BTO's Published Research Reports
No 345 to 454

Report No	Author/Title
345	Newson, S.E. & Noble, D.G. (October 2003, Published April 2005) Comparison of population trends, abundance and species richness on land affected by SRDP agri-environment schemes with non-agreement land. ISBN 1-904870-29-5 36pp £5.00 Abstract
348	Wilson, A. & Crick, H.Q.P. (Nov 2004) Peregrine Survey Validation Exercise 2003. ISBN 1-904870-03-1 22pp £2.50 Abstract
349	WeBS Alert 2000/2001: Changes in numbers of wintering waterbirds in the UK, its constituent countries, Special Protection Areas (SPAs) and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSIs). Available on the web in a suite of pdf files from http://blx1.bto.org/webs/alerts/index.htm
352	Joys, A.C. & Crick, H.Q.P. (Apr 04) Breeding periods for selected bird species in England . ISBN 1-904870-07-4 46pp £5.00 Abstract Download complete report (pdf 272Kb*)
353	Crick, H.Q.P., Marchant, J.H., Baillie, S.R., Balmer, D.E., Beaven, L.P., Coombes, R.H., Downie, I.S., Freeman, S.N., Joys, A.C., Leech, D.I., Noble, D.G., Raven, M.J., Robinson, R.A. & Thewlis, R.M. (2004) Breeding Birds in the Wider Countryside - Web access www.bto.org/birdtrends
354	Stilman, R.A., Clark, N.A., Atkinson, P.W., West, A.D., McGrorty, S. Le V dit Durell, S.E.A. & Yates, M.G. (2004) (Published May 2005) Assessing the impacts of shell-fishing & mussel farming on Oystercatcher populations in the Wash, England. Phase 1: Identification of model parameters to be refined. ISBN: 1-904870-38-4 23pp £2.50 Abstract
355	Jackson, S.F. (2006) Monitoring Methods for Non-Breeding Snipe ISBN: 1-904870-71-6 . Abstract
356	Newson, S. (2006) Comparison of London wild bird population trends with those in the surrounding area: update 1994-2002 ISBN: 1-904870-84-8 Abstract
357	Marchant, J.H. & Coombes, R.H. (Apr 2004) WBBS Progress report 2002-03 – 48pp (Environment Agency R&D Project W1-071) Abstract
358	Henderson, I., Clark, N., Bodey, T., Holloway, S.J. & Armitage, M. (Mar 04 Published April 2005) The use of pea crops by farmland birds: Evidence for an extended breeding and enhanced feeding opportunities in crop mosaics. ISBN: 1-904870-34-1 30pp £2.50 Abstract
359	Banks, A.N. & Austin, G.E. (Oct 2004) Statistical comparisons of waterbird site trends with regional and national trends for incorporation within the WeBS Alerts System. ISBN: 1-904870-15-5 31pp £2.5. Download complete report (pdf 700KB)*
360	Holloway, S.J., Grantham, M.J., Collier, M.P. & Burton, N.H.K. (Apr 04, Published April 2005). The effects on waterbirds of dredging at the Cardiff Bay Barrage for 2003/04. ISBN 1-904870-32-5 28pp £2.50 . Abstract
362	Moss, D., Joys, A.C., Clark, J.A., Kirby, A., Smith, A., Baines, D. & Crick, H.Q.P. (May 02) (Published July 2005) Timing of Breeding of Moorland Birds ISBN: 1-904870-31-7 116pp £10.00 Abstract
363	Raven, M.J., Noble, D.G. & Baillie, S.R. (June 2004) The Breeding Bird Survey 2003 - Report No 9. ISBN: 1-904870-11-2 17pp £5.00 Download complete report (.pdf 378Kb*)
