5 December 2017
The Scottish crossbill is at risk of extinction because the
climate is unsuitable, new research has indicated.
It is the only British bird species that is found nowhere else
in the world.
Other species are moving further north as temperatures rise
and habitats change, according to an RSPB report.
The State of
the UK's Birds 2017 highlights the average summer temperature is
nearly 1C higher than in the 1980s.
The Scottish crossbill is found in the pine forests of the
Highlands.
Numbers have also declined among dotterel, whimbrel, common
scoter and snow bunting populations.
Slavonian grebe numbers have also been hit due to periods of
very heavy rainfall during breeding season.
Dr David Douglas, Principal Conservation Scientist at RSPB
Scotland, said: "Many birds in Scotland are being affected by a changing
climate.
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