Greenfinch shows signs of recovery after population crash

The Times reports the average number of greenfinches per count in the RSPB’s Big Garden Birdwatch in January rose by eight per cent, which the charity said was a “glimmer of hope” following a steep decline in the population since 1993 due to the parasitic disease trichomonosis. 

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