According to a Red List of Threatened Species published on Wednesday, the proportion of endangered birds in Britain is about 30%.
And the red list included common birds such as the sorrel, the swallow and the goldfinch.
The new list included the largest number of birds so far, as it rose from 67 species in 2015 to 70 species, out of the 245 species common in the United Kingdom, the English Isles and the Isle of Man, including birds whose protection requires urgent measures, and this number is double that which was included in the list when It was launched in 1995.
In the new list, 11 species were classified in red for the first time by experts from the British Ornithological Fund, the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Wildlife Trusts and the National Trust.
Also included in the list were the cuckoo and puffin, and the golden yellow-feathered oriole was blacklisted as a species that is no longer breeding in the UK.
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Despite the bleak picture of the situation of birds, some progress has been recorded, as programs to revive some species have allowed the black-tailed eagle to move from the red list to the orange list.
Experts also added to their classification five new species whose appearance in Britain is largely due to the phenomenon of climate warming, according to “AFP”.
The Executive Director of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds said that this list proves that “UK wildlife is in a state of free fall and that efforts to halt this decline are insufficient”.
“As with the climate, this is really our last chance to halt and reverse the destruction of nature,” she added, stressing the need to “make more efforts quickly and on a large scale.”
Game and Wildlife Conservation Trust Director Andrew Hoodless highlighted the need to “better understand the impacts of climate change on specific species, as well as the impact of habitat change and food availability on migration routes and wintering areas for migratory birds from sub-Saharan Africa.”
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