Red Kite Milvus milvus

Red Kites have reddish-brown plumage, a white-grey head and a forked/concave tail. The under-wing has a white section just before the wingtips.

They are resident through much of their range in Europe and North Africa, but those in the far north migrate south in winter.

Red Kites over the Chilterns, England

Soaring and spotting prey (small rodents, rabbits, lizards, carrion) from high up.