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The books are listed in order of publication date with the most recent at the top.

The Raptor Page

The Story of Tiggywinkles' First Encounters with Red Kites

Les Stocker

2011

"In addition to the resident Welsh population they can now be watched in the Midlands, the North of England, Scotland and of course in their greatest success, the Chiltern Hills near to London. They thrived, the populations grew and very soon the first sick or injured red kites started to be found helpless on the ground. Luckily close to the Chilterns is the foremost wildlife hospital Tiggywinkles. That was where they were taken. Nobody anywhere had much experience of casualty Red Kites. Their plight fell on the experience of the Tiggywinkles staff to pull them through. This they did totally successfully in spite of all the idiosyncrasies of this enigmatic bird. This was just as well for the original trickle became a flood of massive birds pitiful in their helplessness. Each patient was a challenge but Tiggywinkles' staff are amazing at compassion, treatment and innovation. Almost from day one each pathetic bedraggled bundle of feather was healing and soon becoming a magnificent bird of prey whose all-seeing eyes were soon demanding to be released. Of course, there have been sad and even horrific moments. The occasional kite had been deliberately poisoned or shot. This book shares the privilege of the author in meeting many of these wonderful birds. Every moment has been challenging: the rescues, the handling, finding out what was wrong, treating the casualties and seeing them prosper and soar away into their free sky. All these encounters have gelled into a brand new Tiggywinkles Red Kite Centre at Haddenham where visitors can experience getting close to some of Tiggywinkles' resident disabled kites."

The Red Kites of Wales

Tony Cross & Peter Davis

2005

A 48 page guide to the natural history of the Red Kite in Wales. Includes colour photographs.

Cri'r Barcud Coch: Cry of the Red Kite

Cardiau Cefn Gwlad

2004

In Spring 2003 pupil of four primary schools and a high school in the area of Builth Wells, under the supervision of two bards, Iwan Llwyd and Myrddin ap Dafydd, created twelve poems based on the history of the Red Kite. They also discussed the return of the Welsh language and the history of this area. All of this work is presented through an English explanation and pictures of Mid Powys landscapes, the workshops and the Red Kite.

Red Kite Country: A Celebration of the Wildlife and Landscape of Mid Wales

Mike Reid and Colin Woolf

2004

A celebration of the wildlife and landscapes of Mid Wales illustrated with 139 photographs by Mike Reid and 13 watercolour paintings and 32 illustrations by Colin Woolf. Inludes a section about the Red Kite.

Red Kites in the Chilterns

Ian Carter & Gerry Whitlow

2004

A 40 page study of the Red Kite and it's reintroduction in the Chilterns. The 40 page second edition includes additional text and photographs not available in the first edition.

Y Barcud Coch/The Red Kite

David Jones

2002

A bilingual illustrated booklet tracing the story of the conservation and reintroduction of the red kite in the UK.

The Red Kite Reintroduction Programme In England

Ian Carter and Phil Grice

English Nature

2002

This 64 page report describes recent work on the red kite reintroduction programme in England, concentrating on the Midlands release project in the period from 1995 to the winter of 2001/02. The results of monitoring and research work, involving released birds and the establishing breeding population, are reported. The red kite reintroduction programme has been carried out as a partnership between government agencies, conservation charities and local landowners.

The Red Kite

Ian Carter

Arlequin Press

2001

This work discusses the struggle to maintain a native population of Red Kites in Wales and the recent reintroduction projects in other areas of the UK.

Return Of The Red Kite: The Red Kite Reintroduction Programme in England

2001

A 12 page pamphlet that provides an overview of the history of the red kite in Britain, together with a summary of what we have learnt about this species since its welcome return to the English countryside.

Red Kites

David Minns and Doug Gilbert

2001

Introduces the red kite, explains what caused its disappearance and the process of its re-introduction..

The Red Kite

Roger Lovegrove

1995

48 page study of the Red Kite with colour photographs, watercolours and illustrations.

The Red Kite In Wales

John Evans

1991

A guide to the Red Kite in Wales. Describes the history of the species from its widespread distribution in earlier centuries through persecution and near disappearance to recent conservation projects. A second section describes the area where the Red Kite could be found at the time of writing.

The Kite's Tale: The Story of the Red Kite in Wales

Roger Lovegrove

1990

The story of the Red Kite in Great Britain. In 1990 Roger Lovegrove was the RSPB officer in Wales.