BirdLife Australia’s state of Australia’s birds report in July found magpie,kookaburra, lorikeet and willie wagtail numbers are decliningGazing at large numbers of birds darting overhead may not be ideal for people with Hitchcockian fears but the regular emptying of Australian skies of some species is getting twitchers a little, or well,twitchy.
The annual Aussie back yard bird count swooped into action in Melbourne’s Federation Square on Tuesday morning with the expectation that some worrying declines in some of Australias most common birds will be confirmed. Related: Threatened Australian wildlife at grave risk from habitat loss, study finds Birds ... are ahead of the [climate change] game and certainly ahead of the conservative commentariat. Related: Kookaburra and magpie among Australian birds in decline, or says report Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com