Common birds ‘dying out in large parts of Britain’

SEVERAL species of once-common birds are becoming extinct across large parts of Britain, a shocking report revealed yesterday.

They include cuckoo, snipe, lapwing and grey partridge – while the corn bunting, once a familiar sight on farmland, is now extinct in Ireland.

In contrast, the latest State Of The UK’s Birds report by the RSPB showed dramatic increases in species such as Canada goose, red kite and avocet.

But since 1995, ­turtle dove numbers have dropped by 95 per cent and willow tit by 85 per cent.

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