Graham Austin
Senior Research Ecologist
Graham works on the design and analysis of results of national surveys of wild birds. He is responsible for the development of Wetland Bird Survey Database, Wetland Bird Survey Alerts system and Waterbird Indicators. He also researches into factors driving population trends in waterbirds.
Graham is also responsible for the development of BTO's GIS capabilities (including staff training).
Interests & Responsibilities
Research into the effects of climate change on wintering waterbird distributions. Development of predictive models for assessing the effects of habitat change on waterbird populations.
Other Information
Qualified ringer with an endorsement to train other ringers.
Qualifications
BSc (Honours 1st Zoology), University of Aberdeen, 1984-1988. PhD Zoology, Glasgow University "The distribution and breeding performance of the Buzzard in relation to habitat: the application of remote sensing and Geographical Information Systems", 1988-1991.Recent BTO Publications
2019.
Estimates of waterbird numbers wintering in Ireland, 2011/12–2015/16.
Irish Birds
41
: 1-12
13pp
2019.
Population estimates of wintering waterbirds in Great Britain.
British Birds
112
: 130-145
Link to publication
16pp
2019.
Effects of individual misidentification on estimates of survival in long-term mark–resight studies.
The Condor
121 (part 1)
Link to publication
View at journal website (DOI: 10.1093/condor/duy017)
13pp
2019.
Breeding populations of Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius and Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula in the United Kingdom in 2007.
Bird Study
View at journal website (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2018.1563045)
10pp
2018.
Analysis of Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) Data for The Humber Estuary SSSI, SAC, SPA and Ramsar site: Third appraisal - sector-level trends to winter 2016/17.
Research Report no. 709.
ISBN: 978-1-912642-09-0
268pp
2017.
Results of the third Non-Estuarine Waterbird Survey, including Population Estimates for Key Waterbird Species.
Research Report no. 697.
British Trust for Ornithology, Thetford, Norfolk
ISBN: 9781908581860
69pp
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