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7thDecember 2021

One in four UK bird species now endangered

07.12.21|Categories: Research|Tags: , , , |

This article in the Conversation (1 December 2021) highlights the gloomy news that house martin, swift and greenfinch have joined the red list of the UK’s most endangered birds. The data on the UK’s breeding and wintering birds reflects the work led by thousands of citizen scientists, environmental charities and [...]

4thAugust 2021

Naming the birds

04.08.21|Categories: Miscellaneous|Tags: , , , |

Did you know that there are over 7,000 English names for birds? This article in The Conversation (18 June, 2021) explores how we name birds teaches us about our changing relationship with nature.