Blue Kirkhope

1 month ago | nts.org.uk | Blue Kirkhope |David Thompson

These small birds have suffered severe population decline in recent years. Numbers fell by 86% during the 15-year period between 1995 and 2020, primarily due to habitat loss and fragmentation as well as competition with other tit species. There are estimated to be around 5,700 pairs of willow tits across Scotland, England and Wales currently – they are now the most rapidly declining species in the UK, with some populations becoming locally extinct.