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Gillings, S., Atkinson, P.W., May, M.J. & Fuller, R.J. 2009. The potential implications for birds of reform of the sugar beet industry in England. Research Report no. 527. ISBN: 978-1-906204-56-3 48pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
Niles, L.J., Bart, J., Sitters, H.P., Dey, A.D., Clark, K.E., Atkinson, P.W., Baker, A.J., Bennett, K.A., Kalasz, K.S., Clark, N.A., Clark, J., Gillings, S., Gates, A.S., Gonzalez, P.M., Hernandez, D.E., Minton, C.D.T., Morrison, R.I.G., Porter, R.R., Ross, R.K. & Veitch, C.R. 2009. Effects of Horseshoe Crab harvest in Delaware Bay on Red Knots: are harvest restrictions working?. Bioscience 59 : 153-164 View at journal website (DOI: 10.1525/bio.2009.59.7.21)
Chamberlain, D.E., Katebaka, R., Senfuma, I., Pomeroy, D., Nalwanga-Wabire, D., Byaruhanga, A., Atkinson, P.W. & Vickery, J.A. 2008. Towards developing sustainable, biodiversity-rich agricultural systems in Uganda. Research Report no. 522. ISBN: 978-1-906204-46-4 72pp Download Report (PDF)
Niles, L.J., Sitters, H.P., Dey, A.D., Atkinson, P.W., Bake, A.J., Bennett, K.A., Carmona, R., Clark, K.E., Clark, N.A., Espoz, C., Gonz 2008. Status of the Red Knot Calidris canutus rufa in the Western Hemisphere. Studies in Avian Biology 36 Cooper Ornithological Siciety : 1-185 View at journal website (DOI: 978-0-943610-83-2)
Atkinson, P., Choquet, R., Frederiksen, M., Gillings, S., Pradel, R. & Rehfisch, M.M. 2007. Towards developing thresholds for waterbirds that take into account turnover. Research Report no. 463. ISBN: 978-1-906204-22-8 30pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
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. Journal of Applied Ecology 44 : 885-895 View at journal website (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01308.x)
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. Link to publication
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 Delaware Bay: species contrasts and availability constraints. Journal of Animal Ecology 76 : 503-514 View at journal website (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01229.x)
Gunnarsson, T.G., Appleton, G.F., G 2007. Large-scale habitat selection, geographical distribution and lowland population size of Meadow Pipits in Iceland. / Búsvæðaval og stofnstærð þúfutittlings á láglendi. (In Icelandic with an English summary). Bliki 28 : 19-24
Atkinson, P.W., Austin, G.E., Rehfisch, M.M., Baker, H., Cranswick, P., Kershaw, M., Robinson, J., Langston, R.H.W., Stroud, D.A., Van Turnhout, C. & Maclean, I.M.D. 2006. Identifying declines in waterbirds: the effects of missing data, population variability and count period on the interpretation of long-term survey data. Biological Conservation 130 : 549-559 View at journal website (DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.01.018)
Atkinson, P.W., Baker, A.J., Bennett, K.A., Clark, N.A., Clark, J.A., Cole, K.B., Dey, A., Duiven, A.G., Gillings, S., Gonzalez, P.M., Harrington, B.A., Kalasz, K., Minton, C.D.T., Newton, J., Niles, L.J., Robinson, R.A., de Lima Serrano, I. & Sitters, H.P. 2006. Using stable isotope ratios to unravel shorebird migration and population mixing: a case study with the Red Knot Calidris canutus. Book title: Waterbirds around the world The Stationery Office, Edinburgh : 535-540 ISBN: 978-0114973339
