NEARLY HALF OF EUROPE'S COMMON BIRDS DISAPPEARING

||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||


GUARDIAN, UK - Almost half of common European birds are heading towards
"continental extinction", a new report warns. The alarming rate of
decline revealed in the report has fuelled fears for the future of many
of the continent's birds, including the grey partridge, lesser spotted
woodpecker and crested lark. Almost half (45%) of Europe's common birds
have declined over a 26-year period according to the report, the State
of Europe's Common Birds 2007. . .

Of the 10 common birds showing the greatest declines, five are farmland
birds such as the crested lark, which declined by 95%, and the lapwing,
whose numbers more than halved. Seven are regular nesting birds in the
UK, including the lesser spotted woodpecker, which has suffered an 81%
decline, the grey partridge, a 79% decline, and turtle dove, whose
numbers are down by 62%.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2007/dec/21/
conservation.wildlife?gusrc=rss&feed=environment


||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||