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| Name |
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| 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 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 |
- Toms, M.P. (2007). Are gardens good for birds or birdwatchers?
British Wildlife 19: 77-83.
- Chamberlain, D.E., Toms, M.P., Cleary-McHarg, R. &
Banks, A.N. (2007). House Sparrow (Passer domesticus)
habitat use in urbanized landscapes. J. Ornithol.
148: 453-462.
- McKenzie, A.J., Petty, S.J., Toms, M.P. & Furness,
R.W. (2007). Importance of Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis
seed and garden bird-feeders for Siskins Carduelis spinus
and Coal Tits Periparus ater.
Bird Study 54: 236-247.
- Toms, M.P. & Newson, S.E. (2006). Volunteer surveys
as a means of inferring trends in garden mammal populations.
Mammal Review 36: 309-317.
- 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., 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.
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| Contact Details |
Email:
Telephone:
Fax:
Postal address: |
01842 750050
01842 750030
British Trust for Ornithology, The Nunnery, Thetford, IP24 2PU,
UK. |
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