Atkinson, P.W., Clark, J.A., Delany, S., Diagana, C.H., du Feu, C., Fiedler, W., Fransson, T., Gaulthier-Clerc, M., Grantham, M., Gschweng, M., Hagemeijer, W., Helmink, T., Johnson, A., Khomenko, S., Martakis, G., Overdijk, O., Robinson, R.A., Solokha, A., Spina, F., Sylla, S.I., Veen, J. & Visser, D. 2006. Urgent preliminary assessment of ornithological data relevant to the spread avian influenza in Europe. Book title: Urgent preliminary assessment of ornithological data relevant to the spread of Avian Influenza in Europe. Wetlands International, Wageningen Link to publication
Atkinson, P.W., Fuller, R.A., Gillings, S. & Vickery, J.A. 2006. Counting birds on farmland habitats in winter. Bird Study 53 : 303-309 View at journal website (DOI: 10.1080/00063650609461446)
Austin, G.E., Maclean, I.M.D., Atkinson, P.W. & Rehfisch, M.M. 2006. The UK Waterbirds Alerts System. Book title: Waterbirds around the World The Stationery Office, Edinburgh : 705-710 ISBN: 0114973334 / 978-0114973339
Clark, J.A., Robinson, R.A., Clark, N.A. & Atkinson, P.W. 2006. Measuring wader recruitment. Book title: Waterbirds around the World The Stationery Office, Edinburgh : 488-489 ISBN: 0114973334 / 978-0114973339
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.A., Cranswick, P.A., Cromie, R., Hughes, B., Grantham, M.J., Lee, R., & Musgrove, A.J. 2006. Avian influenza incursion analysis (through wild birds). Research Report no. 448. ISBN: 1-904870-87-2 165pp £40.00 Download Report (PDF)
Fuller, R.J., Atkinson, P.W., Garnett, M.C., Conway, G.J., Bibby, C.J. & Johnstone, I.G. 2006. Breeding bird communities in the upland margins (ffridd) of Wales in the mid-1980s. Bird Study 53 : 177-186 View at journal website (DOI: 10.1080/00063650609461431)
Gunnarsson, T.G., Gill, J.A., Atkinson, P.W., G 2006. Population-scale drivers of individual arrival times in migratory birds. Journal of Animal Ecology 75 : 1 119-1 127 View at journal website (DOI: 1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01131.x)
Gunnarsson, T.G., Gill, J.A., Goodacre, S.L., Gélinaud, G., Atkinson, P.W., Hewitt, G.M., Potts, P.M. & Sutherland, W.J. 2006. Sexing of Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa islandica: a comparison of behavioural, molecular, biometric and field-based techniques.. Bird Study 53 : 193-198 Link to publication View at journal website (DOI: 10.1080/00063650609461433) 6pp Download Report (PDF)
Atkinson, P.W., Baker, A.J., Bevan, R.M., Clark, N.A., Cole, K.B., Gonzalez, P.M., Newton, J., Niles, L.J., & Robinson, R.A. 2005. Unravelling the migration and moult strategies of a long-distance migrant using stable isotopes: Red Knot Calidris canutus movements in the Americas. Ibis 147 : 738-749 View at journal website (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2005.00455.x)
Atkinson, P.W., Baker, A.J., Bevan, R.M., Clark, N.A., Cole, K.B.,Gonzalez, P.M., Newton, J., & Robinson, R.A. 2005. Unravelling the migration and moult strategies of a long-distance migrant using stable isotopes: Red Knot Calidris canutus movements in the Americas. Research Report no. 426.
