January 29, 2018
The sparrow remains the most
common bird in Dutch gardens, followed by the great tit and blue tit, according
to this weekend’s mass bird count, in which 50,000 people took part. In
particular, there has been a decline in the number of blackbirds spotted in the
nation’s gardens – the blackbird is down in fifth place after years in the top
3. A virus which has affected blackbirds and owls primarily in the east of the
country could be to blame, bird count organisers Vogelbescherming Nederland
said. The Usutu virus is carried by mosquitoes and has also had an impact on
the bird population in Germany and Belgium. In Amsterdam, the top three most
common birds are the great tit, the sparrow and then the ring-necked parakeet.
Amsterdam’s urban parrots were recently included on a list of the worst alien
species.
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