Black Kite

Many many thanks to Clive for ringing me so quickly after finding the Black Kite.  With the priority being getting there quickly, several phone calls were made on route.  PG and I drove from Letterston to Castlemorris with no sign of Clive or the Kite, so we retraced our steps back towards Letterston, stopping at the junction by Priskilly Forest (Viewpoint 1 - SM914306) where by some amazing fluke I picked the bird up sat on a fence post about half a mile away (hence the poor pics!).  It spent some time flying up and down the fields south of Heathfield Farm, with MY-P arriving in time, by the time Trevor arrived at Letterston we called him to stop at the western end (Viewpoint 2 - SM932302) to view towards us as the bird was heading slowly south and out of view for us.  The bird was last seen over sheep fields at Viewpoint 3 (SM919292) where it seemed to be coming down - all the while being hassled by a single Carrion Crow (at one point also a Jackdaw).  This last viewpoint is on a minor (no-through) road that heads north-west from Welsh Hook but having visited the site it looks like a good bet for the bird to have roosted in the woodland there.  We probably last saw the bird at approx. 19:45, having first picked it up at around 19:20.  It seems quite possible that this is the same bird seen by Ed Hunter in Spittal last week, so may well have settled in the area - well worth a look.  The approximate area we saw the bird in is highlighted in pink on the map.  Good luck.