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Birds of Prey: 4 April 2019
Royal Mail issued a set of 10 stamps depicting birds of prey, five head close-ups and five in flight.Stamp: 1st Class: Red Kite - Milvus milvus
Card: National Museum of Wales*
Postmark: Birds of Prey, Kite Road, Corby
By 1903, red kites had been persecuted close to extinction, with the last few remaining in the mountains of Wales, when a farmer started to feed them. Now, with four feeding stations, there are 900 pairs in Wales. There have been very successful translocation programmes in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, so kites are now seen soaring together in many places. Long wings, a long, forked tail and red colour make the red kite easy to identify. These birds are mainly scavengers, feeding on roadkill and animal remains. They have small feet for
their body size, which limits the prey they can catch.
* an old card, this states that the Kite only breeds on Wales, but that has changed considerably.
