A torrid few years of widespread disease have pushed several species closer to extinction.
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These wetland birds were eradicated in the 17th century, but breeding pairs returned in 1979.
Clean bird feeders and grow insect-friendly plants.
Swifts, house martins and greenfinches are the newest arrivals to the UK red list.
One gram of songbird meat is estimated to sell for the equivalent of one gram of marijuana.
As ponds dry up, so too does our connection to nature.
Scotland is renowned for its seabirds, thanks to landmarks such as the Bass Rock, Ailsa Craig and St Kilda. There are around five million of the birds, including 95% of the EU’s great skuas, 67% of its…
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