UK+Birds

__UK Birds are vanishing in Numbers__ Have you heard the call of a cuckoo recently? Or heard the tune of the Skylark? The UK's birds are disappearing rapidly. There is a 37% decline in bird species since the mid 1990s. The birds that visit the UK in the Summer seem to be the most affected. 52 birds out of 246 species tested have recently joined the endangered list. These include the Herring Gull, Lapwing, yellow wagtail and the famous cuckoo. Scientists are not quite sure what is happening with all of the birds. The best explanation came for the Cuckoo. Cuckoos lay their eggs in other bird's nests. Because the other birds are vanishing so is the Cuckoo. If you see another cuckoo, think, that might be the last time that you ever see a Cuckoo again. A Cuckoo- endangered Another famous bird disappearing is the skylark. These birds are some of the best known song birds in Britain. But yet they too are on the endangered list. Will we have to say goodbye to them and many others forever? Most birds disappearing are visitors to Britain during the summer. There is also a decline in the water birds. This is believed to be because of problems with reproduction. Do we care enough to save these beautiful animals? We may not get the chance. For now it looks like it is goodbye for the birds.