Birds Near and Far
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A blog by Dave Gosney about some of the birds and places that feature in his books and DVDs but also about the state of birds in the Sheffield area
16th September 2014
Here yesterday, gone today
When birds decline they usually do so over a period of decades at least. But in the Sheffield area one bird that formerly had a substantial population has disappeared within one decade. Can you guess which species it is?
Well, let’s just say I was prompted to write this when I read a press release from the BTO stating that all three British wagtails were on the decline. Here’s the story of what’s happened to the Yellow Wagtails on the Limestone Plateaux of Derbyshire
