I'm told that the Government Chief Scientist, Prof John Bedddington, was interviewed on BBC TV last night and on the shelf behind him was a copy of State of the UK's Birds - a joint publication by RSPB, BTO, WWT, CCW, NE, NIEA, SNH and JNCC (alphabet soup!).
You can read it here without being Government Chief Scientist
Well what a massive job and must be difficult to put together so that changes in populations can be seen.Well done everyone.