Don’t forget some very rare birds should not be made public because of possible disturbance and sometimes publicity is not sdvised. You get a lot of the annual possible breeding birds every year in November in the British Birds Joitnsl. The best resource for any serious birdwatcher. But the annual subscription is not cheap. But a useful resource you can read every British Birds Joitnsl going way back to first edition published before 1910.
Regards,
Ian.
Don’t forget some very rare birds should not be made public because of possible disturbance and sometimes publicity is not to be advised
I know. but for anyone who maybe new or dont remember or know it is helpful for them that you have memtioned it so for anyone that doesnt know will see the infomation. conservation wise for those species it is important they are protected.
it is even more important and particularly the case when a rare species is not just rare but so rare as to be close to exstinction where numbers are not just very low but so low as to only have a very few pairs like only 3 species left in the wild 2. in a worst case scenario. even the slightest disturbance can hinder any conservation efforts to helping it recover. with these species not publiciseing such a small population can also help conservationists re establish a population or give a popoulation the space they need to recover again
somethimg I forgot to memtion that might be interesting not everyone nesaceeily knows this simce there is of course visitors or new members not just long term members or ones that have been here for a year or two like me
even though some species are on the red list or in decline that doesnt nesaceeily mean that they arent a common species take Hedgehogs for instance even though there in decline theres still sightings and they can still be found in gardens or crossing a road going from one place to another. another good example is Starlings they are on the red list for conservation concern. Herring gull populations are also in decline even though they are so commonly sighted by observers. Black headed gulls are also in decline
there also birds that arnt in decline as such but have been put on the amber list the woodpigeon which is very common in gardens.
Starlings even though there in decline unlike the woodpigeon both are also commonly seen even though they both have different status.
birds commonly seen and commonly sighted and recorded may not nesacerily be doing well at the same time they may well be. so how common it is to see a bird isnt allways a indicator of how well there population is doing in the long term.
although most people must admit that it is very easy to think a species is doing ok or doing well just cause we see them alot. it is also true that if a bird used to be commonly seen and it is no longer commonly sighted that cam be a sign that there popularion may be afected or there population isnt doing well in the long term aswell
even though even common birds are declining it is alot more obvious to people in species that we once used to see alot but over the years have started to decline but in a noticable way due to drops in sightings or no longer commonly sighted in this sense
species that are in decline can get to that point but it ismt allways nesacerily noticeable at first that a soecies is declining until it has reached to point of being obvious to observers. both common and rare birds exsperiance decline and some can be declining without you being aware of it
at the same time other Species of birds are commonly sighted and doing well
Iv done the writing in bold in case it might be difficult to see for some people figured that would be better than larger writing otherwise it might look like im shouting or something
The red amber and green is not just for UK But international. I’m sure you know that!
https://britishbirds.co.uk/sites/default/files/V95_N09_P410_448_A001.pdf
This is status of birds in the UK etc from 2002-2007. I haven’t had it all myself. Much and in more detail. But saves me having having out all those words mysel. There are later lists. But won’t allow to send at present as the British Birds Journal will allow subscribers to send articles from about 15 years in the past, Buf depends on the article.