This bit stood out to me from the Guardian article. I have become increasing convinced that bird feeding is damaging for a variety of reasons, so this is one more reason.
Is habitat loss also a factor? IOW, are the invasive species better adapted to co-existing with humans then the species they're replacing?
Lie-o-thrix apparently.
In this part of the world where they are native, we use ‘Leo-thrix’. But we might have been using the wrong pronunciation all along!
I don't think it's unreasonable to suggest they will be damaging to native birds here, on the basis of the situation in other European countries. Certainly it would seem to make sense to take action sooner rather than later (if it's even possible, which it might not be).
That's certainly the German pronunciation. Other pronunciations are available, one being where you pronounce all the vowels, thus Leh-ee-owe-thrix, with the emphasis on 'owe'...
