It has been generally accepted for the past 80 years that the British population of Red Kites Milvus milvus reached its lowest ebb about 1905, and then recovered, slowly and hesitantly, under protection. There is now good reason to suppose that in fact the population was at its lowest about 30 years later. The Handbook of British Birds (vol. 3, 1940) reported that only five individuals were known
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