Disturbing proximity of a red kite's nest

Comins Coch, Aberystwyth I was looking forward to seeing the ramshackle structure for myself. Then the anxiety began

A month or so ago, a friend casually mentioned that they thought red kites were starting to nest near their house. Very near, in fact; actually in the garden. Even in the hills beyond Tregaron, where kites wheel and dive in such abundance as to be almost unworthy of comment, having a nest within view of your kitchen window is unusual.

On the boundary of the property, the crook of a sycamore tree provided an apparently suitable spot for the pair to set up home; occasional bulletins told of the progress, albeit slow and halting, of nest building. It seemed the birds were in no great hurry - limiting their activity to the odd twig or two each day - but eventually they had assembled a slightly ramshackle structure that managed to support the weight of a sitting bird.