Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee is a celebration of truly historic occasion. This is the first time a British Monarch has reigned for 70 years. The Queen is the RSPB’s Patron and much has changed for our wildlife since she took to the throne in 1952.
For one the RSPB reports that the skies are a lot quieter. The latest State of the UK’s Birds report says we have 38 million fewer birds in the UK compared to the late 1960s. But there have been some real success stories for our birds too. These have shown that together we really can make changes that can bring even the most threatened wildlife back from the brink. The Goldfinch is one such success story for our bird life over the last 70 years.
The glamourous goldfinch is now a gardens and park regular, with numbers doubling in the last decade. There are thought to be around 1.2 million breeding pairs in UK each year, with the colourful finches reaching seventh place in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch rankings in 2022. Often seen visiting feeders stocked with sunflower hearts and nyjer seeds.
Extract taken from RSPB – A Birds Eye view on the Queen’s Reign dated June 2022
Images by CRUSH Photography©
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