The
greenfinch population in Warwickshire appears to have fallen dramatically in
the past decade.
Andy
Morris9th Apr, 2019
SOME bird
species in Warwickshire appear to be dwindling.
The
results of this year’s Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) Big
Garden Birdwatch – which sees people spend an hour counting birds in their
garden – revealed there were fewer sightings of nearly half of the top 20
species than a decade ago.
The
biggest fall was among the greenfinch population which saw less than half the
number spotted in 2009.
Sightings
of song thrushes, chaffinches, collared doves, dunnocks, starlings and
blackbirds were also significantly down on ten years ago.
The
January count – the 40th anniversary of the event – saw the house sparrow keep
its top spot for sightings in Warwickshire.
Sightings
of goldfinches were up significantly, while the number of house sparrows, wood
pigeons, magpies, long tailed tits, jackdaws, carrion crows and feral pigeons
also rose.
Samantha
Lyster, from the RSPB in the Midlands, said: “People are becoming more and more
aware of the challenges and threats that our UK wildlife is currently facing.
“Citizen
science surveys, such as our Big Garden Birdwatch, really help empower people
of all ages and backgrounds to play an active part in conservation, and to
speak out for the wildlife they love and want to protect.”
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