It's hoped the birds will thrive and breed there, rescuing the population. In the UK, the red kite has had a remarkable turnaround after almost being wiped out. A reintroduction programme in the ...

They are now "thriving", with an estimated 1,800 UK breeding pairs. The red kite is one of Britain's most distinctive birds of prey, known for its reddish-brown body, angled wings, forked tail ...

A conservationist has told how he felt "goosebumps" when he saw the first of a new colony of red kites arrive as part of a major reintroduction project 20 years ago. The Northern Kites project ...