The Return of the Cirl Bunting
Britain Had Just 118 Pairs of the Cirl Bunting Left — What One Change on the Coast Brought Them Back Britain’s cirl bunting population once fell to just 118 breeding pairs, pushing this rare farmland bird dangerously close to disappearing from the country. But one major change in how coastal farmland was managed helped trigger an extraordinary recovery. This video explores what went wrong, the conservation work that followed, and how restoring the right habitat gave the cirl bunting a remarkable second chance. c