WINNERS AND LOSERS GOING UP…

Five British birds on the way up, and five on the way down.

GOLDFINCH Helped by: milder winters; sunflower and niger seeds in garden feeders. LONG-TAILED TIT Helped by: milder winters; fat-balls in gardens (its bill is too small to feed on seeds). GREAT TIT Helped by: sunflower seeds and peanuts in gardens; the growing popularity of nest boxes. WOOD PIGEON Helped by: widespread shift to winter wheat; seeds in garden feeders. GREAT SPOTTED WOODPECKER Helped by: sunflower seeds and peanuts in garden feeders and fat-balls; increasing tit populations (it steals the eggs and chicks).