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...new RSPB report warns
“Birds in the UK are showing changes in abundance and distribution.”
By Kathryn Snowdon
Rare breeding birds are becoming increasingly vulnerable to extinction in the UK due to climate change, a new report reveals.
Species such as dotterel, whimbrel, common scoter and Slavonian grebe are all said to be in danger, based on projections around the impact of global warming.
The findings come from a new report compiled by the RSPB, the British Trust for Ornithology (BTO) and the Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust (WWT), along with various statutory nature conservation bodies.
Experts fear that the Scottish crossbill, which is found only in Scotland, is at risk of becoming extinct altogether.
By contrast, however, some other birds were found to have thrived in the warmer, wetter climate, which has enabled them to expand their range further north.
The study found climate change is already affecting bird life in the four countries of the UK, which is responding to a 1° C (...
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