Over the last decade, rare birds in the UK have been faring far
better than their more common counterparts, according to the latest
assessment produced by the UK’s leading conservation organisations.
The overview
of 210 native breeding birds has been produced by a coalition
of conservation organisations, including JNCC, to celebrate the
publication of the State of the UK’s Birds report which this year
enjoys its tenth anniversary.
The research shows that almost 60 per cent of the 63 rare birds
that breed in the UK have increased over the last ten years
compared with only just over one third of common species.
Contrastingly, only 28 per cent of the UK’s rare birds have
decreased over the same period, compared four out of every ten
common birds.