Atkinson, P.W., Clark N.A., Dodd., S.G. & Moss, D. 2005. Changes in fisheries practices and Oystercatcher survival, recruitment and body mass in a marginal Cockle fishery. Ardea 93 : 199-212 Link to publication
Atkinson, P.W., Clark, N.A., Dodd, S.G. & Moss, D. 2005. Changes in survival and recruitment of Oystercatchers Haemotopus ostralegus at Traeth Lafan North Wales in relation to shellfish exploitation. Research Report no. 393. ISBN: 1-904870-36-8 40pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
Atkinson, P.W., Fuller, R.J., Vickery, J.A., Conway, G.J., Tallowin, J.R.B., Smith, R.E.N., Haysom, K.A., Ings, T.C., Asteraki, E.J. & Brown V.K. 2005. Influence of agricultural management, sward structure and food resources on grassland field use by birds in lowland England. Journal of Applied Ecology 42 : 932-942 View at journal website (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2005.01070.x)
Gunnarsson, T.G., Gill, J.A., Potts, P.M., Atkinson, P.W., Croger, R.E., G 2005. Estimating population size in Black-tailed Godwits Limosa limosa islandica by colour-marking. Bird Study 52 : 153-158 View at journal website (DOI: 10.1080/00063650509461385)
Robinson, R.A., Clark, N.A., Lanctot, R., Nebel, S., Harrington, B., Clark, J.A., Gill, J.A., Meltofte, H., Rogers, D.I., Rogers, K.G., Ens, B.J., Reynolds, C.M., Ward, R.M., Piersma, T. & Atkinson, P.W. 2005. Long term demographic monitoring of wader populations in non-breeding areas. Wader Study Group Bulletin 106 : 17-29 Link to publication
Vickery, J.A., Atkinson, P.W., Marshall, J.H., West, T., Norris, K., Robinson, L.J., Gillings, S., Wilson, A. & Kirby, W. 2005. The effects of different crop stubbles and straw disposal methods on wintering birds and arable plants. Research Report no. 402. ISBN: 1-904870-48-1 84pp £10.00 Download Report (PDF)
Atkinson, P.W., Buckingham, D. & Morris, A.J. 2004. What factors determine where invertebrate-feeding birds forage in dry agricultural grasslands?. Ibis 146 : 99-107 View at journal website (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00346.x)
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. Ibis 146 Book title: Climate Change and Coastal Birds : 101-110 View at journal website (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00334.x)
Baker, A.J., Gonz 2004. Rapid population decline in red knots: fitness consequences of decreased refuelling rates and late arrival in Delaware Bay. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 271 : 875-882 View at journal website (DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2003.2663)
Buckingham, D.L., Atkinson, P.W. & Rook, A.J. 2004. Testing solutions in grass-dominated landscapes: a review of current research. Ibis 146 : 163-170 View at journal website (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00350.x)
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 Link to publication
Clark, N.A., Atkinson, P.W., Clark, J.A., Gillings, S. & Robinson, R. 2004. Report on the migration of Red Knots Calidris canutus rufa and Turnstone Arenaria interpres passing through Delaware Bay in 2003. Research Report no. 351. ISBN: 978-1-908581-11-2 23pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
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 View at journal website (DOI: 10.1080/00063650409461335)
Norris, K., Atkinson, P.W. & Gill, J.A. 2004. Climate change and coastal waterbird populations - past declines and future impacts. Ibis 146 Book title: Climate Change and Coastal Birds : 82-89 View at journal website (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2004.00331.x)
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. Assessing the impacts of shell-fishing and mussel farming on Oystercatcher populations in the Wash, England. Phase 1: Identification of model parameters to be refined. Research Report no. 354. ISBN: 1-904870-38-4 23pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
Hilton, G.M., Atkinson, P.W., Gray, G.A.L., Arendt, W.J. & Gibbons, D.W. 2003. Rapid decline of the volcanically threatened Montserrat Oriole. Biological Conservation 111 (part 1) : 79-89 Link to publication View at journal website (DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00252-5) 11pp
