Dartford warbler stages a comeback 60 years after almost vanishing

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Dartford warbler stages a comeback 60 years after almost vanishing

More than half a century after the Dartford warbler almost vanished from the English countryside, the charismatic heathland bird appears to be staging a comeback. …

More than half a century after the Dartford warbler almost vanished from the English countryside, the charismatic heathland bird appears to be staging a comeback. A survey has revealed the highest number of Dartford warblers ever recorded on reserves run by the bird conservation charity RSPB , with 264 pairs counted in 2025, a 44% increase in five years. …

Original source: The Guardian World

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