Red Kite (Milvus milvus)
(Bird: Acciptridae)
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| 1st July, 2013. Gigrin Farm (Wales-UK). |
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| Leucistic bird. 1st July, 2013. Gigrin Farm (Wales-UK). |
Notes:
Kites are odd birds that are unlike hawks or falcons. The triangular tail and wing shape is quite specific to these birds. They are generally scavengers and glide and drift around, presumably the reasoning behind the name kite. This species, despite its inability to hunt and kill live prey, has been poisoned and shot by gamekeepers throughout history in fear for their livestock. Some early declines of this bird were inadvertently due to toxic insecticides.
Kites are odd birds that are unlike hawks or falcons. The triangular tail and wing shape is quite specific to these birds. They are generally scavengers and glide and drift around, presumably the reasoning behind the name kite. This species, despite its inability to hunt and kill live prey, has been poisoned and shot by gamekeepers throughout history in fear for their livestock. Some early declines of this bird were inadvertently due to toxic insecticides.
I have seen this species in:
- Europe (GB)
The first time I recorded this species:
1st December, 2007 at a roost site (Hampshire-UK).
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