Member of Atlas Working Group
Member of BTO Promotions and Marketing Working Group and Media Group
Editorial Board Member of British Birds

• Austin, G.E., Clark, N.A. & Balmer, D.E. (1995) Ornithological survey for the proposed Lancaster western bypass Part II: Breeding season survey April 1994 to July 1994 and overall assessment of ornithological importance of survey sites. Report by BTO under contract to Lancaster District Council. BTO Research Report 142.
• Balmer, D.E., Henderson, I.G. & Clark, N.A. (1995) A Study of the Risk of Collision with Power Lines by Waterbirds in Winter at Shotton Steel Works, North Wales. BTO Research Report 153.
• Toomer, D.K., Balmer, D.E., Rehfisch, M.M. & Clark, N.A. (1995) (Published Nov 03) The effect of the Cardiff Bay Barrage on waterfowl populations 6. Distribution and movement studies August 1994 - May 1995. BTO Research Report 161.
• Balmer, D.E. & Peach, W.J. 1997. Review of Natural Avian Mortality Rates. BTO Research Report 175.
• Gregory, R.D, Bashford, R.I, Balmer, D.E, Marchant, J.H, Wilson, A.M & Baillie, S.R. (1997) Breeding Bird Survey 1995-1996. Report No. 2 BTO Research Report 181.
• Peach, W.J., Baillie, S.R & Balmer, D.E. (1998) Long-term changes in the abundance of passerines in Britain and Ireland as measured by constant effort mist-netting. Bird Study 45: 257-275.
• Balmer, D. E. (1998) A study of the risk of collision with power lines by Common Terns at Shotton Steel Works, North Wales. BTO Research Report 208.
• Balmer, D.E. & Rehfisch, M.M. 1999. An assessment of the feeding requirements of overwintering waterfowl at Hickling Broad. BTO Research Report 220.
• Balmer, D.E., Adams, S.Y. & Crick. H.Q.P. 2000. Report on Barn Owl Release Scheme Monitoring Project Phase II. BTO Research Report No. 250.
• Wilson, J.D., Akriotis, T., Balmer, D.E. and Kyrkos, A. 2001. Identification of Marsh Warblers Acrocephalus palustris and Reed Warblers A. scirpaceus on autumn migration through the eastern Mediterranean. Ringing & Migration Vol. 20: 224-232.
• Wilson, J.D., Akriotis, T., Balmer, D.E, Hatton, L. and S. Millar. 2006. Biometrics and wing moult of migrating Red-rumped Swallows Hirundo daurica in Greece. Ringing & Migration Vol 23. pp 57-61.
• Baillie, S.R., Balmer, D.E., Downie, I.S. & Wright, K.H.M. 2006. Migration Watch – an Internet survey to monitor spring migration in Britain and Ireland. Journal of Ornithology Vol 147:2 254-259.
• Freeman, S.N., Balmer, D.E. & H.Q.P.Crick. 2006. On the censusing of Tawny Owls Strix aluco. Bird Census News 19/2.
• Sæther, B-E, Engen, S., Grøtan, V.,Fiedler, W., Matthysen, E., Visser, M.E., Wright, J., Møller, A.P., Adriaensen, F., van Balen, H., Balmer, D.E., Mainwaring, M.C., McCleery, R.H., Pampus, M. & W. Winkel. 2007. The extended Moran effect and large-scale synchronous fluctuations in the size of great tit and blue tit populations. J. Anim. Ecol. Vol 76 No. 2 pp 315-325.
• Robinson, R.A, Freeman, S.N., Balmer, D.E & Grantham, M.J. 2007. Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti: an analysis of an expanding population. Bird Study Vol 54: 230-235.