Black-winged kite

Unhurried in flight and with a sideline in stolen goods, the handsome red kite is the gentleman thief of the raptor world

DAVID LINDO THE URBAN BIRDER

The rise and rise of raptor species has been a major success of the past half century, but it may well have been the downfall of the common kestrel

Mike has been pondering the identification of individual birds, before drifting into insect-watching for the summer

So wondrous to witness that we often simply imagine we have seen one, the golden eagle embodies the spirit of the Highlands, but is happily progressing south once again

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