1st winter Red Kites Llanridian Marsh

Drifting along the road, fields, woods and marsh of Lllanridian Marsh Gower Wales a count of over 5 1st winter Red Kites were in the air on a dark start to the morning and seemed very successful in finding scraps all over the area.

Red Kite floating distantly

A few days back, I was on my way back to Ireland but I was still in Wales with an hour to spare, I took a quick detour to Penclawdd Pill to just to test a new scope on the estuary marsh.

In the distance slowly floating, circling was a Red Kite , it was down light but a grace to watch in the air as it lifted high over the village and over the hills.

 One day with luck the national bird of my home country with be up-light and in focus, until then the Hour is over .

Red Kite down light

 Taking a slow drive along Llanridian marsh hoping to catch up with the Marsh Harrier that my father got to see earlier . A raptor approached along the marsh , it was hard to see directly down light even as it flew past close the car , no good photo opportunity arose
The fork tail will always give away a Kite though,
When in Wales , Red  Kites are always a target species

Wenffrdd Marsh, Gower ,Wales...morning 1

On a quick 3 day family visit to Wales , My father and I took 2 hours every morning to do a bit of local birding, from Wenffrdd marsh - Penclawdd.

Common Buzzard

Merlin

A welsh Raptor special 1st morning . we got to see several Buzzard , Red Kites , Kestrel and a surprise Merlin.

Red Kite