New kite delight for pupils.(News)

From: Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) | Date: June 15, 2005 | Copyright information

Byline: By Linda Richards

Tears turned to smiles for children as they adopted a new bird of prey.

Pupils at Winlaton's West Lane Primary, near Blaydon, are putting last year's poisoning of red kite Flash behind them with the arrival of their new red kite, Phoenix.

The Northern Kites Partnership heard how upset the children were about the illegal killing of ...

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