英国多塞特郡Purbeck地区近日发现一只幼普通鹦鹉，这是该地区30年来首次记录到这一物种的幼鸟，标志着当地普通鹦鹉种群出现复苏迹象。[1]
该地区曾是英格兰南部普通鹦鹉的重要筑巢地。[1]20世纪50年代，Purbeck地区约有80只普通鹦鹉进行筑巢。[1]然而数量后来大幅下滑，最终减少至仅3对鸟类，近三十年间没有发现过任何幼鸟。[1]
这只38天大的幼鸟于7月7日被拍摄到。[1]志愿者们在该地区进行了长达15周的夏季监测工作，共有13名志愿者参与。[1]在此期间，监测人员还在4月记录到6只成年普通鹦鹉的活动。[1]这只幼鸟的父母在5月29日至7月5日期间持续进行捕鱼投喂。[1]
为支持监测工作，国家信托基金会安装了由太阳能电池板驱动的动作传感摄像机。[1]
参与监测的Richard Caldow表示："每一只幼鸟都很重要。单靠一只幼鹦鹉无法拯救这个种群，但一只总比没有要好得多。"[1]
A baby puffin has been sighted on Dorset's Purbeck coast for the first time in 30 years, marking a significant milestone for the region's seabird population [1]. The puffling, which was 38 days old when photographed on July 7, represents a potential turning point for a colony that had vanished from the area [1].
The Purbeck region was once a major breeding ground for puffins in southern England, with approximately 80 birds nesting there during the 1950s [1]. The population subsequently collapsed, dwindling to just three breeding pairs, and no chicks had been observed in the region for nearly three decades [1]. This summer, volunteers documented six adult puffins at the site in April, and the parents of the young bird were recorded making regular feeding visits between May 29 and July 5 [1].
Thirteen volunteers conducted 15 weeks of monitoring work during the summer months to track the birds [1]. The National Trust installed motion-activated cameras powered by solar panels to document the colony's activity [1].
Richard Caldow commented on the significance of the discovery, stating: "Every chick matters. One puffling alone won't save this colony but one is a whole lot better news than none" [1].