Atkinson, P.W., Buckingham, D. & Morris, A.J. 2004. What factors determine where invertebrate-feeding birds forage in dry agricultural grasslands? Ibis 146 (Suppl.2): 99-107. Abstract

Atkinson, P.W., Crooks, S., Drewitt, A., Grant, A., Rehfisch, M.M., Sharpe, J. & Tyas, C.J. 2004. Managed realignment in the UK – the first 5 years of colonization by birds. In Rehfisch, M.M., Feare, C.F., Jones, N.V. & Spray, C. (eds) Climate Change and Coastal Birds. Ibis (Suppl. 1): S101-S110. Abstract

Baker, A.J., Gonzáles, P.M., Piersma, T., Niles, L.J., de Lima Serrano do Nascimento I., Atkinson, P.W., Clark, N.A., Minton, C.D.T.R., Peck, M.K. & Aarts, G. 2004. Rapid population decline in red knots: fitness consequences of decreased refuelling rates and late arrival in Delaware Bay. Proc. R. Soc. Lond. 271: 875-882.

Balmer, D. & Betton, K. 2004. Around the Region. Sandgrouse 26: 75-80.

Balmer, D. & Vickery, J ., wrote the section on Birds in the ‘Wildlife Reports' in every issue of British Wildlife during the year (Vol 15: Nos 3-6 and Vol 16: Nos 1, 2.)

Battersby, J.E. & Greenwood, J.J.D. 2004. Monitoring terrestrial mammals in the UK: past, present and future, using lessons from the bird world. Mammal Review 34: 3-29.

Blackburn, J.R. & Clark, J.A. 2004. BTO Guidelines on running ringing courses . BTO, Thetford.

Bland, R.L., Tully, T. & Greenwood, J.J.D. 2004. Birds breeding in British gardens: an underestimated population? Bird Study 51: 97-106. Abstract

Browne, S.J., Aebischer, N.J., Yfantis, G. & Marchant, J.H. 2004. Habitat availability and use by Turtle Doves Streptopelia turtur between 1965 and 1995: an analysis of Common Birds Census data. Bird Study 51: 1-11. Abstract

Browne, S.J., Clark, J.A. & Peach, W.J. 2004. The utility of national ring recoveries for identifying the effects of an exceptional mortality event amongst seabirds. Ringing & Migration 22: 35-42. Abstract

Buckingham, D.L., Atkinson, P.W. & Rook, A.J. 2004. Testing solutions in grass-dominated landscapes: a review of current research. Ibis 146 (Suppl.2): 163-170. Abstract

Burton, N.H.K., Jones, T.E., Austin, G.E., Watt, G.A., Rehfisch, M.M. & Hutchings, C.J. 2004. Effects of reductions in organic and nutrient loading on bird populations in estuaries and coastal waters of England and Wales. Phase 2 Report.  EN Research Report No. 586.  EN, Peterborough.  ISSN 0967-876X.

Burton, N.H.K., Musgrove, A.J. & Rehfisch, M.M. 2004. Tidal variation in numbers of waterbirds: how frequently should birds be counted to detect change and do low tide counts provide a realistic average? Bird Study 51: 48-57. Abstract

Butler, S.J. & Gillings, S. 2004 . Quantifying the effects of habitat structure on prey detectability and accessibility to farmland birds. Ibis (Suppl.2): 123-130. Abstract

Chamberlain, D.E., Gough, S., Vickery, J.A., Firbank, L.G., Petit, S., Pywell, R. & Bradbury, R.B. 2004. Rule-based predictive models are not cost-effective alternatives to bird monitoring on farmland. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 101: 1-8.

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.

Chamberlain D.E. & Crick H.Q.P. 2003. Temporal and spatial associations in aspects of reproductive performance of Lapwings Vanellus vanellus in the United Kingdom, 1962-1999. Ardea 91: 183-196.

Clark, C. & Chamberlain, D. 2004. Garden bird trends in the Forth area. Forth Naturalist and Historian 27: 17-30.

Clark, J.A. 2004. Ringing recoveries confirm higher wader mortality in severe winters. Ringing & Migration 22: 43-50. Abstract

Clark, J.A., Robinson, R.A., Clark, N.A. & Atkinson, P.W. 2004. Using the proportion of juvenile waders in catches to measure recruitment. Wader Study Group Bulletin 104: 51-55.

Crick, H.Q.P. 2004. The impact of climate change on birds. In Rehfisch, M.M., Feare, C.F., Jones, N.V. & Spray, C. (eds) Climate Change and Coastal Birds. Ibis 146 (Suppl. 1): S48-S56. Abstract

Dit Durell, S.E.A. le V. & Atkinson, P.W. 2004. Differential distribution of Oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus overwintering on the Wash, east England. Bird Study 51:76-82. Abstract

Evans, A., Vickery, J. & Shrubb, M. 2004. Importance of over-wintered stubble for farmland bird recovery: a reply to Potts. Bird Study 51: 94-96.

