Originally set up for the South Wales Geocachers' 'All Things Welsh' Camp 2016 this series takes a little stroll around Llandovery and surrounding area whilst learning a little more about Wales and local history. Have Fun!
Red Kites 
If you look up on your walk, you are bound to see a beautiful red kite soaring on high. Easily identifyable by their reddish brown underbelly and forked tail the red kite is hard not to watch.
Years ago, this would not have been the case though. Following persecution as vermin for many centuries, the Kite became more and more rare. Coupled with collectors hunting for their eggs and taxidermists hunting for the adults, the red kite became extinct in England in 1871 and in Scotland in 1879. By 1903 when protection efforts started, only a handful of pairs were left in remote parts of central Wales.
Despite efforts to save the bird and it's natural habitat, there were never any more than 20 breeding pairs until about 1960. The reason for the slow increase was believed to be a dna issue (as all the birds dna could be traced back to 1 femle bird) and a myxomatosis outbreak in the 1950's affecting the rabbit population (the kite's main food source) and pesticides being used in the vicinity.
Thankfully, these beautiful birds of prey did survive and numbers have been increasing since from over 100 breeding pairs in 1995 to 350-400 pairs in 2003. Red kites can now be seen around a lot of Wales and estimates are around 900 breeding pairs today.
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You are looking for a small modified nano. Please bring a pen(cil) and maybe tweezers