Red kite feeding centre

Can you visit the red kite feeding centre? What is red kite feeding? Where to feed red kites? It is a truly breathtaking spectacle which we hope you will come along and witness for yourself.

Wild red kites are fed at Gigrin Farm every day of the year. The red kite feeding has to be seen to be believed and the farm trail is a great little walk. Dog friendly which is always nice.

Visitors may sit in the specially built hide only feet away from diving birds and observe them competing naturally for the food provided by the feeding centre at regular times every day of the year. They are organised in a curve around the feeding field and they all give the same opportunity to watch the kites. No one hide is better than another. Nowadays, the red kites are fed by the lake every day at 2pm in winter (GMT) and at 3pm in summer (BST).

The red kite is an unmistakable bird of prey with its reddish-brown body, angled wings and deeply forked tail. You can expect to see as many as 1red kites coming in to feed – there are often more during winter months. RED KITE FEEDING STATION. I AM PLEASED TO SAY THAT WE ARE NOW OPEN AS NORMAL 12pm-4pm EVERY DAY THERE IS NO NEED TO PRE-BOOK.

We are very sorry but the kites are not. With breathtaking feats of aerial piracy red kites compete with buzzards and ravens for choice pickings. As soon as the meat has been put out the crow family start emerging from the surrounding trees.

Kites watch and wait their chance to furl their wings and dive in, skimming the ground to snatch a scrap before rising suddenly to escape the beaks of the angry crows! Initially it attracted a dozen or so Kites, now well over 4visit, although the numbers fluctuate between summer and winter. Kite feeding is carried out on Cors Caron during winter months only at 2:00pm.

There are plenty of pubs and cafes in Tregaron itself with a handful of places to stay too. See volunteers feed the birds every day from a specially-converted farmstead building, an ongoing partnership between RSPB Scotland and the Brahan Estate. The last 800m to the site is along farm tracks. Feeding station, ranger-led hide visits and walks, wheelchair access, toilets, admission charge.

Red kite in flight. Witness a truly breath-taking spectacle and come face to face with the beautiful, wild red kite. On the western side of the Black Mountain not far from Llandovery or Llandeilo, the specially built hide allows visitors to sit merely feet away from the diving birds.

The centre is about a twenty minute drive from Pentre Riding Stables, and is open 3days of the year. The feeding station is only minutes drive from RSPB Scotland’s Ken-Dee Marshes Reserve and the towns of New Galloway and Castle Douglas. The number of kites visiting the feeding station can exceed 60 depending on weather and time of year.

Bad weather attracts greater numbers of birds. You can witness fantastic feats of aerial piracy as red kites compete with buzzards and ravens for choice pickings. Food put out at 2pm.

Around birds can be seen. We welcome around 30visitors to the farm each year and we are frequently featured both in the press and on tv. The farm is open from 1pm Saturday to Wednesday. Open 3Days of the year 2pm GMT and 3pm BST.