By the early 20th Century due to persecution numbers of Red Kites’ were reduced to just a handful confined to the uplands of mid-Wales. When I was a teenager there were said to be about 25 pairs. With conservation work, their numbers started to build in the 1980’s. Today they are seen as a conservation success. The RSPB website gives the numbers in the UK of 4600 breeding pairs. I have even seen this beautiful bird over the outskirts of Southampton

In Mid Wales there are several Red Kite feeding stations We visited one while away this week.

This post is photo heavy !

wingspan: 155-180 cm Length: 60-65 cm Weight: 750-1,300 g

This Heron thought he would steal some of the Kites’ food!