The red kite (milvus milvus), a magnificently graceful bird of prey is unmistakable with its reddish-brown body, angled wings and deeply forked tail. It was saved from national extinction by one of the world's longest-running protection programmes. It has now been successfully re-introduced to England and Scotland. Red kites are listed under Schedule 1 of The Wildlife and Countryside Act. They eat mainly carrion and worms, but opportunistic and will occasionally take small mammals.
Various - 2023
Gigrin Farm - April 2022
