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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