Black kites set to colonise the UK for the first time.

The birds are likely to breed in Britain in the near future due to climate warming. The black kite, a brown bird of prey with five-foot wing span and acrobatic flying skills is set to breed in the UK for the first time.
The close cousin to the red kite is abundant in Europe but has never lived in Britain. However, the warming climate is believed to be leading the bird to expand its territory to the north and the raptor has recently been spotted over the UK’s southern shores.
The sightings are backed up by research from the British Trust of Ornithology, which states that black kites are one of 10 birds likely to colonise the UK in the coming years as average temperatures increase.
Since 2010, an average of 25 black kites are spotted in the UK every year, most commonly in Kent.