365	Andy Wilson, Chris Pendlebury & Juliet Vickery (2005) Changes in lowland wet grassland breeding wader number: the influence if site designation ISBN: 1-904870-17-1 Abstract
366	Banks, A., Bolt, D., Bullock, I., Haycock, B., Musgrove, A., Newson, S., Fairney, N., Sanderson. B., Schofield, R., Smith, L., Raylor, R. & Whitehead, S. (2004) Marine monitoring project: ground & aerial monitoring protocols for inshore special protection areas: extension Common Scoter Surveys in Carmarthen Bay. During the Winters of 2002-03 and 2003-04. Published by CCW Marine Monitoring Report No 11
367	Newson, S. & Noble, D. (2005) Analyses of Breeding Bird Survey mammal data 1995-2002 ISBN: 1-904870-12-0 Abstract Download complete report (MS Word 5.59Mb*)
368	Newson, S.E., Noble, D.G. & Eaton, M.A. (2006) Preliminary BBS-based habitat-specific indicators for wild bird populations: 1994-2002 ISBN: 1-904870-83-X Abstract
369	Leech, D.I., Crick, H.Q.P. & Rehfisch, M.M. (2004, published 2006) The effect of climate change on bird species in the UK. ISBN 1-904870-85-6 Abstract
373	Calladine, J., Wernham, C.V. & Robertson, D. (Oct 2004) The ranging behaviour of some granivorous passerines in winter on farmland: Report for the second season Winter 2003/04. ISBN No: 1-904870-13-9 47pp £5.00 Abstract
375	Chamberlain D., Calladine J. & Harding N. (2004) Ornithological Survey of a Proposed Windfarm at Nigg Hill ISBN 978-1-906204-13-6 Abstract
376	Newson, S.E., Crowe, O. & Noble, D. (July 04) (Published July 05) Scoping study on integrating CBS and BBS data to generate All-Ireland trends. ISBN: 1-904870-47-3 34pp £2.50 Abstract
377	Noble, D.G., Newson, S.E. & Joys, A.C. (March 2004, Published April 2005) Investigation of methods for producing joint CBC – BBS trends. ISBN 1-904870-27-9 70pp £5.00 Abstract
379	A.N. Banks, D.N. Noble & M.M. Rehfisch (2005) Thames Water Overwintering and Breeding Bird Indicators: Feasibility Study. ISBN 978-1-906204-12-9 Abstract
380	N.H.K. Burton, A.N. Banks, J.R. Calladine, G.E. Austin, M.J.S. Armitage & S.J. Holloway (2005) Indexing Winter Gull Populations in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland: an analysis of data from the 1953 to 2004 Winter Gull Roost Surveys ISBN: 1-906204-37-2. Abstract
382	Carter, N. & Glue, D. (2004) Westfield Farm, Cambs Plot 1572 Report on Breeding Birds 2003. ISBN 1-904870-14-7 15pp £2.50 Abstract
384	Chamberlain, D., Gough, S., Vaughan, H., Appleton, G., Freeman, S., Toms, M., Vickery, J. & Noble, D.G. (Dec 2004) The London Bird Report . (A report to The Bridge House Estates Trust) ISBN: 1-904870-18-X 190 pp £15.00 Abstract
385	Baillie, S.R., Marchant, J.H., Crick, H.Q.P., Noble, D.G., Balmer, D.E., Beaven, L.P., Coombes, R.H., Downie, I.S., Freeman, S.N., Joys, A.C., Leech, D.I., Raven, M.J., Robinson, R.A. and Thewlis, R.M. (2005) Breeding Birds in the Wider Countryside: their conservation status 2004. On-line web report at http://www.bto.org/birdtrends2004
386	Glue, D. & Carter, N. (Jan 2005) Lark Rise Farm, Barton, Cambs (Plot 1571) The Countryside Restoration Trust Report on Breeding Birds 2003. ISBN 1-904870-16-3 18pp £2.50 Abstract
