PUBLISHED: 19:00 20 July 2019
Alarmed residents in Suffolk have voiced their concerns at the worryingly low number of songbirds spotted in the county this summer.
Their concerns have been raised as songbird populations across the UK have continued to decline over the last 30 years.
Clare-based writer and birdwatcher Sylvia Loch claimed she and fellow villagers have only seen a single songbird in four months.
She said: "We need to wake up to the amount of birds we are losing like swallows and swifts.
"It has been getting worse for years - but I never expected to only see one song thrush in the last four months. It is terrible.
"People love feeding their birds, but there isn't a single bird to feed."
According to the RSPB, the declining population is significantly caused by farming - notably of which through increased efficiency, changing in cropping practices and the use of fertilisers and pesticides.
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