i just cant belive that he is spouting so much lies found this on another website UK Status Widespread in the UK through the western part of England, and in Wales, Scotland and Ireland. In southeast and east England they are found on a small number of isolated sites, though their range is slowly spreading. The UK population was estimated at 1,400 pairs in 2002. so 1400 pairs in 2002 (lies also) AND 1400 pairs in 2010 so the population just stopped in 2002