388	Banks, A.N. & Rehfisch, M.M. (May 2005) Overwintering waterbirds and waterskiing at Dosthill Lake ISBN: 1-904870-39-2 47pp £5.00 Abstract
393	Atkinson, P.W., Clark, N.A., Dodd, S.G. & Moss, D (Feb 2005) Changes in survival and recruitment of Oystercatchers Haemotopus ostralegus at Traeth LafanNorth Wales in relation to shellfish exploitation. ISBN: 1-904870-36-8 40pp £5.00 Abstract
398	G. Conway & I. Henderson (2005) The Status and Distribution of the European Nightjar Caprimulgus Europaeus in Britain in 2004 ISBN 978-1-906204-43-3 28pp £2.50 Abstract
394	J. Calladine, H. Crick & C. Wernham (2008) Development of methods for surveying and estimating population sixe of short-eared owls (Asio flammeus) ISBN 978-1-906204-41-9 Abstract
399	N.H.K. Burton, S. Baylis & S.J. Holloway (2005) The effects on waterbirds on Dredging at the Cardiff Bay Barrage Report for 2004/05. ISBN 978-1-906204-01-3 Abstract
400	Banks, A.N., Austin, G.E., Burton, N.H.K. & Mellan, H.J. (May 2005) Investigating possible movements of waterbirds between the Medway Estuary & Marshes SPA and neighbouring areas of the Thames and Swale Estuaries ISBN 1-904870-43-0 162pp £15.00 Abstract
401	Chamberlain, D., Freeman, S.N., Rehfisch, M.M., Fox & Desholm (Apr 2005) Appraisal of Scottish Natural Heritage’s Windfarm collision risk model and its application. ISBN: 1-904870-53-8 52pp £5.00 Abstract
402	Vickery, J.A., Atkinson, P.W., Marshall, J.H., West, T., Norris, K., Robinson, L.J., Gillings, S., Wilson, A. & Kirby, W. (May 2005) The effects of different crop stubbles and straw disposal methods on wintering birds and arable plants. ISBN: 1-904870-48-1 84pp £10.00 Abstract
403	Raven, M., Noble, D.G. & Baillie, S.R. (2005) The Breeding Bird Survey Report 2004 - Report No 10. ISBN 1-904870-42-2 £5.00 Download report (.pdf 1.94Mb*)
404	Newson, S. & Noble, D. (2005) The production of population trends for UK mammals using BBS mammal data: 1995-2003 update. ISBN: 1-904870-40-6 Abstract Download complete report (.pdf 848Kb*)
405	Newson, S.E., Noble, D.G. & Marchant J.H. (2005) Waterways Breeding Bird Survey: preliminary analyses of mammal data 1998-2003. ISBN 1-904870-41-4 Abstract Download complete report (.pdf 545Kb*)
406	Baylis, S.M., Austin, G.E., Hughes, G.J., Musgrove, A.J. & Rehfisch, M.M. (June 2005) Estimating Great Cormorant Phala crocorax carbo population changes as an aid to management. ISBN: 1-904870-49-x 45pp £5.00 Abstract
407	Robinson, R. (June 2005) Birdfacts: species profiles of birds occurring in Britain and Ireland. On-line web report at http://www.bto.org/birdfacts
408	Leech, D.I., Banks, A.N. & Crick, H.Q.P. (2005) The influence of the 2001 Foot and Mouth disease outbreak on Barn Owl productivity in the UK. ISBN 1-904870-44-9 28pp £2.50 Abstract
409	G. Champion, A. Dewar, S. Gough, L. Haycock, I. Henderson & M. May (2005) The Value of the Sugar Beet Crop for Birds and the Farm Environment (Report A – Uncropped Headlands ISBN 978-1-906204-23-5 Abstract
410	Noble, D., Carter, P., Harris, S., Leech, D., Poulton, S. & Shearer, G. (2005) Winter Mammal Monitoring - a pilot study. ISBN: 1-9048700-45-7 Abstract Download complete report (.pdf 2.46Mb*)
