of the east coast, thanks to the success of the Irish Red Kite Reintroduction Project.