Bitterns and Red Kites Success Story

The bird conservation success of the decade.

The return of bitterns and red kites to the UK countryside is the bird conservation success story of the Noughties, according to a review of the decade by the RSPB.

The conservation charity has collated survey figures for threatened birds since the turn of the century to give a snapshot of the species which have fared the best and worst over the past ten years.

In a league table of birds whose populations have increased in the Noughties due to conservation efforts, the bittern comes top followed by the red kite, the white-tailed eagle, the woodlark and the corncrake. They have benefited from conservation work including reintroduction projects and creation and protection of threatened habitats.

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