look at the window, go to a green space, fill in the form and mark down the birds you have seen, sent it in and you are part of the biggest citizen science project in the world and it is such a crucial way to understand what is happening to our bird population so if you can over the weekend, today or saturday or sunday, take a moment to do this because it s a great way to engage with nature and also help the rspb and the scientists understand what is happening to britain s birds, absolutely crucial point of absolutely, thank you very much. and absolutely, thank you very much. and as well as registering what you have seen them you can share it with others and tweet about it if you like. you re watching let s return to the news that the met police have asked the civil servant sue gray, who is preparing a report into parties held in downing street during lockdowns, that they want minimal reference in that report to events they re investigating themselves. let s get reaction from alex ba
populations are under assault. changing farming practices, pollution and climate change are all taking their toll, says the bird protection charity the rspb. we do a piece of work called the state of nature which is a report on all the reasons for this decline. we ve lost about 38 million birds over the last 50 years, that s about a fifth of our breeding bird population here in the uk. and not every species is declining, but overall more species are declining than others, particularly farmland birds. woodland birds aren t doing very well. can you hear that? loads of birds there, and that is what this is all about. this is about us all going into our gardens, looking out of our windows, on our balconies, counting the birds we can see to survey the bird population. really important information about what is happening to the country s birds. and the rspb wants you to help them by taking part in their big garden bird watch. it is the biggest citizens survey anywhere in the world and all t
stratford upon avon and lots of those have died. the first outbreak was in a swan sanctuary. a male had to be culled. and peregrines and vulcans. it is widespread and heading west from europe. experts are worried. and falcons. hagar are worried. and falcons. how contagious are worried. and falcons. how contagious is are worried. and falcons. how contagious is it? are worried. and falcons. how contagious is it? very are worried. and falcons. how contagious is it? very contagious| are worried. and falcons. howl contagious is it? very contagious in the wild bird contagious is it? very contagious in the wild bird population. contagious is it? very contagious in the wild bird population. you - contagious is it? very contagious in the wild bird population. you can i the wild bird population. you can have a bird. it is the equivalent to human flu, essentially. you have one bird come in that is infected and comes into contact with another. it can give it the virus. so
hands on deck effort led by the u.s. coast guard. it s been a bleak 48 hours for these coastal communities that are so reliant on their beaches. but finally today, a glimmer of good news. we just had an update from wildlife officials who have been assessing the impact specifically on the bird population, which is always a concern in case of an oil spill. officials say they re cautiously optimistic. we have grave concerns about this impact. in our initial assessment of the area, the number of birds in the general area seems to be lower than we had feared. we do have active overflights from a specialized plane that the department owns that is going to be covering this area daily to look at animals, the locations, the concentrations they might be in, which will help us more target those areas. but at this point, we re