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Monday 2 November 2015

UK Bird Species Facing Extinction

European turtle-dove
UK releases list of endangered bird species. 
List below:

Critically endangered UK bird species

  • European turtle-dove
  • Slavonian grebe
  • Pochard
  • Atlantic puffin
  • Balearic shearwater
  • Aquatic warbler
  • Long-tailed duck
  • Velvet scoter

Near-threatened UK bird species

  • Razorbill
  • Meadow pipit
  • Sooty shearwater
  • Red knot
  • Curlew sandpiper
  • Eurasian oystercatcher
  • Bar-tailed godwit
  • Black-tailed godwit
  • Red kite
  • Eurasian curlew
  • Common eider
  • Dartford warbler
  • Redwing
  • Northern lapwing

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