UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13D
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
Kestrel Energy, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, No Par Value
(Title of Class of Securities)
492545 10 8
(CUSIP Number)
S. Lee Terry, Jr. Davis Graham & Stubbs LLP
1550 Seventeenth Street, Suite 500
Denver, Colorado 80202
(303) 892-9400
(Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person
Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications)
June 3, 2003
(Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)
If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to
report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing
this schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ].
CUSIP No. 492545 10 8
1) Name of Reporting Persons
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Nieuport Pty Ltd
2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group*
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3) SEC USE ONLY
4) Source of Funds
WC
5) Check Box if Disclosure of Legal Proceedings is Required Pursuant to Items
2(d) or 2(e) [ ]
6) Citizenship or Place of Organization
Australia
Number of Shares 7) Sole Voting Power 889,200
Beneficially Owned 8) Shared Voting Power 0
By Each Reporting 9) Sole Dispositive Power 889,200
Person With 10) Shared Dispositive
Power 0
11) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
889,200
12) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (11) Excludes Certain Shares [ ]
13) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (11)
8.9%
14) Type of Reporting Person
CO
SCHEDULE 13D
NIEUPORT PTY LTD
Item 1 Security and Issuer
No Par Value Common Stock ("the Shares") of Kestrel Energy, Inc.
(the "Company"), 1726 Cole Boulevard, Suite 210, Lakewood,
Colorado 80401
Item 2 Identity and Background
(a) Name: Nieuport Pty Ltd
(b) Business PO Box 332
Address: GREENWOOD 6924
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
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(c) Principal
Business and A wholly owned Investment
Place of subsidiary of Sun Resources NL
Organization: incorporated in Australia
(d) Criminal
Proceedings: None
(e) Civil
Proceedings: None
DIRECTORS AND EXECUTIVE OFFICERS OF REPORTING PERSON:
(a) Name: Peter Woods, Company Director
(b) Business
Address: PO Box 332
GREENWOOD
WESTERN AUSTRALIA 6924
(c) Principal
Occupation,
Name of Business,
Principal Business
And Address: Company Secretary and Director of
Nieuport Pty Ltd.
Same Address as Above
(d) Criminal
Proceedings: None
(e) Civil
Proceedings: None
(f) Citizenship: Australian
Item 3. Source and Amount of Funds or Other Consideration
Effective June 3, 2003, in a private placement by the Issuer, the
Reporting Person acquired 335,000 units consisting of 670,000 Shares
and a warrant to purchase up to an additional 335,000 Shares (the
"Warrant") for $335,000. The Warrant is not exercisable if and to
the extent that the Reporting Person would, by such exercise or
otherwise, be the beneficial owner of more than 8.99% of the Shares.
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Item 4. Purpose of Transaction
The Shares were acquired for investment purposes.
(a) None.
(b) None.
(c) None.
(d) None.
(e) None.
(f) None.
(g) None.
(h) None.
(i) None.
(j) None.
Item 5. Interest in Securities of the Issuer
(a) 889,200 Shares of Common Stock beneficially owned.
(b) Number of Shares as to which there is sole power to vote -
889,200; shared power to direct the vote - 0; sole power to direct
the disposition - 889,200; shared power to direct the disposition -
0.
(c) See Item 3.
(d) None.
(e) Not applicable.
Item 6. Contracts, Arrangements, Understandings or Relationships With
Respect to Securities of the Issuer
See Item 3.
Item 7. Material to be filed as Exhibits
None.
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
NIEUPORT PTY LTD
Date: 26 August 2003 By:/s/Peter Woods
Peter Woods
Director/Company Secretary
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