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| Name |
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| Dr Chris Wernham |
| Position |
| Senior Research Ecologist & Head of BTO Scotland |
| Role |
| I am responsible for the running of the BTO Scotland office
and its scientific research, and for strategic development of
the office in liaison with the Director of Development at HQ. |
| Qualifications |
BSc (Hons) Ecology, University of Stirling, 1985-1989
PhD “Ecology and energetics of breeding Puffins: variation
in individual reproductive effort and success”, University
of Stirling, 1990-1993 |
| Research Interests/Responsibilities |
| I have particular research interests and experience
in avian demography and migration/movements, having previously
held the posts of Senior Populations Biologist overseeing the
Ringing Scheme, and team leader for the BTO Migration Atlas
project. I now have responsibility for developing a suite of
research that is particularly relevant to Scottish birds and
habitats, and for providing Scotland-specific input to UK-wide
BTO projects. I am currently managing some raptor research projects
(correlates of the spatial distribution and abundance of Peregrines;
pilot survey methods for Short-eared Owls) and am one of the
editors of the Field Guide to Raptor Survey and Monitoring.
I also have responsibility for ensuring that the Scotland office
has high profile amongst BTO volunteers, research customers
and the public. |
| Other Information |
Honorary Lecturer, SBES, University of Stirling
BTO Scotland representative on the Scottish Raptor Monitoring
Group
Licensed bird ringer |
| Selected Publications |
- Wernham, C.V., Peach, W.J. & Browne, S. (In review)
Survival rates of rehabilitated Guillemots and a comparison
with natural survival, as shown by ring recoveries.
Ibis.
- Calladine, J., Wernham, C. & Robertson, D. (2006)
The ranging behaviour of some granivorous passerines on
farmland in winter determined by mark-recapture ringing
and by radio-telemetry. Ibis 148: 169-173.
- Hardey, J., Crick, H.Q.P., Wernham, C.V., Riley, H. &
Thompson, D. B.A. (2006). Raptors: a field guide to
survey and monitoring. The Stationery Office, Edinburgh.
- Siriwardena, G.M., Wernham, C.V. & Baillie, S.R (2004)
Quantifying variation in migratory strategies using ring-recoveries.
Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 27: 299-31.
- Calladine, J.R., Park, K.J., Thompson, K. & Wernham,
C.V. (2005) Review of urban gulls and their management
in Scotland. Report to the Scottish Executive.
- Park, K.J., Calladine, J.R., Graham, K.E., Stephenson,
C.M. & Wernham, C.V. (2005) The impacts of predatory
birds on waders, songbirds, gamebirds and fisheries interests.
A report to Scotland’s Moorland Forum. BTO Scotland
& Centre for Conservation Science, Stirling.
- Calladine, J. Crick, H. & Wernham, C.V. (2005) Development
of methods for surveying and estimating population size
of short-eared owls (Aseo flammeus). BTO Research Report
No. 394. BTO Scotland, Stirling.
- Calladine, J., Robertson, D. & Wernham, C. 2003. The
movements of some granivorous passerines in winter on farmland:
a pilot study. BTO Research Report No.327, BTO, Thetford.
- Wernham, C.V., Toms, M.P., Marchant, J.H., Clark, J.A.,
Siriwardena, G.M. & Baillie, S.R. (eds.) 2002. The
Migration Atlas: movements of the birds of Britain and Ireland.
T. & A.D. Poyser, London.
- Wernham, C.V. & Siriwardena, G.M. (2002) Chapter 4
- Analysis and interpretation of ring-recovery data. In
Wernham et al. (Eds.) The Migration Atlas:
Movements of the Birds of Britain and Ireland. T. &
A.D. Poyser, London.
- Siriwardena, G.M. & Wernham, C.V. (2002) Chapter 5
– A synthesis of the movement patterns of British
and Irish birds. In Wernham et al. (Eds.) The Migration
Atlas: Movements of the Birds of Britain and Ireland.
T. & A.D. Poyser, London.
- Wernham, C.V. & Baillie, S.R. (2002) Chapter 7 –
The future of migration studies in bird conservation. In
Wernham et al. (Eds.) The Migration Atlas: Movements
of the Birds of Britain and Ireland. T. & A.D.
Poyser, London.
- Wernham, C.V., Peach, W.J, Holloway, S.J., Rehfisch, M.M.,
Kershaw, M., Hughes, B., Madden, J.R., Harris, R. &
Armitage, M. 1999. Population, Distribution, Movement
and Survival of Fish-eating Birds in Great Britain. DETR,
Bristol.
- Wernham, C.V. & Peach, W.J. 1999. Use of ringing recoveries
to monitor long-term changes in the survival rates of British
and Irish Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo. Bird
Study, 46 (supplement): S189-197.
- Wernham, C.V. 1999. Does rehabilitation work? A review
of the results from ringing. Proceedings of the Sea
Empress Oil Spill Conference, Cardiff, 11-13 February 1998.
- Baillie, S.R., Wernham, C.V. & Clark, J.A. (Eds.)
1999. Proceedings of the JNCC/BTO Workshop on the Conservation
Uses of Ringing Data. Ringing & Migration 19
(supplement).
- Baillie, S.R., Wernham, C.V. & Clark, J.A. 1999. Development
of the BTO Ringing Scheme and its role in conservation biology.
Ringing & Migration, 19 (supplement): S5-19.
- Wernham, C.V. & Bryant, D.M. 1998. An experimental
study of reduced parental effort and future reproductive
success in the Puffin, Fratercula arctica. Journal of
Animal Ecology, 67: 25-40.
- Wernham, C.V. & Peach, W.J. 1998. Seasonal movements
and survival of cormorants: Relevance to conflicts with
inland fisheries. In Adams, N.J. & Slotow, R.H. (Eds.)
Proceedings of the 22 International Ornithological Congress,
Durban. Ostrich, 69: 460.
- Wernham, C.V. & Williams, A. 1998. Rehabilitation
of oiled seabirds. In Adams, N.J. & Slotow, R.H. (Eds.)
Proceedings of the 22 International Ornithological Congress,
Durban. Ostrich, 69: 160.
- Wernham, C.V., Baillie, S.R., Clark, J.A., Crick, H.Q.P.
& Siriwardena, G.M. 1998. The BTO Integrated Population
Monitoring Programme: the contributions of ringing. Acta
Zoologica Lituanica Ornithologia 8 (special issue):
93-104.
- Wernham, C.V., Peach, W.J. & Browne, S. 1997. Survival
Rates of Rehabilitated Guillemots. BTO Research Report
No. 186 for the Countryside Council for Wales. BTO, Thetford.
- Harris, M.P., Freeman, S.N., Morgan, B.J.T., Wanless,
S & Wernham, C.V. 1997. Factors influencing the survival
of Puffins Fratercula arctica at a North Sea colony over
a 20-year period. Journal of Avian Biology, 28:
287-295.
- Calladine, J. & Wernham, C. 1996. A Review of
the Interactions of Breeding Herring Gulls Larus argentatus
and Lesser Black-backed Gulls Larus fuscus with other Nature
Conservation Interests, and Relevant Management Options.
Report to Scottish Natural Heritage.
- Wernham, C.V., Peach, W.J., Rowcliffe, M. & Austin,
G. 1996. Survival and Productivity of British Canada
Geese. BTO report to The Department of the Environment.
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| Contact Details |
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Postal address: |
01786 466560
01786 466561
BTO Scotland, School of Biological and Environmental Sciences,
Cottrell Building, University of Stirling, Stirling, FK9 4LA |
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