Tag Archives: Farmland Birds
Is this 'Bird Armageddon'?
Since 1966 UK bird population has decline by 44 million which amounts to just under a million birds a year (over 45 years), which is dismal November news indeed. Yesterday the RSPB published their most extensive survey of the UK’s … Continue reading
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Wild bird populations: farmland birds in England 2009
From the Society of Biology’s Science Policy weekly news update: Key results • The unsmoothed farmland bird population index for England, covering 19 species, decreased by 5 per cent between 2008 and 2009. The index is now at its lowest … Continue reading