Red Kite 58 

 Red kite     Milvus milvus

The above  and next 2 shots are of a truly wild and native Welsh (UK) red kite that is monitored by the Red Kite Trust.

Red Kite 24 crop

Red Kite 29 crop  

Outside of Wales, Spanish introductions are now widely seen around the UK, especially at sites in the Chilterns and increasingly at the now infamous Gigrin Farm in Wales were both the native and foregn birds mix and breed.  Photos below are all from Gigrin.

 Red Kite 61

 Red Kite 59

Red Kite and Raven                                                                                                           Red Kite 38

 Red Kite 57 crop

A white red kite!  A very rare bird that sometimes shows itself at Gigrin.  May 2010.