Publications List - 2007

Atkinson, P.W., Baker, A.J., Bennett, K.A., Clark, N.A., Clark, J.A., Cole, K.B., Dekinga, A., Dey, A, Gillings, S., Gonzalez, P.M., Kalasz, K., Minton, C.D.T., Niles, L.J., Piersma, T., Robinson, R.A. &. Sitters, H.P. 2007. Rates of mass gain and energy deposition in red knot on their final spring staging site is both time - and condition dependent. J. Appl. Ecol. 44:885-895. Abstract

Atkinson, P.W., Robinson, R.A., Clark, J.A., Miyar, T., Downie, I.S., du Feu, C., Fiedler, W., Fransson, T., Grantham, M.J., Gschweng, M., Spina, F. & Crick, H.Q.P. 2007. Migratory movements of waterfowl: a web-based mapping tool. EURING report to the EU Commission. (http://blx1.bto.org/ai-eu/).

Austin, G.A., Rehfisch, M.R., Allan, J.R. & Holloway, S.J. 2007. Populaton size and differential population growth of introduced Greater Canada Geese Branta canadensis and re-established Greylag Geese Anser anser across habitats in Great Britain in the year 2000. Bird Study 54: 343-352. Abstract

Blackburn, J. 2007. A summary of British Trust for Ornithology’s (BTO) colour marking co-ordination and procedures. Aves 44:130-134.

Blackburn, J., Blackburn, A. & Budworth, D. 2007. The breeding birds of Sule Skerry and Stack Skerry. British Birds 100: 300-308.

Burton, N.H.K. 2007 Landscape approaches to studying the effects of disturbance on waterbirds. Ibis 149 (Suppl.1): 95-101. Abstract

Burton, N.H.K. 2007 Intraspecific latitudinal variation in nest orientation among ground-nesting passerines: a study using published data. Condor 109: 441-446. Abstract

Burton, N.H.K. 2007 Influences of restock age and habitat patchiness on Tree Pipits Anthus trivialis breeding in Breckland pine plantations. Ibis 149 (Suppl. 2), 193-204. Abstract

Butler, S.J., Vickery, J.A. & Norris, K. 2007. Farmland biodiversity and the footprint of agriculture. Science 315: 381-384. Abstract

Butler, S., Vickery, J. & Norris, K. 2007. A risk assessment framework for evaluating progress towards sustainability targets. Aspects of Applied Biology 81: 317-324. Abstract

Chamberlain, D.E., Freeman, S.N. & Vickery, J.A. 2007. The effects of GMHT crops on bird abundance in arable fields in the UK. Agriculture, Ecosystems and Environment 118: 350-356. Abstract

Chamberlain, D.E., Gosler, A.G. & Glue, D.E. 2007. The effects of winter beechmast crop on bird occurrence in British gardens. Bird Study 54: 120-126. Abstract

Chamberlain, D.E., Gough, S. , Vaughan, H. , Vickery, J.A. & Appleton, G.F. 2007. Determinants of bird species richness in public green spaces. Bird Study 54: 87-97. Abstract

Chamberlain, D.E., Toms, M.P., Cleary-McHarg, R. & Banks, A.N. 2007. House sparrow Passer domesticus habitat use in urbanized landscapes. Journal of Ornithology 148: 453-462. Abstract

Clark, J.A. 2007. What we need to know about migratory birds and how counting and ringing can help us. In Chae, H.Y. & Choi, C.Y. (eds) Recent trend of researches and conservation efforts on migratory birds. Proceedings of the International Symposium on Migratory Birds. Publication of National Park Migratory Birds Center, Seoul, Korea. 155pp.

Clark, J. 2007. Ruff Philomachus pugnax. In Forrester, R. & Andrews, I. (eds) Birds of Scotland. Scottish Ornithologists' Club, Aberlady, Scotland, pp 636-638.

