Category Archives: Endangered

Four Little Egret chicks have hatched and fledged in London for the first time. The bird was hunted virtually to extinction but has successfully bred in the Thames Water’s Walthamstow reservoirs. The species is only known to have begun breeding in the UK in the mid-1990’s. Experts believe that the move to northern nesting sites by the Little Egret could be a sign of climate change. Read the full story Once virtually extinct heron returns to breed in London.

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“Britain’s birds of prey are doing better than ever before in modern times – with two notable exceptions. Many of the 15 species of eagles, buzzards, hawks and falcons that currently breed in Britain are on an upward curve, expanding both their numbers and their range, some spectacularly.” Hen harriers, which live on heather moorlands, come into conflict with grouse-shooting, while two golden eagles have been poisoned in Scotland in the past six months. Read the full story Birds of prey boom – but eagles and harriers still face persecution in the Independent.

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“A pair of rare and secretive birds has been found in Shropshire for the first time in more than 20 years. The return of the nightjars, which are on the red list of threatened species in the UK, has sparked hopes of a revival of the bird in the area.” Read more in the BBC article Secretive birds return to county.

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Several species of birds inhabiting Scotland have seen their populations decrease in the past decade, including the Northern Lapwing (down 48%) and Eurasian Oystercatcher (-22%). A few birds did see their populations increase, including the Starling (+33%) and Goldcrest (+155%). Read the full story Will these birds vanish from Scotland? in the Scotsman.

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