Some seed eating birds in decline in Northern Ireland

BBC News
By Conor Macauley
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image captionExperts say lower numbers of linnets are down to a continued reduction of our small arable sector
Some seed eating birds have been in decline in NI over the past decade, according to a report published on Thursday.
Experts put lower numbers of linnets and reed buntings down to a continued reduction of our small arable sector, which provides food.
By contrast, their numbers are increasing in other parts of the UK.
Greenfinches, a once common sight, are under major pressure from an incurable disease they pick up from wood pigeons.

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