Clark, J.A., Robinson, R.A., Adams, S.Y., Grantham, M.J., Risely, K., Balmer, D.E., Blackburn, J.R., Griffin, B.M., Marchant, J.H. & Kimmel, V. 2007. Bird ringing in Britain & Ireland in 2005. Ringing & Migration 23: 156-192. Abstract

Conway, G., Wotton, S., Henderson, I., Langston, R., Drewitt, A. & Currie, F. 2007. Status and distribution of European Nightjars Caprimulgus europaeus in the UK in 2004. Bird Study 54: 98-111. Abstract

Cresswell, W.R.L., Wilson, J.M., Vickery, J.A., Jones, P. & Holt, S. 2007. Changes in densities of Sahelian bird species in response to recent habitat degradation. Ostrich 78: 247-253. Abstract

Freeman, S.N., Noble, D.G., Newson, S.E. & Baillie, S.R. 2007. Modelling population changes using data from different surveys: the Common Birds Census and the Breeding Bird Survey. Bird Study 54, 61-72. Abstract

Freeman, S.N., Robinson, R.A., Clark, J.A., Griffin, B.M. & Adams, S.Y. 2007. Changing demography and population decline in the Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris: a multisite approach to Integrated Population Monitoring. Ibis 149: 587-596. Abstract

Fuller, R.J., Gaston, K.J. & Quine, C.P. 2007. Living on the edge: British and Irish woodland birds in a European context. Ibis 149 (Suppl): 53-63. Abstract

Fuller, R.J., Smith, K.W., Grice, P.V., Currie, F.A. & Quine, C.P. 2007. Habitat change and woodland birds in Britain: implications for management and future research. Ibis 149 (Suppl): 261-268. Abstract

Gill, R.M.A. & Fuller, R.J. 2007. The effects of deer browsing on woodland structure and songbirds in lowland Britain. Ibis 149 (Suppl): 119-127. Abstract

Gillings, S., Atkinson, P.W., Bardsley, S.L., Clark, N.A., Love, S.E., Robinson, R.A., Stillman, R.A. & Weber, R.G. 2007. Shorebird predation of horseshoe crab eggs in Deleware Bay: species contrasts and availability constraints. J. Animal Ecology 76: 503-514 doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01229.x. Abstract

Gillings, S., Fuller, R.J. & Sutherland, W.J. 2007. Winter field use and habitat selection by Eurasian Golden Plovers Pluvialis apricaria and Northern Lapwings Vanellus vanellus on arable farmland. Ibis 149: 509-520 doi: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2007.00677.x. Abstract

Gillings, S. & Newson, S. 2007. Breeding population estimates for Northern Wheatear in Britain. British Birds 100, 179-181.

Gillings, S. & Sutherland, W.J. 2007. Comparative diurnal and nocturnal diet and foraging in Eurasian Golden Plovers Pluvialis apricaria and Northern Lapwings Vanellus vanellus wintering on arable farmland. Ardea 95: 243–257. Abstract

Greenwood, J.J.D. 2007. ‘Nicholson, (Edward) Max (1904–2003)’. In Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, online edn, Oxford University Press, Jan 2007 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/89908, accessed 29 Jan 2007](Edward) Max Nicholson (1904–2003): doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/89908

Gunnarsson, T.G, Appleton, G.F., Gislason, H., Gardarsson, A., Atkinson, P.W. & Gill, J.A. 2007 Large-scale habitat selection, geographical distribution and lowland population size of Meadow Pipits in Iceland. Bliki 28, 19-24. (In Icelandic with an English summary). Abstract

Henderson, I., Holt, C. & Vickery, J. 2007. National and regional patterns of habitat association with foraging Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica in the UK. Bird Study 54: 371-377. Abstract

Henderson, I.G., Morris, T., Westbury, T., Woodcock, B.A., Potts, S.G., Ramsay, A. & Coombes, R. 2007. Effects of field margin management on bird distributions around cereal fields. Aspects of Applied Biology 81: 53-60. Abstract

Hewson, C.M., Amar, A., Lindsell, J.A., Thewlis, R.M., Butler, S., Smith, K. & Fuller, R.J. 2007. Recent changes in bird populations in British broadleaved woodland. Ibis 149 (Suppl): 14-28. Abstract

Holland, J.H., Orson, J., Powell, W., Storkey, J. & Chamberlain, D.E. 2007. Managing uncropped land in order to enhance biodiversity benefits of the arable farmed landscape. Aspects of Applied Biology 81: 255-260.

