The abundance of breeding Starlings in the UK has fallen rapidly, particularly since the early 1980s and especially in woodland (Robinson et al. 2002, 2005a), and continues to be strongly downward. [ 1. ]
Slurnus Purpurascens
TITLE: Slurnus Purpurascens. Starlings.
NAMES: Gould, John (1804-1881) (Author)
COLLECTION: Birds of Asia
DATES / ORIGIN:
Date Issued: 1850 - 1883
Place: London
Publisher: Printed by Taylor and Francis, pub. J. Gould
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Lithographs Hand-coloured Extent: 54 x 36 cm
Starlings
Gilded mercury daguerreotype on solid silver plate
Actual size: 5 x 4 inches (approx. 127 mm x 102 mm x 0.5mm)
Hallmarked: London, 2021
Made: August, 2021
Edition: 1/1
References
- BirdTrends 2020: trends in numbers, breeding success and survival for UK breeding birds - Starling
Woodward, I.D., Massimino, D., Hammond, M.J., Barber, L., Barimore, C., Harris, S.J., Leech, D.I., Noble, D.G., Walker, R.H., Baillie, S.R. & Robinson, R.A. (2020)
Research Report 732. BTO, Thetford.
www.bto.org/birdtrends - Wild Bird Populations in the UK
Department for Environment Food And Rural Affairs
National Statistics
7 November, 2023 - Birds of Conservation Concern 5 - Summary leaflet (PDF 649 KB)
Author(s): Stanbury, A.J., Eaton, M.A., Aebischer, N.J., Balmer, D., Brown, A.F., Douse, A., Lindley, P., McCulloch, N., Noble, D.G. & Win, I.
December 2021