Peer-reviewed papers
It is BTO’s policy to make public the results of our research. Our aim is to publish as much as possible of our work in the peer reviewed scientific literature. Many results are also published in our BTO Research Report series.
2021.
Woodland management and birds. Part 2. Conservation measures and strategies.
Quarterly Journal of Forestry
115 (part 4)
: 238-244
2021.
Long term changes in the abundance of benthic foraging birds in a restored wetland.
Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
Link to Article (DOI: 10.3389/fevo.2021.673148)
2021.
Rapid adaptive modelling for policy support towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals: Brexit and the livestock sector in Wales.
Environmental Science & Policy
125
Elsevier
: 21-31
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.envsci.2021.08.009)
2021.
Upward elevational shift by breeding Whinchat Saxicola rubetra in response to cessation of grazing in upland grassland.
Bird Study
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2021.1963210)
2021.
Foraging habitat selection by breeding Herring Gull (Larus argentatus) from a declining coastal colony in the United Kingdom.
Estuarine, Coastal and Shelf Science
261
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.ecss.2021.107564)
2021.
Identifying and Mapping Groups of Protected Area Visitors by Environmental Awareness.
Land
10
Link to Article (DOI: 10.3390/land10060560)
2021.
Numbers of Spoon-billed Sandpipers in Jiangsu Province, China, during the post-breeding moult in relation to recent changes in the intertidal zone..
Wader Study
128 (part 2)
: 125-136
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.18194/ws.00233)
2021.
The Shetland Bird Survey: Population trends for widespead breeding birds 2002-2019.
Bird Study/Ringing & Migration
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2021.1955823)
2021.
Woodland management and birds. Part 1. Sylvicultural systems and tree species..
Quarterly Journal of Forestry
115
: 168-174
2021.
Sensitivities to land use change by breeding Short-eared Owl (Asio flammeus) in Britain.
Airo
29
: 54-65
View Abstract
2021.
Engaging schools with long-term monitoring of nature.
School Science Review
102
The Association for Science Education
: 27-31
View Abstract
2021.
Diversity of response and effect traits provides complementary information about avian community dynamics linked to ecological function.
Functional Ecology
35 (part 9)
: 1 938-1 950
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/1365-2435.13865)
2021.
When speed matters: The importance of flight speed in an avian collision risk model.
Environmental Impact Assessment Review
90
Elsevier
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2021.106622)
2021.
Recovering the Eurasian Curlew in the UK and Ireland: progress since 2015 and looking ahead.
British Birds
114
: 341-350
2021.
Temperature and density influence survival in a rapidly declining migratory shorebird.
Biological Conservation
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2021.109198)
2021.
Dynamic space use of Andalusian rice fields by Lesser Black-Backed Gulls (Larus fuscus) is driven by flooding.
Ibis
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12968)
2021.
Nocturnal flight calling behaviour of thrushes in relation to artificial light at night.
Ibis
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12955)
2021.
Evaluating the potential effects of capturing and handling on subsequent observations of a migratory passerine through individual acoustic monitoring.
Journal of Avian Biology
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/jav.02739)
2021.
Climate change exposure of waterbird species in the African-Eurasian flyways.
Bird Conservation International
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1017/S0959270921000150)
2021.
Human activity shapes the wintering ecology of a migratory bird.
Global Change Biology
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/gcb.15597)
2021.
Predator management for breeding waders: a review of current evidence and priority knowledge gaps.
Wader Study
2021.
Long-term and large-scale multispecies dataset tracking population changes of common European breeding birds.
Scientific Data
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1038/s41597-021-00804-2)
2021.
Migratory movements of British and Irish Common Shelduck Tadorna tadorna: a review of ringing data and a pilot tracking study to inform potential interactions with offshore wind farms in the North Sea.
Ringing & Migration
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/03078698.2019.1887670)
2021.
Interventions can shift the thermal optimum for parasitic disease transmission.
Proceedings of the National Academy of the United States of America
118
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2017537118)
2021.
Climate and land use changes: similarity in range and abundance changes of birds in Finland and Great Britain.
Ornis Fennica
View Abstract
2021.
Wader populations on the UK’s open coast: results of the 2015/16 Non-Estuarine Waterbird Survey (NEWS-III) and a review of population trends.
Bird Study
67
: 371-384
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2021.1884184)
2021.
Covariation in population trends and demography reveals targets for conservation action.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2020.2955)
2021.
Populations of high‐value predators reflect the traits of their prey.
Ecography
44
: 1-13
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/ecog.05438)
2021.
A comparison of breeding bird populations inside and outside of European Badger Meles meles control areas.
Bird Study
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2021.1889460)
2021.
Effect of a joint policy statement by nine UK shooting and rural organisations on the use of lead shotgun ammunition for hunting common pheasants Phasianus colchicus in Britain.
Conservation Evidence
18
: 1-9
View Abstract
2021.
New estimates of the size and trend of the world population of the Spoon-billed Sandpiper using three independent statistical models.
Wader Study
128
Link to Article (DOI: 10.18194/ws.00218)
2021.
Latitudinal variation in arrival and breeding phenology of the pied flycatcher Ficedula hypoleuca using large-scale citizen science data.
Journal of Avian Biology
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/jav.02646)
2021.
Spatial patterns of weed dispersal by wintering gulls within and beyond an agricultural landscape.
Journal of Ecology
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/1365-2745.13619)
2021.
Contrasting long‐term trends in age‐specific survival of Peregrine Falcons (Falco peregrinus) in Britain using smoothed estimates of recovery probabilities.
Ibis
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12943)
2021.
Rewilding and intervention: complementary philosophies for nature conservation in Britain.
British Wildlife
32
: 258-267
View Abstract
2021.
Long‐distance migrants vary migratory behaviour as much as short‐distance migrants: an individual‐level comparison from a seabird species with diverse migration strategies.
Journal of Animal Ecology
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13431)
2021.
Carryover effects of long-distance avian migration are weaker than effects of breeding environment in a partially migratory bird.
Scientific Reports
11
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-80341-x)
2021.
Methods to quantify avian airspace use in relation to wind energy development.
Ibis
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12913)
2021.
A counterfactual approach to measure the impact of wet grassland conservation on UK breeding bird populations.
Conservation Biology
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13692)
2021.
A global horizon scan of the future impacts of robotics and autonomous systems on urban ecosystems.
Nature Ecology & Evolution
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1038/s41559-020-01358-z)
2020.
The acoustic identification of small terrestrial mammals in Britain.
British Wildlife
32
: 186-194
View Abstract
2020.
Strengthening the evidence base for temperature-mediated phenological asynchrony and its impacts.
Nature Ecology & Evolution
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1038/s41559-020-01357-0)
2020.
Delivering robust population trends for Scotland's widespread breeding birds.
Scottish Birds
40 (part 4)
: 297-304
2020.
Effectiveness of the European Natura 2000 network to sustain a specialist wintering waterbird population in the face of climate change.
Scientific Reports
10
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-77153-4)
2020.
Irregular silviculture positively influences multiple bat species in a lowland temperate broadleaf woodland.
Forest Ecology and Management
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.foreco.2020.118786)
2020.
A 2021 Horizon Scan of Emerging Global Biological Conservation Issues.
Trends in Ecology and Evolution
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2020.10.014)
2020.
Evaluating spatially explicit sharing‐sparing scenarios for multiple environmental outcomes.
Journal of Applied Ecology
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13785)
2020.
Camera traps reveal predators of breeding Black Guillemots Cepphus grylle.
Seabird
32
: 72-83
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