Atkinson, P.W. 2003. Can we recreate or restore intertidal habitats for shorebirds?. Wader Study Group Bulletin 100 : 67-72 Link to publication 6pp Download Report (PDF)
Atkinson, P.W., Appleton, G.F., Clark, J.A., Clark, N.A., Gillings, S., Henderson, I.G., Robinson, R.A. & Stillman, R.A. 2003. Red Knots Calidris canutus in Delaware Bay 2002. Survival, foraging and marking strategy. Research Report no. 308. ISBN: 1-902576-57-8 39pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
Atkinson, P.W., Clark, N.A., Bell, M.C., Dare, P.J., Clark, J.A. & Ireland, P.L. 2003. Changes in commercially fished shellfish stocks and shorebird populations in the Wash, England. Biological Conservation 114 : 127-141 View at journal website (DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(03)00017-X)
Clark, J.A., Clark, N.A., Robinson, R.A. & Atkinson, P.W. 2003. Using adult/juvenile ratios of waders in winter cannon net catches in Britain & Ireland to measure recruitment. Research Report no. 344. ISBN: 1-904870-96-1 25pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)
Rehfisch, M.M., Austin, G.E., Armitage, M.J.S., Atkinson, P.W., Holloway, S.J., Musgrove, A.J. & Pollitt, M.S. 2003. Numbers of wintering waterbirds in Great Britain and the Isle of Man (1994/1995-1998/1999): II Coastal waders (Charadrii). Biological Conservation 112 : 329-341 View at journal website (DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3207(02)00330-0)
Robinson, R.A., Atkinson, P.W. & Clark, N.A. 2003. Arrival and weight gain of Red Knot Calidris canutus, Ruddy Turnstone Arenaria interpres and Sanderling Calidris alba staging in Delaware Bay in spring. Research Report no. 307. ISBN: 1-902576-52-7 51pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
Stillman, R.A., West, A.D., Goss-Custard, J.D., Caldow, R.W.G.,Mcgrorty, S., Durell, S.E.A.L.D., Yates,M.G., Atkinson, P.W., Clark, N.A., Bell, M.C., Dare, P.J. & Mander, M. 2003. An individual behaviour-based model can predict shorebird mortality using routinely collected shellfishery data. Journal of Applied Ecology 40 : 1 090-1 101
Armitage, M.J.S., Burton, N.H.K., Atkinson, P.W., Austin, G.E., Clark, N.A., Mellan, H.J. & Rehfisch, M.M. 2002. Reviewing the impact of agency permissions and activities on bird populations in SPAs Level 1 interpretation. + Appendices. Research Report no. 296. ISBN: 1-902576-82-9 573pp £25.00 Download Report (PDF)
Atkinson, P.W. & Robinson, R.A. 2002. Diversity and scale-dependency in agricultural landscapes: the need for regionally flexible agri-environment schemes. Book title: Avian Landscape Ecology, Pure and Applied Issues in the Large-Scale Ecology of Birds IALE, Preston : 289-299 Link to publication
Atkinson, P.W., Asteraki, E.J., Conway, G.J., Fuller, R.J., Goodyear, J., Smith, R.E.N, Tallowin, J.R.B. & Vickery, J.A. 2002. Use of grassland by wintering birds: effects of management on their food resources. Book title: Conservation Pays? Reconciling environmental benefits with profitable grassland systems. Occasional Symposium No. 36. Proceedings of the joint British Grassland Society/ British Ecological Society Conference 2002. British Grassland Society : 61-64 ISBN: 905944402
Atkinson, P.W., Austin, G.E. & Rehfisch, M.M. 2002. WeBS Alert III - methodological and presentational considerations. Research Report no. 287. ISBN: 978-1-908581-06-8 40pp £5.00 Download Report (PDF)
Atkinson, P.W., Fuller, R.J. & Vickery, J.A. 2002. Large-scale patterns of summer and winter bird distribution in relation to farmland type in England and Wales. Ecography 25 : 466-480 View at journal website (DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0587.2002.250409.x)
Atkinson, P.W., Henderson, I.G. & Clark, N.A. 2002. A preliminary analysis of the survival rates of Red Knots Calidris canutus rufa passing through the State of Delaware 1997-2001. Research Report no. 274. ISBN: 1-904870-35-X 17pp £2.50 Download Report (PDF)

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