Holder of the 2005 British Ornithologists’ Union Ibis award for a mid career scientist for a ’significant contribution to conservation science’.Council Member of the British Ecological Society.
Steering Committee on the Government farmland bird target working group and Biodiversity Action Plan farmland bird working group.
Past Council member of British Ornithologists’ Union and Flora and Fauna International and Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust.

• Gavin M. Siriwardena, Neil A. Calbrade & Juliet A. Vickery. Farmland birds in late winter: is there a “hungry gap” between seed supply and demand? Ibis in press.
• Siriwardena, G.M., Stevens, D.K., Anderson, G.Q.A., Vickery, J.A., Calbrade, N.A. & Dodd, S.(2008) The effect of supplementary winter seed food on breeding populations of farmland birds: evidence from two large-scale experiments. Journal of Applied Ecology 43, 628-639.
• Sutherland, W.J., Bailey, M.J., Bainbridge, I.P., Brereton, T., Dick, J.T.A., Drewitt, J., Dulvy, N.K., Dusic, N.R., Freckleton, R.P., Gaston, K.J., Gilder, P.M., Green, R.E., Heathwaite, A.L., Johnson, S.M., Macdonald, D.W., Mitchell, R., Osborn, D., Owen, R.P., Pretty, J., Prior, S.V., Prosser, H., Pullin, A.S., Rose, P., Stott, A., Tew, T., Thomas, C.D., Thompson, D.B.A., Vickery, J.A., Walker, M. & Walmsley, C. (2008) Future novel threats and opportunities facing UK biodiversity identified by horizon scanning. Published article online: 20-Mar-2008 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2008.01474.x
• Clarke, M.A., Creamer, R.E., Deeks, L.K., Gowing, D.J.G., Holman, I.P., Jones, R.J.A., Palmer, R.C., Potts, S.G., Rickson, R.J., Ritz, K., Smith, J., Thompson, T.R.E., Truckell, I.G., Vickery, J., Whalley, W.R., Whelan, M.J. & Woodcock, B.A. (2008) Scoping study to assess soil compaction affecting upland and lowland grassland in England and Wales. Final project (BD2304) report to Defra.
• Butler, S.J., Vickery, J.A. & Norris, K. (2007). Farmland biodiversity and the footprint of agriculture. Science 315 381-383.
• Chamberlain, D.E., Freeman, S.N. & Vickery, J.A. (2007). The effects of GMHT crops on bird abundance in arable fields in the UK. AGEE 101: 1-8.
• Chamberlain, D.E., Gough, S., Vaughan, H., Vickery, J.A. & Appleton, G.F. (2007) Determinants of bird species richness in public green spaces. Bird Study 54, 87-97.
• Cresswell, W.R.L., Wilson, J.M., Vickery, J.A., Jones, P., Holt, S. (2007) Changes in densities of Sahelian bird species in response to recent habitat degradation. Ostrich 78, 247-545.
• Whittingham, M.J., Krebs, J.K., Swetnam, R.D., Vickery, J.A., Wilson, J.W. & Freckleton R.P. (2007) Should conservation strategies consider spatial generality? Farmland Birds show regional not national patterns of habitat association. Ecology Letters 10, 25-35
• Wilson, A., Vickery, J.A. & Pendlebury, P. (2007). Agri-environment schemes as a tool for reversing declining populations of grassland waders in England: mixed benefits from Environmentally Sensitive Areas. Biological Conservation 136, 128-135.
• Atkinson, P.A., Fuller, R.A., Gillings, S. & Vickery, J.A. (2006) Counting birds on farmland habitats in winter. Bird Study 53: 303-309.
• Devereux, C.L., Vickery, J.A., Fernandez-Juricic, E., Krebs, J.R. & Whittingham, M.J. (2006). Does sward density affect prey availability for grassland birds? Agriculture Ecosystems and Environment 117, 57-62.
• Devereux, C.L., Whittingham, M.J., Krebs, J.R., Ferenandez-Jurcic, E. & Vickery, J.A. (2006). What attracts birds to newly mown pasture? Decoupling the action of mowing from the provision of short swards. Ibis 148, 302-306.
• Siriwardena, G.M., Calbraide, N.A., Vickery, J.A. & Sutherland, W.J. (2006). The effect of the spatial distribution of winter seed food resources on their use by farmland birds. Journal of Applied Ecology 43, 628-639.
• Atkinson, P.A., Fuller, R.J., Vickery, J.A., Conway, G., Tallowin, J.R., Smith, R., Haysom, K., Ings, T., Asteraki, E. & Brown, V.K. (2005). Influence of agricultural management, sward structure and food resources on grassland field use by birds in lowland England. Journal of Applied Ecology 42, 932-942.
