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The Cuckoo in the Coal Mine
According to the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), about 1 in 5 species of birds in the UK is threatened (compared to 16% in 2002). One familiar bird that has just joined the sad club of the ‘red list’ is the cuckoo. Known for its song and for brood parasitism, the cuckoo joins the wood warbler and tree pipit in the category of “widespread but threatened” birds. What are the causes of this…
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