{"id":5630,"date":"2017-03-16T22:05:20","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T22:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/birdingthestrait.com\/?p=1912"},"modified":"2024-03-26T12:52:40","modified_gmt":"2024-03-26T12:52:40","slug":"amazing-numbers-of-black-kites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/birdingthestrait.com\/blog\/amazing-numbers-of-black-kites\/","title":{"rendered":"Amazing numbers of Black Kites!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the spring migration we get large concentrations of Black Kites, the most abundant migratory raptor in Western Europe, in the Strait of Gibraltar.<\/p>\n<p>This short video from early March, shows impressive numbers of these raptors passing by before continuing their journey to their breeding grounds.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Black Kites Migration\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HrlRvK0-Mxg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>During migration, whenever easterly gales blow in the Strait, hundreds of raptors interrupt their journey and seek shelter on the sloping hillsides of\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/birdingthestrait.com\/birding-tours\/top-ten-experiences\/los-alcornocales-natural-park-the-mediterranean-jungle\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Los Alcornocales Natural Park<\/a>, \u00a0gathering in large communal roosts which do not occur elsewhere in Europe. 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