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Climate change Conservation Demographics Farmland Grassland Habitats International Marine Migration Monitoring Non-natives Other wildlife Population dynamics Predators Renewables Species interactions Technology Tracking Upland Urban Wetland Wildlife health Woodland Search Reset Decline of the Bewick’s Swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii population wintering in Northeast/Northwest Europe Author: Published: 2025 15.12.25 Papers View on journal website Power source, data retrieval method, and attachment type affect success of dorsally mounted tracking tag deployments in 37 species of shorebirds Author: Published: 2025 Tracking studies, where individual devices are fitted to birds to follow their movements, are becoming increasingly common in ornithology. This paper uses previous research tracking waders to evalutate how various factors, including tag attachment type and power source, affect the likelihood that a study will meet its goals, and provides guidelines for selecting a tracking technique to optimise the chances of success. 04.12.25 Papers View on journal website Bioacoustics as a tool for the detection and monitoring of a scarce woodland bird – the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Author: Published: 2025 Passive acoustic monitoring is an effective way of monitoring the elusive and declining Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, improving our understanding of the species’ status, ecology and the conservation actions that might reverse its fortunes. 01.12.25 Papers View on journal website Overwinter population estimates of waterbirds in Great Britain Author: Published: 2025 Analysis of data from long-term monitoring schemes gives a total wintering waterbird population estimate in Great Britain of 12.8 million individuals for 2017/2018 to 2022/2023. While this total is unchanged from the previous estimate, there have been notable shifts, with numbers of estuarine waders, Whooper Swans, Little Egrets and non-migratory geese increasing, and declines in several duck and goose populations, including Bewick’s Swan, Pink-footed Goose and Teal. 01.12.25 Papers View on journal website Cross‑system transfer of fatty acids from aquatic insects supports terrestrial insectivore condition and reproductive success Author: Published: 2025 12.11.25 Papers View on journal website Temporal changes to migratory fuel load in migratory birds across Europe Author: Published: 2025 Data from bird ringing show changes in the timing of birds feeding up before their autumn migration across Europe over the past 40 years, and a decrease in the extent of fattening recorded. This decline was strongest in southern Europe and was linked to rising temperatures associated with climate change. 10.11.25 Papers View on journal website Solar radiation affects bird distributions but not elevational shifts in European mountains Author: Published: 2025 Research involving BTO shows bird species moving toward colder areas in the mountains of Europe as the climate has warmed over the past two decades. 03.11.25 Papers View on journal website Pagination First page First Previous page Previous Tudalen 1 Tudalen 2 Tudalen 3 Tudalen 4 Tudalen 5 Tudalen 6 Tudalen 7 Tudalen 8 Tudalen 9 … Next page Next Last page Last
Search settings Chwilio Order by: Order by Latest Oldest Filter by: BTO Author Species Partners Publication Year Project Region Science topic BTO Author Adham Ashton-ButtAilidh BarnesAli JohnstonAllison KewAmanda TraskAmy ChallisAndrew DobsonAndrew JoysAndy ClementsAndy MusgroveAnna RenwickAnne CottonAnthony WetherhillAonghais CookBen DarvillBjörn BeckmannBlaise MartayBob SwannBrian EtheridgeBridget GriffinCallum MacgregorCarl BarimoreCaroline BrightonCat MorrisonCatharine HorswillCharlotte WattsChas HoltChris HewsonChris PollockChris ThaxterChris WernhamClaire BoothbyClare SimmDan ChamberlainDaniel JohnstonDaria DadamDario MassiminoDavid DouglasDavid JarrettDavid NobleDavid NorfolkDawn BalmerDiana de PalacioDorian MossEllie LeechEmily ScraggEmma CaulfieldEsther KettelGary ClewleyGavin SiriwardenaGillian BirtlesGraham AppletonGraham AustinGreg ConwayHannah HerewardHarry EwingHazel McCambridgeHeidi MellanHenrietta PringleHugh HanmerIain DownieIan HendersonIan WoodwardJacob DaviesJacquie ClarkJames BrayJames ClarkeJames HeywoodJames Pearce-HigginsJennifer BorderJeremy SmithJez BlackburnJoe CooperJohn CalladineJohn MarchantJuliet VickeryKaren WrightKate PlummerKate RiselyKatharine BowgenKatherine Booth JonesKelvin JonesKev LeightonLee BarberLiz HumphreysLucy WrightMadeleine BartonMáire KirklandMandy CookMark GranthamMark HulmeMark MillerMark RehfischMark WilsonMartin SullivanMike TomsNancy OckendonNeil CalbradeNiall BurtonNick