Note: Figures in brackets give the number of species included in each category
| Farmland birds | |
| Change since | |
 |
1970 |
|
1990 |
 |
1998 |
| Woodland birds | |
| Change since | |
|
1970 |
|
1990 |
|
1998 |
Coverage: United Kingdom
Source: Defra, RSPB, BTO
- The overall population of British breeding birds has increased since 1970, but farmland and woodland birds have declined significantly.
- Farmland bird populations fell by 42 per cent between 1970 and 2002, and woodland bird populations by 15 per cent.
- Farmland bird populations increased by 5 per cent between 1998 and 2002. Woodland birds decreased by 3 per cent over the same period.