This paper presents data on the winter diet of the Red Kite Milvus milvus in the Iberian Peninsula. The diet composition and its relationship with food abundance and habitat characteristics were studied in two areas (northern and southern plateaux) with different food availability and habitat composition. Red Kites showed a clear difference in diet between the two plateaux, with a higher consumption of carrion on the northern plateau and of game species on the southern plateau. Common Voles Microtus arvalis, despite being a very abundant prey on the northern plateau, did not appear in the diet in high numbers, but their frequency was related to the proportion of land occupied by nonirrigated (cereal) crops. High frequencies of "small" carrion (e.g. farmed Rabbits Oryctolugus cuniculus, poultry Gullus sp.) in the diet were correlated with a decrease in the trophic diversity which suggested an active choice of the food, at least in years with low vole densities. We suggest that the use of carrion is influenced not only by its abundance but by its availability to Red Kites. Refuse tips and muladares (dumps for dead livestock) and their management during the winter are important for the conservation of the species.

An analysis of the orientation of 182 nest sites of the Black Kite Milvus migrans in two areas in south and central Spain found that orientations toward the east were preferred. In southern Spain an analysis of the relationship between nest orientation and hatching success showed that success was lower among the nests located in non‐preferred orientations, with some inter‐annual variation. The tendency to orientate nests toward the east was greater among the early nesting pairs and the effect that the orientation had on the hatching success was also greater than in late nesting pairs. The data suggest that rainfall and prevailing winds were the main factors conditioning nest orientation.

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España es un país ejemplar a nivel internacional en numerosos indicadores de salud. Sin embargo, en Atención Primaria, los resultados apuntan a una situación de progresivo deterioro. En este artículo, con datos únicos de CIVIO, analizamos los factores que explican la elevada presión asistencial en medicina en Atención Primaria, es decir, la media de pacientes atendidos al día por médico de familia. Tanto mediante análisis de conglomerados como de regresión, encontramos que las Áreas de Salud con menor renta, tasas de paro más elevadas, más población y menos médicos per cápita, están asociadas con una presión asistencial mayor. Poniendo el foco en la Comunidad de Madrid y utilizando datos a nivel de centro de salud, encontramos que son los mismos factores los que explican la variación de la presión asistencial. Además, podemos ver que los centros con mayor presión tienen peores indicadores sanitarios y de satisfacción de los pacientes. Con el fin de aliviar la presión y reducir la heterogeneidad entre Áreas y centros de salud, planteamos seis propuestas que nos permiten abordar los retos a los que se enfrenta nuestro sistema de Atención Primaria.