Birds and Wildlife of Cardigan BayPhoto of Red Kite - Janet
Baxter You must visit West Wales to see the rare and beautiful
Red Kite in its natural environment. West Wales was the last
outpost of these once common birds of prey. Hundreds of years of
persecution reduced their numbers to a few pairs living in the
Tywi and Cothi valleys. Fortunately the efforts of dedicated
conservationists has saved the Red Kite from extinction and
there are now more than 200 pairs in Wales. You may well see Red
Kites as you walk the coast path or drive the lanes of Cardigan
Bay. Or you can visit the centres at the bottom of this page,
each is different so try to fit them all into your itinerary.
This video is from the BBC series filmed in Wales. It contains
images of the buzzard feeding on a dead sheep, but also
wonderful pictures of the buzzard flying and hopping over the
ground. You can distinguish the buzzard from the slightly larger
Red kite, by the tail feathers, the red kite has a forked tail
but the tail of the buzzard i