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These wetland birds were eradicated in the 17th century, but breeding pairs returned in 1979.
A house martin visits an urban nest.
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Clean bird feeders and grow insect-friendly plants.
A pair of nesting house martin chicks.
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Swifts, house martins and greenfinches are the newest arrivals to the UK red list.
A red-listed skylark.
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One gram of songbird meat is estimated to sell for the equivalent of one gram of marijuana.
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As ponds dry up, so too does our connection to nature.
Birds aloft off Boreray on St Kilda.
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Scotland is renowned for its seabirds, thanks to landmarks such as the Bass Rock, Ailsa Craig and St Kilda. There are around five million of the birds, including 95% of the EU’s great skuas, 67% of its…