BirdLife International has just announced the latest annual revision of birds on the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Red List – and the bad news is that the total number of bird species regularly recorded in Britain that are considered to be facing the risk of extinction is now nine: Kittiwake, Puffin, European Turtle Dove, Common Pochard, Slavonian Grebe, Balearic Shearwater, Long-tailed Duck, Velvet Scoter and Aquatic Warbler.CLICK ON LINK