411	Leech, D.I., Crick, H.Q.P. & Shawyer, C.R. (2005) The BTO Barn Owl Monitoring Programme: fourth year 2003 ISBN: 1-904870-46-5 50pp £5.00 Abstract
414	Robinson,R.A. Learmonth, J.A., Hutson, A.M., Macleod, C.D., Sparkes, T.H., Leech, D.I., Pierce, G.J., Rehfisch, M.M. & Crick, H.Q.P. (2005) Climate Change and Migratory Species . Available as a pdf on http://www.bto.org/research/reports/researchrpt_complete/RR414_Climate%20change_&_migratory_species.pdf
416	Maclean, I.M.D., Austin, G.E. & Mellan, H.J. (Aug 2005) Wetland Bird Survey Alerts 2003/04 Changes in numbers of wintering waterbirds in the constituent countries of the UK, Special Protection Areas (SPA’s) and Sites of Special Scientific Interest (SSSI’s) . Web report link: http://blx1.bto.org/webs/alerts/index.htm
419	A.N. Banks, I.M.D. Maclean, N.H.K. Burton, G.E. Austin, N. Carter, D.E. Chamberlain, C. Holt & M.M. Rehfisch (2005) The Potential Effects on Birds of the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm Report for February 2004 to March 2005. ISBN 978-1-906204-04-4 Abstract
422	G. Conway & I. Henderson (2005) A continuation Survey of Nightjars Caprimulgus on SSSIs in East Anglia 2005 ISBN 978-1-906204-03-7 Abstract
423	John Calladine (2005) A pilot study to test the efficacy of field methods for wide scale monitoring of Ptarmigan in Scotland. ISBN 1-904870-51-1 28pp £2.50 Abstract
424	Leech, D.I., Crick, H.Q.P. & Shawyer (2005) The BTO Barn Owl Monitoring Programme: 5th year 2004. ISBN: 1-904870-52-X 64pp £5.00
428	Newson, S.E. & Noble, D.G. (2006) The production of population trends for UK mammals using BBS mammal data: 1995-2004 update. ISBN No 1-904870-54-6. Abstract Download complete report (.pdf 1.71Mb*)
429	G.J. Conway, H.Q.P. Crick, R.J. Fuller, M. Handschuh, I.M.D. Maclean, J.H. Marchant, A.J. Musgrove, S.E. Newson, D.G. Noble, M.M. Rehfisch & R.M. Thewlis (2006) Coverage of designated Sites in England by BTO Bird Monitoring Schemes: A Review to 2005 ISBN 978-1-906204-16-7 Abstract
430a	Carter, N. (2006) Westfield Farm, Cambridgeshire (Plot 1572), The Countryside Restoration Trust Report on Breeding Birds 2004. ISBN: 1-904870-80-5. Abstract
431	Collier, M.P., Burton, N.H.K. & Baylis, S. A survey and assessment of the birds of the Cam Washes and Berry Fen SSSIs, Cambridgeshire, focussing on breeding and wintering waterbirds. ISBN: 1-904870-81-3. Abstract
432	I.M.D. Maclean, N.H.K. Burton & G.E. Austin (2006) Declines in over-wintering diving ducks at Lough Neagh and Lough Beg: comparisions of within site, regional, national and European trends. ISBN 978-1-906204-06-8 Abstract
433	Newson, S.E., Ekins, G.R., Marchant, J.H., Rehfisch, M.M. & Sellers, R.M. (2006) The status of inland and coastal breeding Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo in England. ISBN. No. 1-904870-72-4. Abstract
434	Burton, H.H.K. & Holloway, S.J. (2006) The effects on waterbirds of dredging at the Cardiff Bay Barrage Report for 2005/06 ISBN: 1-904870-88-0 Abstract
