Ireland’s wintering waterbird numbers down by 40% in less than 20 years | GREENEYES | Scoop.it
From www.rarebirdalert.co.uk - April 2, 2019 1:15 PM

A new study by BirdWatch Ireland, published in the latest issue of its annual scientific journal, Irish Birds, has found that the number of waterbirds wintering in Ireland has declined by 15% over the past five years. More alarming is the comparison over a longer time period, which shows that our wintering waterbirds have declined by almost 500,000 individuals (40%) since the mid-1990’s, a truly shocking finding.


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