CLIMATE change is causing
population numbers of
Hampshire's birdlife to nosedive,
new figures have revealed.
Despite numbers reaching a
peak in the 1990s, numbers of
waterbirds visiting the county's
food-rich estuaries and coastlines
during the winter months
have dropped.
The worrying figures were
revealed in the latest State of the
UK's Bird report which also confirmed
that the county's birds
are laying their eggs earlier than
they did 40 years ago.
The report found that dunlin,
formerly the UK's most numerous
winter wader, is now at its
lowest level since records began,
down 21 per cent from its
1979/1980 figures.
The Solent and Hampshire
coastline is also used by ringed
plover during winter, which the
report found to have reduced
over the same period, by 13 per
cent.
It is believed these key species
are flocking instead to other
countries in Europe for the winter,
where conditions are becoming
more suitable.
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Hester Phillips, from the RSPB,
said: "This year's report shows
that climate change is with us
already and from our gardens
to our seas, birds are having to
respond rapidly simply to survive.
"As often before - birds are
acting like the canaries in a
mine shaft and giving us early
warning of dangerous change."
Here we go again, climbing on the climate change bandwagon.
Maybe they have just got fed up with coming to Britain and have decided to go elsewhere for their holidays.
Here we go again, climbing on the climate change bandwagon.
Maybe they have just got fed up with coming to Britain and have decided to go elsewhere for their holidays.
See RN Ships logs (National Archive) Ships weather logs (there are thousands) of the 1730s. It is recorded that there was a "spike" where unexplained warming took place. It was, and indeed is known that these "spikes" occur often and naturally. The logs are being studied now, and I am sure will show that this latest - we are all doomed scenario is total nonsense !
See RN Ships logs (National Archive) Ships weather logs (there are thousands) of the 1730s. It is recorded that there was a "spike" where unexplained warming took place. It was, and indeed is known that these "spikes" occur often and naturally. The logs are being studied now, and I am sure will show that this latest - we are all doomed scenario is total nonsense !
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