'The next parakeet': Britain's dawn chorus at risk from Asian songbird

Exclusive: invasive red-billed leiothrix could threaten native bird populations such as robins and blackbirds, researchers warnA brightly coloured subtropical songbird from Asia could colonise Britain's gardens and change the dawn chorus for ever, a new paper warns.The highly invasive red-billed leiothrix could threaten native bird populations, particularly competing with garden birds such as the robin and blackbird, researchers say. Early signs suggest this little bird - olive green with a bright red beak and yellow throat - may already be establishing itself in gardens and woodlands in southern parts of the country. Continue reading...