A red kite has been identified as the oldest to survive in the wild in Britain and Ireland. It was spotted in Llanybydder, Carmarthenshire, in July and found to be 9,518 days - or 26 years - old.

A rare white-coloured kite has been spotted in Powys. However, it is unclear whether it is a leucist (white red kite), of which there are only about six in Wales, or a kite with albinism.

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 ...