soaring red kite (milvus milvus)

bird animal beak wing eagle falcon hawk wildlife owl buzzard seabird branch gull sight red kite soaring countryside familiar reintroduction species britain rate conservation success stories modern era common country haunting litter-ridden cities kites vermin bounties carcasses population retreated finding final valleys breeding pairs hung six birds released scotland chilterns extremely long-winged long-tailed larger bodies longer wings dark tips pale outer head white long tail forked stabiliser twisting characteristic distant milvus