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Conservationists say government must stop licensing ‘unsustainable’ harvest of eggs from amber-listed birds

Agreement between grouse moor managers and conservationists had also aimed to restore populations

However 22 million house sparrows have disappeared from our skies since 1966

Number of house sparrows spotted has dropped by nearly 60% since 1979, according to RSPB annual survey

The Eurasian bittern (Botaurus stellaris) is a reclusive bird belonging to the heron family. Close to the size of a chicken, bitterns are a mix of golden-brown mottled with delicate black and tan. With long, green legs and large feet, these birds are adapted for skulking through reedbeds – the…

Dearne Valley, South Yorkshire: At a reserve with some fascinating history, I’m taken by a courteous couple drifting on the lake

Once-extinct, bitterns make booming ‘foghorn’ noise to attract mates with 228 calling males counted in last breeding period

"We now have a few short years during which we can still make a choice, where just enough remains of the natural world for it to recover. This starts and ends with us"

The 96-year-old naturalist will appear in a new documentary that looks at the people in the UK trying to fight against the decline in nature