Pity the European shag(欧洲鸬鹚). An agile diver, it is clumsy on land and barely waterproof.(它潜水敏捷，在陆地上却笨拙不堪，而且几乎不防水。) Winter storms off Britain’s coast can be deadly. Between 1986 and 2024 shag numbers dropped by 71%, according to the Seabird Monitoring Programme (SMP).
可怜可怜欧洲鸬鹚吧。它潜水敏捷，在陆地上却笨拙不堪，而且几乎不防水。英国海岸的冬季风暴可能致命。根据海鸟监测计划（SMP），1986年至2024年间，鸬鹚数量下降了71%。
Almost two-thirds of British seabird species are in decline(在下降), according to the latest census(普查). Oil spills are thankfully less frequent than they were in the 20th century, but other threats loom(逼近；隐现), including climate change, overfishing, avian flu(禽流感) and invasive rats(入侵性鼠类).
根据最新普查，英国近三分之二的海鸟物种数量正在下降。所幸石油泄漏比20世纪更少见，但其他威胁迫在眉睫，包括气候变化、过度捕捞、禽流感和入侵性鼠类。
Yet some birds, especially in the auk(海雀) family, are holding up(挺住了；维持住). Razorbill numbers have grown by 110% since 1986, according to the smp. Erin Taylor, an SMP ornithologist(鸟类学家), speculates(推测) that auks might adapt better to warming seas than other seabirds. Deeper dives and flexible diets expand their prey options; short migrations keep them close to their North Sea breeding grounds. By contrast, Arctic terns, which were added to the conservation “red list” in 2024 after population declines, migrate to polar regions where the climate is changing rapidly.(相比之下，北极燕鸥在种群数量下降后于2024年被列入保护“红色名录”，它们迁徙到气候正在快速变化的极地地区。)
然而，有些鸟类，尤其是海雀科的，却挺住了。根据SMP的数据，自1986年以来，刀嘴海雀的数量增长了110%。SMP鸟类学家艾琳·泰勒推测，海雀可能比其他海鸟更能适应变暖的海洋。更深的潜水和灵活的食性扩大了它们的猎物选择；短距离迁徙使它们靠近北海的繁殖地。相比之下，北极燕鸥在种群数量下降后于2024年被列入保护“红色名录”，它们迁徙到气候正在快速变化的极地地区。