MoranNicola BuggNigel ClarkNina O’HanlonPaul NoyesPeadar O'ConnellPeter LackPhil AtkinsonPhilipp Boersch-SupanRachel TaylorRob FullerRob RobinsonRobert JaquesRos GreenRuth WalkerSabine SchäeferSamantha FranksSamuel LangloisSarah EglingtonSarah HarrisShane WolseySimon GillingsSophie BennettStaffan RoosStephen BaillieStephen McAvoyStuart NewsonSu GoughTeresa FrostTim HarrisonViola Ross-Smith Species Arctic SkuaArctic TernAvocetBadgerBar-tailed GodwitBarnacle GooseBatsBewick’s SwanBlack GrouseBlack GuillemotBlack RatBlack-headed GullBlack-tailed GodwitBlack-throated DiverBlackbirdBlackcapBlue TitBrown RatButterflies and mothsBuzzardCanada GooseCarrion CrowChaffinchChiffchaffChoughCommon GullCommon NighthawkCommon TernCormorantCorn BuntingCuckooCurlewCurlew SandpiperDunlinEdible DormouseEiderFieldfareFulmarGannetGatekeeperGolden EagleGolden OrioleGolden PloverGoldeneyeGoldfinchGoosanderGoshawkGreat Black-backed GullGreat Crested GrebeGreat Northern DiverGreat SkuaGreat TitGreater Spotted EagleGreen-veined WhiteGreenfinchGreenshankGrey PloverGuillemotHarvest MouseHazel DormouseHerring GullHobbyHooded CrowHouse MartinHouse MouseHouse SparrowInvertebratesJayKittiwakeKnotLapwingLeach’s PetrelLesser Black-backed GullLesser Spotted WoodpeckerLinnetLittle OwlLittle Ringed PloverLittle TernLong-tailed DuckLong-tailed TitMagpieMallardMammalsManx ShearwaterMarsh TitMediterranean GullMontagu’s HarrierMoorhenNightingaleNightjarNuthatchOriental CuckooOystercatcherPeregrinePheasantPied FlycatcherPuffinPurple SandpiperRavenRazorbillRed-backed ShrikeRed-breasted MerganserRed-legged PartridgeRed-throated DiverRedshankRedstartRedwingRing-necked ParakeetRinged PloverRookRoseate TernRuffSanderlingSandwich TernSemipalmated SandpiperSerinShagShelduckShort-eared OwlShort-toed TreecreeperSiskinSkylarkSlavonian GrebeSmall WhiteSmewSnipeSong ThrushSpotted FlycatcherSpotted RedshankStarlingStorm PetrelSwallowSwiftTawny OwlTealTemminck’s StintTree PipitTree SparrowTurnstoneTurtle DoveVelvet ScoterWhimbrelWhinchatWhite StorkWhite-fronted GooseWhite-tailed EagleWillow TitWillow WarblerWood mouseWood WarblerWoodcockWoodpigeonWrenWryneckYellow-browed WarblerYellow-legged GullYellow-necked Mouse Partners BTO DAERA JNCC Natural England NatureScot RSPB From year Choose2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996 To year Choose2026202520242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005200420032002200120001999199819971996 Month Month ChooseJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Day Day Choose12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Project ChooseBird Ringing SchemeBirds in GreenspacesBirdTrackBlackbirds in GardensBreeding Bird Survey (BBS)BTO Acoustic PipelineCuckoo Tracking ProjectCudyll Cymru – Monitoring Raptors in WalesCudyll Cymru – Monitoring Raptors in Wales (Cymraeg)Gamekeeper Wader TransectsGarden Bird Feeding SurveyGarden BirdWatchGarden Wildlife HealthGoose and Swan Monitoring ProgrammeHeathland Birds SurveyHeronries CensusNest Record SchemeNesting NeighboursSeabird Monitoring ProgrammeVolunteer Mountain Hare SurveyWader CalendarWaterways Breeding Bird SurveyWetland Bird Survey (WeBS)Winter Bird SurveyWoodcock Survey Region UK England East Midlands East of England London North East North West South East South West West Midlands Yorkshire and the Humber Northern Ireland Scotland Wales Ireland Isle of Man Guernsey Jersey Marine region away from land Science topic Biodiversity Birds and people Climate change Conservation Demographics Farmland Grassland Habitats International Marine Migration Monitoring Non-natives Other wildlife Population dynamics Predators Renewables Species interactions Technology Tracking Upland Urban Wetland Wildlife health Woodland Search Reset Decline of the Bewick’s Swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii population wintering in Northeast/Northwest Europe Author: Published: 2025 15.12.25 Papers View on journal website Power source, data retrieval method, and attachment type affect success of dorsally mounted tracking tag deployments in 37 species of shorebirds Author: Published: 2025 Tracking studies, where individual devices are fitted to birds to follow their movements, are becoming increasingly common in ornithology. This paper uses previous research tracking waders to evalutate how various factors, including tag attachment type and power source, affect the likelihood that a study will meet its goals, and provides guidelines for selecting a tracking technique to optimise the chances of success. 04.12.25 Papers View on journal website Bioacoustics as a tool for the detection and monitoring of a scarce woodland bird – the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Author: Published: 2025 Passive acoustic monitoring is an effective way of monitoring the elusive and declining Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, improving our understanding of the species’ status, ecology and the conservation actions that might reverse its fortunes. 