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.

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 ...

Red Kites were reintroduced to Northern Ireland in 2008 after being extinct here for centuries.

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 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, ...

Police have launched an investigation after a red kite was found fatally poisoned in Co Down. A PSNI spokesperson said tests have confirmed the legally protected bird, which was found dead near ...