MP3 players used in the quest for rare bird

MP3 players used in the quest for rare bird



Britain’s teenagers have embraced portable MP3 technology to admire the latest releases from divas including Adele, Jessie J and Lady Gaga. But this year scientists are taking the lightweight players to our highest hills and mountains to help them appreciate singers of a completely different kind.

The ring ouzel, otherwise known as the mountain blackbird, is a bird which inhabits the highest and wildest countryside of Britain and Ireland. However, the song of this rugged bird has been fading away from some areas and scientists want to find out why the bird is disappearing from so many of its former haunts.

MP3 players used in the quest for rare bird
Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus) - The song of the ring ouzel is fading fast across many parts of Britain and Ireland

Ring Ouzel (Turdus torquatus)

Read full article, which was written and published by the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB), a registered charity: England and Wales no. 207076, Scotland no. SC037654

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