Evans, K.L. & Robinson, R.A. 2004. Barn Swallows and agriculture. British Birds 97: 218-230.

Fuller, R.J., Hinsley, S.A. & Swetnam, R.D. 2004. The relevance of non-farmland habitats, uncropped areas and habitat diversity to the conservation of farmland birds. Ibis 146 (Suppl.2): 22-31. Abstract

Gillings, S. 2004. Prey detectability: significance and measurement using a novel laser pen technique. Wader Study Group Bulletin 103: 50-55. Abstract

Gillings, S. & Beaven, P. 2004. Wintering farmland birds: results from mass-participation surveys. British Birds 97: 118-129. Abstract

Grantham, M . wrote regular monthly ringing reports in Birding World , commencing in Vol.17 No 6 in June 2004.

Greenwood, J.J.D. 2004. Birds as iomonitors: principles and practice. In: Anselin, A. (ed.) Bird Numbers 1995, Proceedings of the International Conference and 13th Meeting of the European Bird Census Council, Pärnu, Estonia. Bird Census News 13 (2000): 19-31.

Gregory, R.D. & Baillie, S.R. 2004.  Survey design and sampling strategies for breeding bird monitoring.  In: Anselin, A. (ed.) Bird Numbers 1995, Proceedings of the International Conference and 13th Meeting of the European Bird Census Council, Pärnu, Estonia. Bird Census News 13 (2000): 19-31.

Gregory, R.D., Baillie, S.R. & Bashford, R.I. 2004.  Monitoring breeding bird in the United Kingdom.  In: Anselin, A. (ed.) Bird Numbers 1995, Proceedings of the International Conference and 13th Meeting of the European Bird Census Council, Pärnu, Estonia . Bird Census News 13 (2000): 01-112.

Gregory, R.D., Noble, D.G. & Custance, J. 2004. The state of play of farmland birds : population trends and conservation status of lowland farmland birds in the United Kingdom. Ibis 146 (Suppl.2) 1-13.

Henderson, I.G., Fuller, R.J., Conway, G.J & Gough, S.J. 2004 Evidence for declines in populations of grassland-associated birds in marginal upland areas of Britain. Bird Study 51: 12-19. Abstract

Henderson, I.G., Vickery, J.A. & Carter, N. 2004. The use of winter bird crops by farmland birds in lowland England . Biological Conservation 118: 21-32. Abstract

Hewson, C., Fuller, R.J.F., Mayle, B. & Smith, K. 2004. Possible impacts of grey squirrels on birds and other wildlife. British Wildlife 15: 183-191.

Jackson, D.B., Fuller, R.J. & Campbell, S.T. 2004. Long-term population changes among breeding shorebirds in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland, in relation to introduced hedgehogs ( Erinaceus europaeus). Biological Conservation 117: 151-166.

Jackson, S.F., Kershaw, M. & Gaston, K.J. 2004. The performance of procedures for selecting conservation areas: waterbirds in the UK. Biological Conservation 118: 261-270.

Jackson, S.F., Kershaw, M. & Gaston, K.J . 2004. The buffer effect and the selection of protected areas for waterbirds in Britain. Biological Conservation 120: 137-143.

Jackson, S.F., Kershaw, M. & Gaston, K.J . 2004.  Size matters: the value of small populations for wintering waterbirds. Animal Conservation 7: 229-239.

Jakes, C., Lack, P. & Wright, M. 2004. The Lackford Lakes Constant Effort Site: The first Twelve Years 1992-2003. Suffolk Bird Report 2003: 20-28 .

Joys, A.C., Fuller, R.J. & Dolman, P.M. 2004. Influences of deer browsing, coppice history, and standard trees on the growth and development of vegetation structure in coppiced woods in lowland England. Forest Ecology and Management 202: 23-37.

Lack, P. 2004. Ringing Report 2003. Suffolk Bird Report 2003 : 180-195.

Marchant, J.H., Freeman, S.N., Crick, H.Q.P. & Beaven, L.P. 2004. The BTO Heronries Census of England and Wales 1928-2000: new indices and a comparison of analytical methods. Ibis 146: 23-334. Abstract

Marchant, J.H. & Gregory, R.D. 2004. Surveying Riparian Breeding Birds in the United Kingdom. In: Anselin, A. (ed.) Bird Numbers 1995, Proceedings of the International Conference and 13th Meeting of the European Bird Census Council, Pärnu, Estonia . Bird Census News 13 (2000): 19-31.

Newson, S.E., Hughes, B., Russell, I.C., Ekins, G.R. & Sellers, R.M. 2004. Sub-specific differentiation and distribution of Great Cormorants Phalacrocorax carbo in Europe. Ardea 93: 3-10.

