On its first visit to the feeding station it was chased out of sight by both kites and crows.

Leucistic birds are at a major disadvantage as their light colour attracts the unwanted attentions of both red kites and corvids who rob and generally harangue the unfortunate bird purely because it is different.

The kite returned the next day but did not attempt to enter the feeding area and instead played with the young kites that were around the feeding site.

The bird gained confidence from these encounters and came in to feed right at the end of the following day. This was a successful venture and since then the kite has moved further up the 'pecking order'.

A fir tree in the field adjacent to the feeding station has been it's favourite perch.

Leucistic red kites rarely survive very long under natural conditions but having found the red kite feeding station it will have a better chance. It can often be seen feeding on the ground in front of the hides in the late afternoon and this is how I managed to film the white kite at such close quarters for the web page movies.