A videographer has used a drone to capture footage of a red kite in mid-flight over the Norfolk countryside. Paul Jones said he first became interested in the birds five years ago and had been trying ...

Unhurried in flight and with a sideline in stolen goods, the handsome red kite is the gentleman thief of the raptor world, writes Mark Cocker.

The poisoning of a red kite, found dead near Loughbrickland, County Down, is being investigated by police. The bird of prey, which is a legally protected species in Northern Ireland, was discovered on ...

Red Kites are predators and take a wide variety of live prey, ranging from earthworms to small mammals. They usually breed for the first time at two or three-years-old and usually pair for life.

Red kites, the majestic birds of prey which 20 years ago were one of Britain's rarest creatures and confined to the Welsh mountains, are now being regularly seen in gardens around Britain, the ...

The red kite reintroduction scheme may be the biggest species success story in UK conservation history, according to environmental experts.. The “triumphant comeback” of the bird of prey now ...

Mr Acreman said about 18 or 20 red kites could be seen circling around houses on a Saturday morning. "But I've also seen them diving in the park and they can be very frightening, particularly for ...

‘Red kites are scavengers and it is not surprising they are also now being spotted in towns. ‘If wheelie bins are too full because the rubbish is not collected as frequently as it once was, ...