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Original file of miscellaneous (unfiled?) papers relating to kite populations.

Original file containing correspondence relating to the donation of the Kite Committee's collections of egg shells to the National Museum of Wales, including reference to a magistrate's suggestion that two kite's eggs confiscated in Liverpool should go to Ceredigion Museum, 1981; subsequent donations, 1982-1989; research by Adrian Fowles, NCC, into the insects in kite nest faunas, 1989; a request by the Faunal Remains Unit of Southampton University Archaeology Department for kite bones, 1989-1992 ; an analysis of the components of a kite's nest, 1990; kite carcasses sent to the English Heritage Ancient Monuments Laboratory, including a copy of 'Ancient Monuments Laboratory report 22/99, A list of mammal & bird skeletons in the comparative collection of the 'Ancient Monuments Laboratory London', 1991; an analysis of clutch sizes, brood sizes, nest robberies and distribution by 10km grid squares, 1946-1997; details of unhatched etc. eggs collected, 1990-1998; and a note that all remaining kite egg shells have been sent to the National Museum, 2016.

Original file comprising a copy of the 'The kite in Wales, 1970', the final issue of the annual report produced by Col Morrey Salmon for the old kite group, with an epilogue by Capt. Vaughan, and annual breeding season reports produced by Peter Davis, 1971-1989, including several typescripts, notes and revisions. The annual report to the Kite Committee comprised two sections: a single page confidential 'The kite (M.milvus) in Wales, <year>', which could be used publically once the breeding season was over, and a strictly confidential nest-by-nest 'Red kite breeding report for <year>'.

Original file of reports of sightings and observations for 1979-1984 and related papers, including discussion of M. J. Dawson's book 'The red kite' (1983), which gives grid references of current and historical kite nests.

Original file including an off-print of P. Walters Davies & P. E. Davis, 'The ecology and conservation of the red kite in Wales', 1973; off-prints of articles of which Peter Davis was author or co-author, 1981-1996; print-outs of Peter Davis et al., 'Movement, settlement, breeding, and survival of red kites Milvus milvus marked in Wales' (2001), and Davis's chapter on the red kite for 'Birds of Ceredigion' (2010); and a copy of Tony Cross & Peter Davis, 'The red kites of Wales', Welsh Kite Trust, 2005.

Original file of miscellaneous kite-related leaflets and publications. Includes copies of 'Birds' magazine, Winter 1983 and Winter 1985; RSPB annual reports of offences against wild bird legislation, 1990-1992; second draft of English Nature/RSPB 'UK Red Kite Action Plan', Oct. 1997; English Nature research report no. 451, 'The red kite reintroduction programme in England', 2002; and 'Jahresbericht 2000 zum Monitoring Greifvögel und Eulen Europas' (Monitoring of raptors and owls of Europe, annual report 2000), Martin Luther University, 2001.

Original file of letters, notes, drafts, licences and reports, including guidelines for observers, 1984 and 1986; maps of watchers' areas, 1989-1993; papers for CCW/RSPB meetings, particularly re. differences of opinion re. egg and chick manipulation, 1992-1993; the end of CCW and RSPB funding for full monitoring of kite nests now the population had reached 100 breeding pairs, 1994; annual licences from CCW to Peter Davis under the Wildlife & Countryside Act 1981 (as amended) s.16(1) to examine red kite nests, 2002-2004, 2006-2011; and Peter Davis's annual reports of breeding success of nests the Nebo - Ffos-y-ffin - Felinfach area, co. Card., 2007-2008, 2010-2011.

Original file of correspondence and related papers, mainly between Peter Davis, Celia May and David Parkin relating to DNA studies, including the early twentieth century genetic bottleneck, and the more recent introgression by a German female into the Welsh population.

Original file of reports of sightings and observations for 1989-1991 and related papers, 1989-1991, and a note of Tony Cross's extracts from the 1991-1992 diaries of De Cruse (sent to prison for egg thefts), 2002. Also a laminated map of the Ceredigion kite watchers' and Forestry Commission rangers' areas and contact details.

Original file of letters and copy replies with conservation officers, nest watchers, academics and members of the public.

Original file of scientific papers by Celia A. May and David T. Parkin, both of Nottingham University, on the genetic fingerprinting of wild birds, and particularly birds of prey.

Original file of reports of dead kites, post mortems and analyses for poisons and toxic chemicals, mainly 1998-1999, with one report for each of 2005 and for 2006. Also publications relating to pesticide poisoning and illegal poisoning of wildlife.

Annual lists of known nests in Wales, grid references, clutch sizes, successes and causes of failure, 1946-1999, compiled by Peter Davis.

Original file of Peter Davis's copies of Kite Committee papers, including minutes of the West Wales Field Society, 1950; annual reports on the kite's status and nesting season, 1950-1970; notes on, minutes of and reports to Kite Committee meetings, 1959-1966. Several of the papers, containing locations of nests then in use, are marked confidential.

Original file of yearly breeding season reports, 1990-1999, many with the confidential section 2 containing the locations and success of each known breeding pair. Peter Davis compiled the report to the Kite Committe at the end of the breeding season, although there is frequently a revised report for the record in the light of further information. Also notes, drafts and circulation lists. Also site lists for 2000 and 2003, and Peter Davis's Welsh Kite Watchers Group nest record sheets for nests in the Nebo - Ffos-y-ffin - Felinfach area, co. Card., 2004.

Original file of letters, memoranda, papers and publications relating to the Welsh Office / Development Board for Rural Wales / RSPB / Welsh Tourist Board initiative to develop the Spotting the Red Kite (the Red Kite Trail) project, the name being changed c.Feb. 1994 to Red Kite Country. A letter in the general correspondence file for 1990-2011 (E 32 below) mentions that the initiative expired in 1997.

Original file of reports of and notes on ringed or tagged dead kites, including the recovery of a ringed female (HT27208, ringed June 1988, found dead May 2012), probably the oldest recorded Welsh kite, displacing HW08418, a male that died at Tregaron in March 1992, a month younger than this new bird, 2012; and the recovery of HT25680, a male ringed at Talsarn, June 1990, found dead Aber-arth, at 23.5 years the third oldest kite known by ringing, Jan. 2014.

Original file of correspondence, memoranda, incident reports, statements, press cuttings etc., including relating to kite bounty payments, 1969-1989, blacklists of persons with prosecutions and suspected eggers, 1972-1974, annual and special protection schemes, including Abergwesyn kite watch logs and reports, 1977-1979, incidents of disturbed birds and robbed nests, publicity, and prosecutions and attempted prosecutions, including against Ian Godfrey Huggard for the possession of kite eggs, 1972-1973, Michael Dawson of Brighton and Andrew Rychlinski of Brighton for wilfully disturbing kites, 1978, and Elgan Jones for poisoning, 1990.