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Extremely rare leucistic red kite spotted at Gigrin Farm (www.herefordtimes.com)

submitted 5 months ago by GreyShuck@feddit.uk to c/nature@feddit.uk

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A RARE type of red kite has been spotted, with only ten believed to exist in the whole world.

Wildlife photographer of over 30 years, Liam Bruce, said he is always looking for something "rare or out of the ordinary", and on a recent visit to Gigrin Farm in Rhyader, he was presented with just that.

Mr Bruce spotted a leucistic or white red kite which is "very rare" and it is believed that there are only ten in the whole world.

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[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 3 points 5 months ago

It doesn't say in the article, but Gigrin Farm is a red kite feeding centre.

[–] Emperor@feddit.uk 2 points 5 months ago

Now that's cool. The area is a great place to see red kites (I did my A level Geography project in a river up there), but a white one is something else.