Milvus milvus
July 5, 1996: Highlands, Scotland
Spotted this bird while we were driving. Its was flying and kiting right along the side of the road. Although I had my best look after the bird had flown a ways away, there was no chance of misidentifying this really distinctive and beautiful bird. The sweeping line of the tail and the color made me certain of this ID, even though the bird was a bit out of its normal range. This bird is in the process of being reestablished into Scotland, so this may have been a released bird – but it was still a red kite for me! 🙂
Let me know what you think!