Norris, K., Atkinson, P.W. & Gill, J.A. 2004. Climate change and coastal waterbird populations - past declines and future impacts. In Rehfisch, M.M., Feare, C.F., Jones, N.V. & Spray, C. (eds) Climate Change and Coastal Birds. Ibis 146 (Suppl. 1): S82-S89. Abstract

Ogilvie, M.A. & Rare Breeding Birds Panel (inc. Crick, H.Q.P.) 2004. Rare breeding birds in the United Kingdom in 2002. British Birds 97: 492-536.

Ogilvie, M.A. & Rare Breeding Birds Panel (inc. Crick, H.Q.P.) 2004. Non-native Birds Breeding in the United Kingdom in 2002. British Birds 97: 633-637.

Peach, W.J., Robinson, R.R. & Murray, K.A. 2004. Demographic and environmental causes of the decline of rural Song Thrushes Turdus philomelos in lowland Britain. Ibis (Suppl.2): 50-59. Abstract

Proffitt, F.M., Newton, I., Wilson, J.D. & Siriwardena, G.M. 2004. Bullfinch Pyrrhula pyrrhula breeding ecology in lowland farmland and woodland: comparisons across time and habitat. Ibis (Suppl.2) 78-86. Abstract

Rehfisch, M.M., Austin, G.E., Freeman, S.N., Armitage, M.J.S. & Burton, N.H.K. 2004. The possible impact of climate change on the future distributions and numbers of waders on Britain's non-estuarine coast. In Rehfisch, M.M., Feare, C.F., Jones, N.V. & Spray, C. (eds) Climate Change and Coastal Birds. Ibis 146 (Suppl. 1): S70-S81. Abstract

Rehfisch, M.M., Feare, C.F., Jones, N.V. & Spray, C. (eds) 2004. Climate Change and Coastal Birds. Ibis 146 (Suppl. 1): 124 pp.

Rehfisch, M.M., Feare, C.J., Jones, N.V. & Spray, C. 2004. Climate Change and Coastal Birds. In Rehfisch, M.M., Feare, C.F., Jones, N.V. & Spray, C. (eds) Climate Change and Coastal Birds. Ibis 146 (Suppl. 1): 1.

Robinson, R.A., Green, R.E., Baillie, S.R., Peach, W.J. & Thomson, D.L. 2004. Demographic mechanisims of the population decline of the song thrush Turdus philomelos in Britain. Journal of Animal Ecology 73: 670-682. Abstract

Robinson, R.A . 2004. The diet of seed-eating birds on lowland farmland. British Birds 97: 464-467.

Robinson, R.A., Hart, J.D., Holland, J.M. & Parrott, D. 2004. Habitat use by seed-eating birds: a scale-dependent approach. Ibis (Suppl.2) 87-98. Abstract

Sheldon, R., Bolton, M., Gillings, S. & Wilson, A. 2004. Conservation management of Lapwing Vanellus vanellus on lowland arable farmland in the UK. Ibis (Suppl.2): 41-49. Abstract

Siriwardena, G.M. 2004. Possible roles of habitat, competition and avian nest predation in the decline of the Willow Tit Parus montanus in Britain. Bird Study 51: 193-202. Abstract

Siriwardena, G.M. & Stevens, D.K. 2004. Effects of habitat on the use of supplementary food by farmland birds in winter. Ibis (Suppl.2): 144-154.

Siriwardena, G.M., Wernham, C.V., & Baillie, S.R . 2004. Quantifying variation in migratory strategies using ring-recoveries. Animal Biodiversity and Conservation 27: 299-317.

Stoate, C., Henderson, I.G. & Parish, D.M.B. 2004. Development of an agri-environment scheme option: seed-bearing crops for farmland birds. Ibis (Suppl.2): 203-209. Abstract

Stone, J., Dolman, P.M. & Fuller, R.J . (2004) Impacts of deer grazing on regenerating coppice stools and ground flora - an exclosure study in Bradfield Woods, England. Quarterly Journal of Forestry 98: 257-262.

Thomas, J.A., Telfer, M.G., Roy, D.B., Preston, C.D., Greenwood, J.J.D., Asher J., Roy, R., Clarke, R.T. & Lawton, J.H. 2004. Comparative Losses of British Butterflies, Birds, and Plants and the Global Extinction Crisis. Science 303: 1879-1881.

Vickery, J.A., Bradbury, R.B., Henderson, I.G., Eaton, M.A. & Grice, P.V. 2004. The role of agri-environment schemes and farm management practices in reversing the decline of farmland birds in England. Biological Conservation 119: 19-39.

Vickery, J.A., Evans, A.D., Grice, P.V., Aebischer, N.J. & Brand-Hardy, R . (eds) 2004. Ecology and Conservation of Lowland Farmland Birds II : The Road to Recovery . Ibis 146 Supp. 2: 159pp.

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