Revival of rare birds gets the stamp of approval; Red kites to appear on mail.(News)

From: Evening Chronicle (Newcastle, England) | Date: September 4, 2007 | Copyright information

Byline: By LINDA RICHARDS

TODAY sees the launch of a new stamp celebrating the return of red kites to North East skies.

Pictures of the spectacular birds of prey soaring over Tyne-side will soon be popping through letterboxes across the country.

The Royal Mail's red kite stamp is one of a set of 10 stamps of the UK's rarest birds.

It marks the success of the Northern Kites project, set up in 2004 in Gateshead's Derwent Valley, to establi...

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