Please can you help me identify this bird of prey, I’m sorry the pictures aren’t excellent, but it was a long way away!

My first thoughts are red kite, but the images are not clear enough for me to be confident.

Hopefully someone more knowledgeable may be able give an answer.

Here it is Pete - there seems to be 2 files with one slightly lightened.

I've cropped this image - hope that's okay OP.

Thanks rspb , I spend a lot of time watching raptors but I would not like to call this from this photo. The tail could be Kite but the rest is showing little detail. With raptors it can be difficult on one picture as their jizz can often be the decider. As I'm  in Northumberland  for a few days I am only  on a small  screen  but   from  what  I can  make out female /juvenile  Marsh  Harrier may be possible but  to be honest I'm  just  stabbing  in the  dark 

It could be - this is why we need more evidence.

To me, the beak doesn't look that bulky but I could be wrong as there's a lot of good argument from both sides.

Sometimes a bird cannot be fully identified and, as frustrating as that can be for a birder, it's best to put it down as an unknown - or revisit the site and further the discussion.