BBC Countryfile Magazine

Ellie Harrison

"Nature’s call to wake from winter’s slumber is beginning. The gift of a fresh spring rewards an early start. But the dawn chorus has fewer parts in the harmony than ever before. And we could all recognise the thinning sound, for it has happened within a fraction of our lifetimes: the UK Red List has almost doubled in number in the past

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