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  1. kb57

    1972 County bird report - which species is this?

    I think the moral of the story is unfortunately that species we think are doing well can quickly go into reverse if circumstances change - in the case of corn bunting I guess a big change from the early '70s was the increase in winter cereals, while the now Critically Endangered yellow-breasted...
  2. kb57

    1972 County bird report - which species is this?

    And the winner is @rosbifs - here is the relevant page from the report, which also makes for some depressing reading regarding the subsequent fate of the other two species on the page (150 yellowhammers?!). (BTW I was in darkest Paris, which has great internet, but didn't have my laptop and...
  3. kb57

    1972 County bird report - which species is this?

    From Birds in Northumbria 1972: 'A resident, commonest in SE Northumberland, but gradually spreading to the North and West. The westerly expansion was illustrated by the occurrence of three singing males at Burnhopefield (sic.) and birds at Norham and Stamfordham, all apparently new areas...
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