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Name
Mr Mike Toms
Position
Garden BirdWatch Organiser
Role
I organise the BTO/CJ Garden BirdWatch survey, coordinating the network of 17,000 volunteers who record the birds using their gardens on a weekly basis.
Research Interests/Responsibilities
I am responsible for the development and operation of BTO/CJ Garden BirdWatch. This survey provides information on the use made of gardens across Britain & Ireland and contributes to our wider work within the built environment. My research interests extend to encompass work on Barn Owl survey and monitoring methods, methods for monitoring mammal species and bird migration.
Selected Publications
  • Cannon, A.R., Chamberlain, D.E., Toms, M.P., Hatchwell, B.J. & Gaston, K.J. (2005). Trends in the use of private gardens by wild birds in Great Britain 1995-2002. Journal of Applied Ecology 42: 659-671.
  • Chamberlain, D.E., Cannon, A.R., & Toms, M.P. (2004) Associations of garden birds with gradients in garden habitat and local habitat. Ecography 27: 589-600.
  • Toms, M.P. & Newson, S.E. (2006). Volunteer surveys as a means of inferring trends in garden mammal populations. Mammal Review 36: 309-317.
  • Toms, M.P., Crick, H.Q.P. & Shawyer, C.R. (2001). The status of breeding Barn Owls Tyto alba in the United Kingdom 1995-97. Bird Study 48: 23-37.
  • Wernham, C., Toms, M., Marchant, J., Clark, J., Siriwardena, G. & Baillie, S. (2002). The Migration Atlas: Movements of the birds of Britain & Ireland. T & A D Poyser.
Contact Details
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01842 750050
01842 750030
British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, IP24 2PU, UK.

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