By Matt McGrath
Environment correspondent, BBC News
The widespread use of a type of insecticide that has been blamed for honeybee deaths is linked to a marked decline in bird numbers in Europe, a report says.
Imidacloprid, a neonicotinoid chemical, is widely used in agriculture to exterminate pests.
Dutch scientists say their data shows that the chemical is associated with a collapse in common bird species.
But manufacturers say the evidence of these effects is not substantiated.
Imidacloprid is one a number of neonicotinoid insecticides, introduced in the 1990s as a more environmentally friendly way of dealing with crop pests.
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