Gigrin Farm, near Rhayader in Mid Wales, is world-famous. Photographers gather here year-round to capture close-up and spectacular shots of a bird that could now rival the dragon as the emblem of Wales: the red kite. And yet, just a few decades ago, this bird of prey had almost completely disappeared from Britain.
It all began here in Rhayader in the early 1990s with a spaniel named Jamie. “Jamie kept killing rabbits, and the carcasses were left out for the few kites that remained,” recalls Dominique Powell, owner of Gigrin Farm. As more and more birds began to appear, the RSPB approached the ...
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