Nature: Bird population on the rise
Saturday 20 September 1997
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Among those on the up were the grey partridge and the bullfinch, both of which have given conservationists cause for concern because of sustained decline over several decades. Among the declines were two birds of prey, the sparrowhawk and the kestrel, and the swift, wren and mistle thrush. The survey is carried out by 2,000 binocular-wielding volunteers who look out for birds in a big sample of one-by-one kilometre squares scattered across Britain, from uplands to city centres.
1 Breeding Bird Survey, 1995-96, pounds 5, from the BTO, The Nunnery, Thetford, Norfolk IP24 2PU, Tel: 01842 750050.
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