Research Ecologist
Ros works as a Research Ecologist supporting the fieldwork, analysis and reporting work on the Wetland & Marine Research Team.
Interests and responsibilities
Ros has a strong background in field ornithology, working on research projects studying seabirds, waders and passerines within multiple flyways. She has an 'A' ringing permit with training endorsement, and strong experience with various avian digital tracking technologies/techniques. These skills make her ideal for running, or supporting other, tracking studies.
Her main research interests are around the effects of anthropogenic habit change and trophic level imbalance on K-selected avian species. This interest fits perfectly with the predominant work of the Wetland & Marine Research Team, around the effect of offshore marine renewables on seabirds. It also fits well with the external ringing groups she volunteers regularly with (SCAN & Wash Wader Ringing Group), who conduct long-term monitoring of waders on the west and east coasts of Britain.
Qualifications
BSc (Hons) Zoology with Animal Behaviour, Bangor University, 2011-2014
Recent BTO publications
- Green, R.M.W., Cook, A.S.C.P., Burton, N.H.K., Franks, S.E. & Green, J.A. 2025. Framework for assessing species vulnerability whilst on migration to a spatially explicit anthropogenic pressure. Biological Conservation 307: doi:10.1016/j.biocon.2025.111118
- Green, R.E., Taggart, M.A., Pain, D.J., Clark, N.A., Cromie, R., Dodd, S.G., Elliot, B., Green, R.M.W., Greenwood, L., Huntley, B., Leslie, R., Porter, R., Price, M., Roberts, J., Robinson, R.A., Smith, K.W., Smith, L., Spencer, J., David Stroud, D. & Thompson, T. 2025. The proportion of common pheasants shot using lead shotgun ammunition in Britain has barely changed over five years of voluntary efforts to switch from lead to non-lead ammunition. Conservation Evidence 22: 18-25 doi:10.52201/CEJ22/EXYS6184
- Thaxter, C.B., Quinn, L., Atkinson, P., Booth Jones, K.A., Clark, N.A., Clewley, G.D., Green, R.M.W., O'Hanlon, N.J., Johnston, D.T., Masden, E.A., Ross-Smith, V.H., Sage, E., Scragg, E., Taylor, R., Burton, N.K.H. & Humpreys, E.H. 2025. Breeding and foraging habitat are important in determining foraging ranges of sympatric generalist species. Ibis doi:10.1111/ibi.13446
- Thaxter, C.B., Green, R.M.W., Collier, M.P., Taylor, R.C., Middelveld, R.P., Scragg, E.S., Wright, L.J., Cook, A.S.C.P. & Fijn, R.C. 2024. Behavioural responses of Sandwich terns following the construction of offshore wind farms. Marine Biology 171: doi:10.1007/s00227-023-04353-7
- Cook, A.S.C.P., Thaxter, C.B., Davies, J., Green, R.M.W., Wischnewski, S. & Boersch-Supan, P. 2023. Understanding seabird behaviour at sea part 2: improved estimates of collision risk model parameters.
- Green, R.M., Thaxter, C.B., Johnston, D.T., Boersch-Supan, P.H., Bouten, W. & Burton, N.H.K. 2023. Assessing movements of Lesser Black-backed Gulls using GPS tracking devices in relation to the Galloper Wind Farm. BTO Research Report 758:
- van Bemmelen, R.A., Leemans, J.J., Collier, M.P., Green, R.M.W., Middelveld, R.P., Thaxter, C.B. & Fijn, R.C. 2023. Avoidance of offshore wind farms by Sandwich Terns in the North Sea increases with turbine density. Ornithological Applications 126: doi:10.1093/ornithapp/duad055
- Johnston, D.T., Thaxter, C.B., Boersch-Supan, P.H., Davies, J.G., Clewley, G.D., Green, R.M.W., Shamoun-Baranes, J., Cook, A.S.C.P., Burton, N.H.K. & Humphreys, E.M. 2023. Flight heights obtained from GPS versus altimeters influence estimates of collision risk with offshore wind turbines in Lesser Black-backed Gulls Larus fuscus. Movement Ecology 11: doi:10.1186/s40462-023-00431-z
- Woodward, I.D., Franks, S.E., Bowgen, K., Davies, J.G., Green, R.M.W., Griffin, L.R., Mitchell, C., O’Hanlon, N., Pollock, C., Rees, E.C., Tremlett, C., Wright, L. & Cook, A.S.C.P. 2023. Strategic study of collision risk for birds on migration and further development of the stochastic collision risk modelling tool (Work Package 1: Strategic review of birds on migration in Scottish waters). JNCC Reports
- Green, R.E., Taggart, M.A., Pain, D.J., Clark, N.A., Clewley, L., Cromie, R., Green, R.M.W., Guiu, M., Huntley, B., Huntley, J., Leslie, R., Porter, R., Roberts, J., Robinson, J.A., Robinson, R.A., Sheldon, R., Smith, K.W., Smith, L., Spencer, J. & Stroud, D. 2023. Limited effectiveness of actions intended to achieve a voluntary transition from the use of lead to non-lead shotgun ammunition for hunting in Britain. Conservation Evidence Journal 20: 1-7 doi:10.52201/CEJ20/OQWU5273
Other publications
Blackburn, J.R., Green, R.M. & Leech, D.I. 2018. Report of the British Trust for Ornithology to JNCC on licences issued during 2017. British Trust for Ornithology.
Blackburn, J.R., Green, R.M. & Waters, J. 2017. Report of the British Trust for Ornithology to JNCC on licences issued during 2016. British Trust for Ornithology.
Stubbings, E.M., Büche, B.I., Miquel Riera, E., Green, R.M. & Wood, M.J. 2016. Seabird monitoring on Skomer Island in 2016. JNCC Report.
Stubbings, E.M., Büche, B.I., Miquel Riera, E., Green, R.M. & Wood, M.J. 2015. Seabird monitoring on Skomer Island in 2015. JNCC Report.
Stubbings, E.M., Büche, B.I., Wilson, A.,Green, R.M. & Wood, M.J. 2014. Skomer Seabird Report. Wildlife Trust of South and West Wales.