• Stuart, S.N., Archibald, G.W., Ball, J., Berry, R.J., Emmerich, S.D., Evans, D.M., Flenley, J.R., Gaston, K.J., Given, D.R., Gosler, A.G., Harris, P., Houghton, J., Lindquist, E.D., Mahan, D.C., Morecroft, M.D., Moyer, D.C., Murdiyarso, D., Musiti, B.W.W., Nicolson, C., Oteng-Yeboah, A., Plumptre, A.J., Prance, G., Ramachandra, V., Sale, J.B., Sheldon, J.K., Simiyu, S., Storey, R., Underhill, L.G., Vickery, J. & Whitten, T. (2005). Conservation theology for conservation biologists - a reply to David Orr. Conservation Biology 19, 1689-1692.
• Chamberlain, D.E., Vickery, J.A., Glue, D.E., Robinson, R.A., Conway, G.J., Woodburn, R.J.W. & Cannon, A.R. (2005). Annual and seasonal trends in the use of garden feeders by birds in winter. Ibis 147, 563-575.
• Cope, D., Vickery, J. & Rowcliffe, M. (2005). Geese in Scotland: a conservation-agriculture conflict. In: People and wildlife: conflict and coexistence. Eds R. Woodroffe, S. Thirgood & A. Rabinowitz. Pp. 176-191. Cambridge University Press.
• Gillings, S., Newson, S.E., Noble, D.G. & Vickery, J.A. (2005). Winter availability of cereal stubbles attracts declining farmland birds and positively influences breeding population trends. Proceedings of the Royal Society, Series B Biological Sciences, 272 (1564), 733-739.
• Tallowin, J.R.B, Smith, R.E.N., Goodyear, J. & Vickery, J.A. (2005) Spatial and structural uniformity of lowland grassland in England: a context for low biodiversity. Grass and Forage Science, 60, 225-236.
• Vickery, J.A., Atkinson, P.W., Marshall, J.M., West, T., Norris, K., Robinson, L.J., Gillings, S., Wilson, A. & Kirby, W. (2005). The effects of different crop stubbles and straw disposal methods on wintering birds and arable plants. BTO Research Report 402. BTO, Thetford.
• Wilson, A.M. & Vickery, J.A. (2005). Decline in yellow wagtail Motacilla flava flavissima breeding on lowland wet grasslands in England and Wales between 1982 and 2002. Bird Study, 52, 88-92.
• Wilson, A.M., Vickery, J.A., Brown, A., Langstone, R.H.W., Smallshire, D., Wotton, S. & Vanhinsberg, D. (2005). Changes in the numbers of breeding waders on lowland wet grasslands in England and Wales between 1982 and 2002. Bird Study, 52, 55-69.
• Chamberlain, D.E., Gough, S.J., Vickery, J.A., Firbank, L.G., Petit, S.E., Pywell, R. & Bradbury, R.B. (2004). Rule based predictive models are not cost-effective alternatives to bird monitoring on farmland. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment, 101, 1-8.
• Evans, A.D., Vickery, J.A. & Shrubb, M. (2004). The importance of over-wintered stubble for farmland bird recovery: a reply to Potts. Bird Study, 51, 94-96.
• Henderson, I.G., Vickery, J.A. & Carter, N. (2004). The use of winter crops by farmland birds in lowland England. Biological Conservation, 118, 21-32.
• Vickery, J.A., Bradbury, R.B., Henderson, I.G., Eaton, M.A. & Grice, P.V. (2004). The role of agri-environment schemes and farm management practices in reversing the decline of farmland birds in England. Biological Conservation, 119, 19-39.
• Benton, T.G., Vickery, J.A. & Wilson, J.D. (2003). Farmland biodiversity - is habitat heterogeneity the key? Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 18, 182-188.
• Fuller, R.J., Atkinson, P.W., Asteraki, E.J., Conway, G.J., Goodyear, J., Haysom, K., Ings, T., Smith, R.E.N., Tallowin, J.R. & Vickery, J.A. (2003). Changes in lowland grassland management: effects on invertebrates and birds. Report to Defra on commissioned project BD1435. BTO Research Report No. 350. British Trust for Ornithology, Thetford.
• Nelson, S.H., Court, I., Vickery, J.A., Watts, P.N. & Bradbury, R.B. (2003). The status and ecology of the yellow wagtail in Britain. British Wildlife, 14, 270-274.
• Petit, S., Chamberlain, D., Haysom, K., Pywell, R., Vickery, J., Warman, L., Allen, D. & Firbank, L. (2003). Knowledge-based models for predicting species occurrence in arable conditions. Ecography, 26, 626-640.
• Atkinson, P.W., Asteraki, E.J., Conway, G.J., Fuller, R.J., Goodyear, J., Smith, R.E.N., Tallowin, J.R. & Vickery, J.A. (2002). Use of grassland by wintering birds: effects of management on their food resources. In Frame J. (ed) Conservation pays? British Grassland Society, Occasional symposium, 36, 61-64.
