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.
2019.
A new framework of spatial targeting for single-species conservation planning.
Landscape Ecology
: 2 765-2 778
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s10980-019-00919-3)
2019.
Assessing factors associated with changes in the numbers of birds visiting gardens in winter: Are predators partly to blame?
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Ecology and Evolution
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5702)
2019.
Road exposure and the detectability of birds in field surveys.
Ibis
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/ibi.12787)
2019.
Population responses of bird populations to climate change on two continents vary with species' ecological traits but not with direction of change in climate suitability.
Climatic Change
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s10584-019-02549-9)
2019.
Foraging ecology mediates response to ecological mismatch during migratory stopover.
Ecosphere
10 (part 10)
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2898)
2019.
Wind‐associated detours promote seasonal migratory connectivity in a flapping flying long‐distance avian migrant.
Journal of Animal Ecology
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.13112)
2019.
Contrasting population trends of Common Starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) across Europe.
Ornis Fennica
96
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2019.
The influence of different aspects of grouse moorland management on nontarget bird assemblages
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Ecology and Evolution
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1002/ece3.5613)
2019.
Avian vulnerability to wind farm collision through the year: insights from Lesser Black-backed Gulls (Larus fuscus) tracked from multiple breeding colonies.
Journal of Applied Ecology
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13488)
2019.
One-third of English breeding bird species show evidence of population responses to climatic variables over 50 years.
Bird Study
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2019.1630360)
2019.
Bird responses to housing development in intensively managed agricultural landscapes.
Urban Ecosystems
22
: 1 007-1 017
View Abstract
2019.
The environmental predictors of spatio-temporal variation in the breeding phenology of a passerine bird.
Proceedings of the Royal Society B
286
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2019.0952)
2019.
Quantifying nutrient inputs by gulls to a fluctuating lake, aided by movement ecology methods.
Freshwater Biology
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/fwb.13374)
2019.
Increasing crop heterogeneity enhances multitrophic diversity across agricultural regions.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1906419116)
2019.
Breeding bird assemblages supported by developing upland shrub woodland are influenced by micro-climate and habitat structure.
Bird Study
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2019.1635986)
2019.
Avian malaria-mediated population decline of a widespread iconic bird species.
Royal Society Open Science
6 (part 7)
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1098/rsos.182197)
2019.
Agri-environment effects on birds in Wales: Tir Gofal benefited woodland and hedgerow species
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Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment
284
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2019.106587)
2019.
Associations between gamebird releases and general predators.
Journal of Applied Ecology
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13451)
2019.
Using the first European Breeding Bird Atlas for science and perspectives for the new Atlas.
Bird Study
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2019.1618242)
2019.
Variation in ectoparasitic sheep tick Ixodes ricinus infestation on European Golden Plover chicks Pluvialis apricaria and implications for growth and survival.
Bird Study
66 (part 1)
: 92-102
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2019.1617234)
2019.
Using GIS-linked Bayesian Belief Networks as a tool for modelling urban biodiversity.
Landscape and Urban Planning
189
: 382-395
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2019.05.012)
2019.
How can assemblage structure indices improve monitoring of change in bird communities using ongoing survey data?.
Ecological Indicators
104
: 669-685
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.05.046)
2019.
The composition of British bird communities is associated with long-term garden bird feeding.
Nature Communications
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-10111-5)
2019.
Accounting for automated identification errors in acoustic surveys.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.13198)
2019.
Breeding and wintering bird distributions in Britain and Ireland from citizen science bird atlases.
Global Ecology and Biogeography
28
: 866-874
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/geb.12906)
2019.
Incorporating fine-scale environmental heterogeneity into broad-extent models.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
10
: 767-778
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.13177)
2019.
Bird conservation and the land sharing‐sparing continuum in farmland‐dominated landscapes of lowland England.
Conservation Biology
33
: 1 045-1 055
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/cobi.13316)
2019.
Correlates of alternative migratory strategies in western bluebirds
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Journal of Avian Biology
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/jav.02031)
2019.
Hybrid expert ensembles for identifying unreliable data in citizen science.
Engineering Applications of Artificial Intelligence
81
: 200-212
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.engappai.2019.01.004)
2019.
Population estimates of wintering waterbirds in Great Britain.
British Birds
112
: 130-145
View Abstract
2019.
Weak effects of geolocators on small birds: a meta‐analysis controlled for phylogeny and publication bias.
Journal of Animal Ecology
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12962)
2019.
Effects of individual misidentification on estimates of survival in long-term mark–resight studies.
The Condor
121 (part 1)
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1093/condor/duy017)
2019.
The consequences of land sparing for birds in the United Kingdom.
Journal of Applied Ecology
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/1365-2664.13362)
2019.
Spatial and habitat variation in aphid, butterfly, moth and bird phenologies over the last half century
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Global Change Biology
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14592)
2019.
Habitat- and species-mediated short- and long-term distributional changes in waterbird abundance linked to variation in European winter weather..
Diversity and Distributions
25 (part 2)
: 225-239
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/ddi.12855)
2019.
Estimating age‐dependent survival from age‐aggregated ringing data—extending the use of historical records.
Ecology and Evolution
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4820)
2019.
Advances in modelling demographic processes: The Euring 2017 Analytical Meeting.
Methods in Ecology and Evolution
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/2041-210X.13127)
2019.
Breeding populations of Little Ringed Plover Charadrius dubius and Ringed Plover Charadrius hiaticula in the United Kingdom in 2007.
Bird Study
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2018.1563045)
2019.
Site-based adaptation reduces the negative effects of weather upon a southern range margin Welsh black grouse Tetrao tetrix population that is vulnerable to climate change.
Climatic Change
153
: 253-265
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s10584-019-02372-2)
2019.
Exploring relationships between land use intensity, habitat heterogeneity and biodiversity to identify and monitor areas of High Nature Value farming.
Biological Conservation
231
: 30-38
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2018.12.033)
2019.
Effects of tracking devices on individual birds – a review of the evidence.
Journal of Avian Biology
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/jav.01823)
2019.
The Scottish Raptor Monitoring Scheme: recent developments in good practice monitoring.
Bird Study
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063657.2018.1477737)
2019.
Declining population trends of European mountain birds.
Global Change Biology
25 (part 2)
: 577-588
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/gcb.14522)
2018.
A horizon scan of emerging issues for global conservation in 2019.
Trends in Ecology and Evolution
34 (part 1)
: 83-94
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2018.11.001)
2018.
Representing migration routes from re‑encounter data: a new method applied to ring recoveries of Barn Swallows (Hirundo rustica) in Europe.
Journal of Ornithology
160
: 249-264
View Abstract
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s10336-018-1612-6)
2018.
Climate change vulnerability assessment of species.
WIREs Climate Change
10
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1002/wcc.551)
2018.
Spatio-temporal dynamics and aetiology of proliferative leg skin lesions in wild British finches.
Scientific Reports
8
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-32255-y)
2018.
Evaluating the effectiveness of conservation measures for European grassland‐breeding waders.
Ecology & Evolution
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1002/ece3.4532)
2018.
Spatial scales of marine conservation management for breeding seabirds
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Marine Policy
98
: 37-46
Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.marpol.2018.08.024)
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