The birds that once filled British gardens with song and movement are vanishing at an alarming rate. New data from the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch shows severe drops in common bird numbers since 1979. Take the house sparrow. These small, brown birds that used to gather in noisy groups are now down by 60%. Song thrushes, known for their morning melodies, have lost over 80% of their population. Greenfinches have moved from being the seventh most seen garden bird to eighteenth place, with a 69% decline. “These changes are happening right in our backyards,” says Beccy Speight, RSPB’s chief executive. … Continue reading UK Garden Birds Decline: 38 Million Lost in 50 Years