State of UK‘s Birds 2012
19 November 2012
The report charts the ups and downs of our bird populations over
the last few decades.
The UK Overseas Territories hold some of the world’s most
vulnerable birds, facing threats including fishery by-catch,
oil-spills, airport expansion and volcanic eruptions. The
report particularly highlights the southern and northern rockhopper
penguins.
David Stroud, of JNCC, said: “This report demonstrates the value of
undertaking a periodic ‘stock-check’ of bird numbers in the UK –
information central to many aspects of conservation. Thanks
to the efforts of the bird watching community, such assessments are
readily available within the UK, but these data do not exist for
most of our Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. We
need to strengthen efforts to establish routine survey and
monitoring in these areas in the light of their global importance
for many bird species.”
The State of the UK’s Birds 2012 report is produced by a coalition
of three NGOs - RSPB, British Trust for Ornithology (BTO), and the
Wildfowl & Wetlands Trust – and the UK Government’s statutory
nature conservation agencies - the Countryside Council for Wales
(CCW), Natural England (NE), Northern Ireland Environment Agency
(NIEA), Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH), and the Joint Nature
Conservation Committee. (JNCC).
State of UK's Birds
2012 Press Release
State of
UK's Birds 2012 Report
JNCC Nature News Article
Nightingale Island Rockhopper Penguins