Starlings disappearing from gardens, says RSPB
- The RSPB's Big Garden Birdwatch reported the lowest number of starlings in its history, indicating concerns for the species' future and an 85% decline since 1979.
- Nearly 600,000 participants counted birds in gardens to aid conservation efforts this year during the scheme's annual survey.
- Beccy Speight, chief executive of the RSPB, noted that the findings are a 'reason for concern' and emphasized the need for action to restore nature.
- The UK starling breeding population has decreased by 82% between 1970 and 2022, prompting calls for government and business support for conservation efforts.
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8,800 Wiltshire residents take part in Big Garden Birdwatch
Starlings have dropped out of the UK's top three garden birds for the first time - according to Birdwatch
In the United Kingdom, the number of starlings has never been so small.
In the United Kingdom, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds deplores the decline in volatile birds, especially starlings, which have never been more numerous since 1979, following a large census of citizens held in January.

Starlings drop out of top three garden birds in UK for first time
STARLINGS have dropped out of the UK's top three garden birds for the first time.


‘Reason for concern’ emerges in long-running citizen birdwatch scheme
Sightings of a charismatic garden bird have dropped 85 per cent since the scheme began in 1979
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