• Atkinson, P.W., Fuller, R.J. & Vickery, J.A. (2002) Large scale patterns of summer and winter bird distribution in relation to farmland type in England and Wales. Ecography, 25, 466-480.
• Brook, M de L. & Vickery, J.A. (2002) Gusts keep albatrosses aloft. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 17 (6), 253.
• Henderson, I.G., Wilson, A.M., Steele, D. & Vickery, J.A. (2002). Population estimates, trends and habitat associations of breeding lapwing, Vanellus vanellus, curlew Nemenius arquata and snipe Gallinago gallinago in Northern Ireland in 1999. Bird Study, 49, 17-25.
• Salewski, V., Jones, P. & Vickery, J. (2002). Niche partitioning between immigrant Palearctic willow warblers Phylloscopus trochilus and resident Afrotropical warblers in three woodland habitats in Zimbabwe. Avian Science, 4, 207-216.
• Vickery, J., Carter, N. & Fuller, R.J. (2002). The potential value of managed cereal field margins as foraging habitats for farmland birds in the UK. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment, 89, 41-52.
• Donald, P.F. & Vickery, J.A. (2001) (Eds) The Ecology and Conservation of Skylarks Alauda arvensis. Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Sandy.
• Rowcliffe, J.M., Watkinson, A.R., Sutherland, W.J. & Vickery, J.A. (2001). The depletion of algal beds by geese: a predictive model and test. Oecologia, 127, 361-371.
• Vickery, J.A. (2001) The buffer effect and large-scale population regulation in migratory birds. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 16 (11), 603-604.
• Vickery, J.A. (2001) Detours in bird migration. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 16 (9), 485.
• Vickery, J.A. (2001) Consequences of EU expansion for farmland birds in Eastern Europe. Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 4, 176.
• Vickery, J.A. (2001) GM crops: bad or benign for biodiversity? Trends in Ecology and Evolution, 1, 17.
• Vickery, J.A. & Buckingham, D.L. (2001). The value of set-aside for Skylarks Alauda arvensis in Britain. In: The Conservation and Ecology of the Skylark (eds P. Donald & J.A. Vickery). Royal Society for the Protection of Birds, Sandy. Pp 161-176.
• Vickery, J., Salewski, V. & Jones, P. (2001). Factors affecting the distribution of Palearctic migrant birds in their wintering grounds. Ostrich Suppl. 15, Proceedings of the Tenth Pan-African Ornithological Congress (Ed by L. Lens) 131.
• Chamberlain, D.E., Vickery, J.A., Marshall, E.J.P. & Tucker, G.M. (2001). The effect of hedgerow characteristics on the winter hedgerow bird community. In Hedgerows of the World OALE (UK) pp197-205.
• Vickery, J.A, Tallowin, J.R., Feber, R.E., Asteraki, E.J., Atkinson, P.W., Fuller, R.J. & Brown, V.K. (2001). The management of lowland neutral grasslands in Britain: effects of agricultural practices on birds and their food resources. Journal of Applied Ecology, 38, 647-664.
• Wilson, A.M., Vickery, J.A. & Brown, S.J. (2001). The numbers and distribution of Lapwings Vanellus vanellus breeding in England and Wales in 1998. Bird Study, 48, 2-17.
• Aebischer, N.J. Evans, A.D., Grice, P.V. & Vickery, J.A. 2000 (Eds). The Ecology and Conservation of Lowland Farmland Birds. British Ornithologists’ Union, Tring, UK.
• Browne, S.J., Vickery, J.A. & Chamberlain, D.E. (2000) Densities and population estimates of breeding Skylarks Alauda arvenis in Britain in 1997. Bird Study, 47, 52-65.
• Chamberlain, D.E., Vickery, J.A. & Gough, S. (2000). Spatial and temporal distribution of breeding Skylarks Alauda arvensis in relation to crop type in periods of population increase and decrease. Ardea, 88 (1), 61-73.
• Chamberlain, D.E., Warren, R.W., Crick, H.Q.P., Hall, J., Metcalfe, S., Ormerod, S., Whyatt, D. & Vickery, J.A. (2000). Acidification and Terrestrial Birds. BTO Research Report No. 236. British Trust for Ornithology, Thetford.
• Donald, P.F. & Vickery, J.A. (2000). The importance of cereal fields to breeding and wintering skylarks Alauda arvensis in UK. In: The Ecology and Conservation of Lowland Farmland Birds, (Eds) Aebischer, N.J. Evans, A.D., Grice, P.V. & Vickery, J.A., pp140-150 British Ornithologists’ Union, Tring, UK.
• Henderson, I.G., Cooper, J., Fuller, R.J. & Vickery, J.A. (2000). The relative abundance of birds on set-aside and neighbouring fields in summer. Journal of Applied Ecology, 37, 335-347.
• Henderson, I.G., Vickery, J.A. & Fuller, R.J. (2000) Summer bird abundances and distribution on set-aside fields on intensive English arable farms. Ecography, 23, 50-59.