Holling, M. & the Rare Breeding Birds Panel. 2007a. Rare breeding birds in the United Kingdom in 2003 and 2004. British Birds 100: 321-367. Abstract

Holling, M. & the Rare Breeding Birds Panel. 2007b. Non-native breeding birds in the United Kingdom in 2003, 2004 and 2005. British Birds 100: 638-649. Abstract

Jiguet, F., Gadot, A-S, Julliard, R., Newson, S.E. & Couvet, D. 2007. Climate envelope, life-history traits and the resilience of birds facing global change. Global Change Biology 13: 1672-1684. Abstract

Lack, P. 2007. Ringing Report 2006. Suffolk Bird Report 56: 180-195. Abstract

Langston, R.H.W., Wotton, S.R., Conway, G.J., Wright, L.J., Mallord, J.W., Currie, F.A., Drewitt, A.L., Grice, P.V., Hoccom, D.G. & Symes, N. 2007. Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus and Woodlark Lullula arborea - recovering species in Britain? Ibis 149 (Suppl 2): 250-260. Abstract

Leech, D. I. 2007. The BTO's Nest Record Scheme - the value of counting your eggs before they hatch. British Wildlife 18: 229-234.

Leech, D.I. & Crick, H.Q.P. 2007. Influence of climate change on the abundance, distribution and phenology of woodland bird species in temperate regions. Ibis 149 (Suppl 2): 128-145. www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00729.x. Abstract

Lewis, A.J.G., Amar, A., Cordi-Piec, D. & Thewlis, R.M. 2007. Factors influencing Willow Tit Poecile moatus site occupancy a comparison of abandoned and occupied woods. Ibis 149 (Suppl): 205-213. Abstract

Macleod, C.J., Parish, D.M.B. & Robinson, R.A. 2007. Niche opportunities and introduced birds: temporal variation in resource abundance. In Bissonette, J.A. & Storch, I. (eds) Temporal Explicitness in Landscape Ecology: Wildlife Responses to Changes in Time. Springer, New York. Abstract

Mazzetta, C., Brooks, S.P. & Freeman, S.N. 2007. On smoothing trends in population index modelling. Biometrics 63: 1007-1014. Abstract

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. Abstract

Miles, W., Freeman, S.N., Harrison, N.M. & Balmer, D.E. 2007. Measuring passerine productivity using Constant Effort Sites: the effect of missed visits. Ringing & Migration 23: 231-237. Abstract

Morgan, B.J.T., Revell, D.J. & Freeman, S.N. 2007 A note on simplifying likelihoods for site occupancy models. Biometrics 63: 618-621. Abstract

Newson, S.E., Marchant, J.H., Ekins, G.R. & Sellers, R.M. 2007. The status of inland-breeding Great Cormorants in England. British Birds 100: 289-299. Abstract

Quine, C.P., Fuller, R.J., Smith, K.W. & Grice, P.V. 2007. Stand management: a threat or opportunity for birds in British woodland? Ibis 149 (Suppl): 161-174. Abstract

Rehfisch, M.M. 2007. Helping birds adapt to climate change. In: Proceedings of the Practicalities of Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation Conference of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management Cardiff, November 2006. IEEM. Pp 92-101. Abstract

Rehfisch, M.M. 2007. Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus picus. In Forrester, R. & Andrews, I. (eds) Birds of Scotland. Scottish Ornithologists' Club, Aberlady, Scotland, pp 322-323.