435	Baillie, S.R., Marchant, J.H., Crick, H.Q.P., Noble, D.G., Balmer, D.E., Coombes, R.H., Downie, I.S., Freeman, S.N., Joys, A.C., Leech, D.I., Raven, M.J., Robinson, R.A. and Thewlis, R.M. (2006) Breeding Birds in the Wider Countryside: their conservation status 2005. Online web report at http://www.bto.org/birdtrends2005
436	Grieve, A., Holloway, S.J., Rehfisch, M.M. & Fletcher, D.J. (2006) Qurm Environmental Information Centre (QEIC) Development Project: Creation of Natural Lagoons and Visitor Facilities. ISBN: 1-904870-74-0 Abstract
437	D.E. Chamberlain & J.A. Vickery (2006) Assessment of the Impacts of the Entry Level Scheme on Bird Populations: Results from the Baseline Year, 2005. ISBN 978-1-906204-11-2 Abstract
438	G.E. Austin, S.J. Holloway & M.M. Rehfisch (2006) 2007 Non-estuarine Coastal Waterbird Survey: Preparation & Stratification ISBN 978-1-906204-99-6 Abstract
439	Raven, M.J. & Noble, D.G. (2006) The Breeding Bird Survey 2005 - Report No 11. ISBN 1-904870-75-9 £5.00 Download report (.pdf 633Kb*)
440	A.N. Banks, I.M.D. Maclean, N.H.K. Burton, G.E. Austin, N. Caretr, D.E. Chamberlain, C. Holt, M.M. Rehfisch, S. Pinder, A, Batty, E. Wakefield & P.Gill (2006) The Potential Effects on Birds of the Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm Report for February 2004 to April 2006. ISBN 978-1-906204-05-1 Abstract
443	Banks, A.N., Ellis, P., Holloway, S.J., Holt, C., Horner, R., Maclean, I.M.D., Marchant, J., Musgrove, A.J., Schofield, R.A., Sheldon J. & Stenning, J. Surveying waterbirds in Morecambe Bay for the Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) Low Tide Count Scheme. ISBN: 1-904870-76-7. Abstract
444	Carter, N. (2006) Lark Rise Farm, Barton, Cambs (Plot 1571, The Countryside Restoration TrustReport on Breeding Birds 2004. ISBN: 1-904870-79-1. Abstract
445	N.H.K. Burton, S.J. Holloway, R.M. Thewlis, N. Carter & M.M. Rehfisch (2006) The Potential Effects on Birds Arising from the Onshore Infrastructure of the Proposed Greater Gabbard Offshore Wind Farm.. ISBN 978-1-906204-02-0 Abstract
446	Ilya M.D. Maclean, Henrik Skov, Mark M. Rehfisch and Werner Piper (2006) Use of aerial surveys to detect bird displacement by offshore windfarms Published by COWRIE Ltd. Abstract
448	Crick, H. Q. P., Atkinson, P.W, Newson, S. E., Robinson, R A., Snow L., Balmer, D.E., Chamberlain,D.E., Clark, J.A., Clark,N.I., Cranswick, P.A., Cromie,R.L., Hughes, B., Grantham, M.J., Lee, R., & Musgrove, A.J. Avain Influenza Incursion Analysis (through wild birds). ISBN: 1-904870-87-2. Abstract Download report (.pdf 12.5Mb*) For Defra's brief summary of the research, please click here
451	G.E. Austin, N.H.K. Burton & M.M. Rehfisch (2006) Newport Wetlands Reserve: Assessment of the SPA Established Wetland 2000/1 to 2005/06 ISBN 978-1-906204-00-6 Abstract
453	Robinson, R.A. & Clark, J.A. (2007) Declines of Afro-Palaearctic Migrants: Reviewing Current Information and Developing Hypotheses ISBN 1-904870-92-9 Abstract
454	Leech, D.I., Barimore, C.J., Crick, H.Q.P. & Shawyer, C.R. (2006) The BTO Barn Owl Monitoring Programme: sixth year 2005 ISBN: 1-904870-89-9. Abstract

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