A red kite has been identified as the oldest to survive in the wild in Britain and Ireland. It was spotted in Llanybydder, Carmarthenshire, in July and found to be 9,518 days - or 26 years - old.

Here, Professor Ian Rotherham, gives his insight into these extraordinary birds of prey. The picture this week is of a recent sighting of Red Kite over Sheffield neighbourhood Norton by my ...