Learn more about Scotland's red kite population,With a distinctive forked tail, angled wings and a reddish-brown body, the red kite is a striking and graceful bird of prey. Its body is small ...

A rare, protected bird of prey had to be euthanised by a vet after it was shot in County Down. The red kite, which had been given the name Vivienne, was found injured in Mayobridge on 20 April.