Significant decline of Reed Buntings in England since the 1990s | Bird decline, insect decline and neonicotinoids

A study identified two factors that may limit breeding productivity of the Reed Bunting Emberiza schoeniclus, which is in significant decline in England since the 1990s: ground vegetation providing concealment from nest predators and availability of invertebrate prey for chicks. The increased use of pesticides may have reduced invertebrate densities on most farmland.