Puffins and nightingales among 20 new species to join Red List of endangered British birds

The number of British birds whose numbers have declined to dangerously low levels now stands at more than a quarter of the native species in the UK, the latest survey from conservation groups has found. Puffins, curlews and nightingales are among the 20 species to have joined the Red List of endangered British birds, as rural development and overfishing continues to wreak havoc on the feathered population. The additions, which also include merlins, kittiwakes and white-fronted geese, bring the number of bird species on the “threatened” list that frequent the UK to 67 - 27% of the entire population of 244 species, and a significant increase on the 52-READ MORE -http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/puffins-and-nightingales-among-20-new-species-to-join-red-list-of-endangered-british-birds-a6757791.html