Robinson, R. 2007. Eurasian Treecreeper. In Forrester, R. & Andrews, I. (eds) Birds of Scotland. Scottish Ornithologists' Club, Aberlady, Scotland, pp 1314-1317.

Robinson, R. 2007. Hedge Accentor. In Forrester, R. & Andrews, I. (eds) Birds of Scotland. Scottish Ornithologists' Club, Aberlady, Scotland, pp 1069-1073.

Robinson, R.A., Baillie, S.R. & Crick, H.Q.P. 2007. Weather-dependent survival: implications of climate change for passerine population processes. Ibis 149: 357-364. Abstract

Robinson, R.A., Freeman, S.N., Balmer, D.E. & Grantham, M.J. 2007. Cetti’s Warbler Cettia cetti: analysis of an expanding population. Bird Study 54: 230-235. Abstract

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., Mainwaring, M.C., McCleery, R.H., Pampus, M., & Winkel, W. 2007. The extended Moran effect and large-scale synchronous fluctuations in the size of great tit and blue tit populations. Journal of Animal Ecology 76: 315-325. Abstract

Siriwardena, G.M. & Anderson, G.Q.A. 2007. How can agri-environment measures providing winter food for birds best deliver population increases? Aspects of Applied Biology 81: 117-126. Abstract

Siriwardena, G.M., Stevens, D.K., Anderson, G.Q.A., Vickery, J.A., Calbrade, N.E. & Dodd, S. 2007. The effect of supplementary winter seed food on breeding populations of farmland birds: evidence from two large-scale experiments. J. App. Ecol. 44: 920-932. Abstract

Snow, L.C., Newson, S.E., Musgrove, A.J., Cranswick, P.A., Crick, H.Q.P. & Wilesmith, J.W. 2007. Risk-based surveillance for H5N1 avian influenza virus in wild birds in Great Britain. The Veterinary Record 161: 775-781. Abstract

Sparks, T., Tryjanowski, P., Cooke, A., Crick, H. & Kuzniak, S. 2007. Vertebrate phenology at similar latitudes: temperature responses differ between Poland and the United Kingdom. Climate Research 34: 93-98. Abstract

Sparks, T.H., Huber, K., Bland, R.L., Crick, H.Q.P., Croxton, P.J., Flood, J., Loxton, R.G., Mason, C.F., Newnham, J.A. & Tryjanowski, P. (2007) How consistent are trends in arrival (and departure) dates of migrant birds in the UK? J. Ornithology 148: 503-511. Abstract

Toms, M.P. 2007. Are gardens good for birds or birdwatchers? British Wildlife 19: 77-83.

Tratolos, J., Fuller, R.A. Evans, K.L. Davies, R.G., Newson, S.E., Greenwood, J.J.D. & Gaston, K.J. (2007). Bird densities are associated with household densities. Global Change Biology 13, 1685-1695. Abstract

Vaughan, I.P., Noble, D.G. & Ormerod, S.J. 2007. Combining surveys of river habitats and river birds to appraise riverine hydromorphology. Freshwater Bio. 52: 2270-2284. Abstract

Whittingham, M.J., Krebs, J.K., Swetnam, R.D., Vickery, J.A., Wilson, J.W. & Freckleton R.P. 2007. Should conservation strategies consider spatial generality? Farmland Birds show regional not national patterns of habitat association. Ecology Letters 10:25-35.doi: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2006.00992.x Abstract

Wilson, A., Vickery, J. & Pendlebury, C. 2007. Agri-environmentschemes as a tool for reversing declining populations of grassland waders: Mixed benefits from Environmentally Sensitive Areas in England. Biological Conservation 136: 128-135. Abstract

Wright, L.J., Hoblyn, R.A., Sutherland, W.J. & Dolman, P.M. 2007. Reproductive success of Woodlarks Lullula arborea in traditional and recently colonized habitats. Bird Study 54: 315-323. Abstract

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