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. ]

Disappearing starlings

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

Daguerreotype of starlings

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

  1. 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
  2. Wild Bird Populations in the UK
    Department for Environment Food And Rural Affairs
    National Statistics
    7 November, 2023
  3. 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

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