Richard Michael Blaber
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/31/uk-smallest-bird-prey-among-species-risk-extinction-study-finds; https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-026-70064-4 (open access). "The #merlin, Britain’s smallest bird of prey, is one of more than 200 #species that will become #extinct in the #UK if action is not taken to curb #emissions & #unsustainable #landuse, a #study has claimed."
UK’s smallest bird of prey among 200 species at risk of extinction, study finds

Merlin could disappear in worst-case scenario, with British isles facing ecological ‘point of no return’

The Guardian
Mar 31 at 4:49pmWeb