The Red Kite extinct in England since 1765 now back on top.

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The RSPB is celebrating the “remarkable” comeback of the Red Kite, a bird which had almost become extinct in Britain. For more than 400 years the bird of prey was killed as vermin and by the 1960s there were just 20 pairs. But the organisation’s 2011 Big Garden Birdwatch survey […]

April 29th, 2011 | Category: Bird of Prey Persecution, Destroyed, It's a dirty business, Legislation, Poison, red kite, reintroduction, Reports, RSPB Birdcrime Report | 14 comments - (Comments are closed)