01.12.25 Papers View on journal website Overwinter population estimates of waterbirds in Great Britain Author: Published: 2025 Analysis of data from long-term monitoring schemes gives a total wintering waterbird population estimate in Great Britain of 12.8 million individuals for 2017/2018 to 2022/2023. While this total is unchanged from the previous estimate, there have been notable shifts, with numbers of estuarine waders, Whooper Swans, Little Egrets and non-migratory geese increasing, and declines in several duck and goose populations, including Bewick’s Swan, Pink-footed Goose and Teal. 01.12.25 Papers View on journal website Cross‑system transfer of fatty acids from aquatic insects supports terrestrial insectivore condition and reproductive success Author: Published: 2025 12.11.25 Papers View on journal website Temporal changes to migratory fuel load in migratory birds across Europe Author: Published: 2025 Data from bird ringing show changes in the timing of birds feeding up before their autumn migration across Europe over the past 40 years, and a decrease in the extent of fattening recorded. This decline was strongest in southern Europe and was linked to rising temperatures associated with climate change. 10.11.25 Papers View on journal website Solar radiation affects bird distributions but not elevational shifts in European mountains Author: Published: 2025 Research involving BTO shows bird species moving toward colder areas in the mountains of Europe as the climate has warmed over the past two decades. 03.11.25 Papers View on journal website Pagination First page First Previous page Previous Tudalen 1 Tudalen 2 Tudalen 3 Tudalen 4 Tudalen 5 Tudalen 6 Tudalen 7 Tudalen 8 Tudalen 9 … Next page Next Last page Last
Decline of the Bewick’s Swan Cygnus columbianus bewickii population wintering in Northeast/Northwest Europe Author: Published: 2025 15.12.25 Papers View on journal website
Power source, data retrieval method, and attachment type affect success of dorsally mounted tracking tag deployments in 37 species of shorebirds Author: Published: 2025 Tracking studies, where individual devices are fitted to birds to follow their movements, are becoming increasingly common in ornithology. This paper uses previous research tracking waders to evalutate how various factors, including tag attachment type and power source, affect the likelihood that a study will meet its goals, and provides guidelines for selecting a tracking technique to optimise the chances of success. 04.12.25 Papers View on journal website
Bioacoustics as a tool for the detection and monitoring of a scarce woodland bird – the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Author: Published: 2025 Passive acoustic monitoring is an effective way of monitoring the elusive and declining Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, improving our understanding of the species’ status, ecology and the conservation actions that might reverse its fortunes. 01.12.25 Papers View on journal website
Overwinter population estimates of waterbirds in Great Britain Author: Published: 2025 Analysis of data from long-term monitoring schemes gives a total wintering waterbird population estimate in Great Britain of 12.8 million individuals for 2017/2018 to 2022/2023. While this total is unchanged from the previous estimate, there have been notable shifts, with numbers of estuarine waders, Whooper Swans, Little Egrets and non-migratory geese increasing, and declines in several duck and goose populations, including Bewick’s Swan, Pink-footed Goose and Teal. 01.12.25 Papers View on journal website
Cross‑system transfer of fatty acids from aquatic insects supports terrestrial insectivore condition and reproductive success Author: Published: 2025 12.11.25 Papers View on journal website
Temporal changes to migratory fuel load in migratory birds across Europe Author: Published: 2025 Data from bird ringing show changes in the timing of birds feeding up before their autumn migration across Europe over the past 40 years, and a decrease in the extent of fattening recorded. This decline was strongest in southern Europe and was linked to rising temperatures associated with climate change. 10.11.25 Papers View on journal website
Solar radiation affects bird distributions but not elevational shifts in European mountains Author: Published: 2025 Research involving BTO shows bird species moving toward colder areas in the mountains of Europe as the climate has warmed over the past two decades. 03.11.25 Papers View on journal website