It's hard to believe now but these iconic and hugely popular birds were once almost extinct in Wales and the UK. Find out more about red kites, on the BBC Wales Nature & Outdoors website.

A red kite has been recorded soaring through the sky near King's Lynn in what has been described as a rare moment of "pure bliss".

The red kite is a distinctive bird of prey, easily recognised by its reddish-brown body, angular wings with white patches, and long, deeply forked tail. Once nearly extinct in the UK, it has made ...

Shakespeare even referred to this habit in 'The Winter's Tale' when he wrote: 'When the kite builds, look to lesser linen'. The red kite is a large bird of prey with angled, red wings that are ...

Photographer Mike Davies captured the striking birds of prey in flight on a windy morning in Copford, just outside Colchester, on June 8. The kites, with their distinctive forked tail and reddish ...

A videographer has used a drone to capture footage of a red kite in mid-flight over the Norfolk countryside. Paul Jones said he first became interested in the birds five years ago and had been ...

Today, the Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 protects most wild birds, including birds of prey like the red kite, making it illegal to kill, injure, or take them.