Claim: A range of issues related to songbirds has been the focus of at least nine scientific researches funded by Songbird Survival, from 2003 to the present.
Evidence: Its research to date has encompassed a range of issues, spanning countryside management, population ecology, complex predator-prey dynamics, and predator control, including bringing together previously unpublished research conducted at farms across Britain. 2003–Present Long-term farmland study monitoring the effects of environmental stewardship on breeding bird populations 2006 A review of the impact of mammalian predators on farm songbird population dynamics 2007 Correlative analysis of long term data sets seeking negative associations between predator and prey species 2010 Comprehensive review of all predation research carried out in the UK to date 2010 Farm and woodland bird declines and the recolonisation of Britain by sparrowhawks 2011 Corvid Research Project - evaluation of the impact of growing numbers of corvids on the producivity of UK farmland songbird population 2014 Corvid population ecology and its effect on songbird predation 2014 The Keith Duckworth Project - Improving the conservation value of urban areas for garden birds 2017 Cats, cat owners and predation - identifying means of mitigating any negative impacts of cat predation of wildlife SBS funds scientific research into the reasons why songbird numbers are declining in the UK.