Articles Tagged with “farmland birds”

3 Articles found tagged with “farmland birds”.

  • Operation Turtle Dove

    The Turtle Dove is one of England’s most threatened farmland birds. Since the 1970s, it has declined by 93% and there has been a reduction in breeding attempts from up to four per year to just one.

    By Alex Taylor on 1st October 2013
  • Bad Weather is Bad News for Barn Owls

    Barn owls are adversely affected by large amounts of rainfall. They hunt in daylight, detecting prey primarily by sound, therefore relying on dry leaf litter to find voles and mice.

    By Alex Taylor on 7th August 2013
  • Farmland Birds Face a Brighter Future

    Scientists have discovered one technique that farmers can adopt to help birds through the long, harsh winter.

    By Alex Taylor on 11th January 2012