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Birds seen on Mountains & Moorland in the UK: Twite

Barnsley Biodiversity Action Plan - Twite
http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:eDk95Tg_N4AJ:www.barnsley.gov.uk/
docs/biodiversity/BBAP_TWITE.pdf+Twite+bird&hl=en/
Discover how UK local authority is planning to arrest the decline in numbers of the twite. Lists reasons for contraction of population plus proposed action. 

Birdcare.com - Twite, Carduelis flavirostris
http://www.birdcare.com/birdon/sonb/twite.html
Peruse article that investigates the precise numbers of twites breeding in Britain and Europe. Outlines historic background to declining numbers.

Lancashire’s Biodiversity Partnership - Twite
http://www.lbap.org.uk/bap/species/twite.htm
Enjoy this lengthy article describing this seed-eating brown bird. Read UK national and local status, habitat, plus current action.

Lancaster and District Birdwatching Society - Twite
http://www.birdtours.co.uk/ldbws/autumn2003/twite.htm
Find article that relates results of colour ringing of twites at Heysham. Also find information on reducing numbers in northern England plus action plans. 

Lincolnshire Bird Club - Twite
http://www.lincsbirdclub.co.uk/rare_birds/twite.htm
Access site where local UK bird club member shows colour photography of twite on the ground. Also offers photographer’s name, location, and date shot. 

MangoVerde - Twite, Carduelis flavirostris
http://www.mangoverde.com/birdsound/spec/spec196-69.html
Recognize the call of the twite by listening to two audio clips. Also available is colour image of large group of bird in tree, plus a close-up of single bird.

Peak District: Action Plan - Twite
http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:NFeyP6VAXrkJ:
www.peakdistrict.org/pubs/bap/bap7_2_t.pdf+Twite+bird&hl=en/
Check out plans to help the twite that has seen numbers contract by around 50% in just ten years. Records current conservation status. 

Rochdale Observer - Make Sure the Future’s all Twite
http://www.rochdaleobserver.co.uk/news/s/33/33048_make_sure_the_futures_all_twite.html
Learn about how much UK farmers can be paid per hectare for developing farming methods that are twite-friendly. Read about this partnership and see colour image of bird.

Royal Society for the Protection of Birds - Twite
http://www.rspb.org.uk/birds/guide/t/twite/
Investigate this diminutive bird that breeds on moorland in limited areas of Britain. Supplies distribution map of UK plus colour illustration. 

RSPB - Nesting up the Wrong Tree?
http://www.rspb.org.uk/scotland/action/twite.asp
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds provides article on unusual behaviour of the twite on a Scottish Island. Also front profile colour image. 

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