According to a large citizen science dataset, UK farmland bird indicator species and other bird groups, are more likely to be found on farms with shoots than on otherwise similar farms
Rufus B. Sage, Lucy Costick, Amber M. Lole, Ellie Raynor, J. R. Egan, Roger A. H. Draycott
The paper analyzes a citizen science dataset to show that UK farmland bird species richness is higher on farms with gamebird shoots compared to similar farms without shoots.
bioRxiv · Oct 28, 2026 · PreprintEcology