A summer visitor that returns to Durban around August and leaves again by autumn, one of the clearest signs the season has turned. Brown, with a bright yellow bill and, most usefully, a forked tail that twists constantly as it steers. You will nearly always see this one in the air rather than perched.
🌿Right now: Yellow-billed Kites are arriving back for summer. Look up.
Seen in Manor Gardens
Nobody has logged a Yellow-billed Kite here yet. If you spot one, you will be the first on the record.
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