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A Red Kite after being harrassed by Rooks whilst Im waiting for a train near Frisby on the Wreake, in Leicestershire.

 

This graceful bird of prey is unmistakable with its reddish-brown body, angled wings and deeply forked tail. It was saved from national extinction by one of the world's longest-running protection programmes. It has now been successfully re-introduced to England and Scotland. Red kites are listed under Schedule 1 of The Wildlife and Countryside Act.

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Uploaded on April 13, 2023