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Little egret arrives in Britain thanks to global warming

(TELEGRAPH) - In the last decade Britain has suffered massive declines in many garden and farmland birds including the turtle dove and fieldfare.

But due to mild winters and conservation efforts other bird populations have grown, including the little egret and Mediterranean gull that have flown over the Channel.

Other more exotic birds like the hoope, fan-tailed warbler and black kite may arrive in the future as temperatures rise further.

Birds that have been re-introduced into the country have also thrived including the red kite, bittern and sea eagle.

The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB) compiled the surveys of threatened birds since 2000 to give a snapshot of the winners and losers of the 21st centry so far.

The bird that has seen the larges overall increase in the past decade is the little egret, a small heron that is usually only found on the Continent.

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