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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 Fast trills in songs of a small passerine are not reliable signals of individuals’ age or predictors of mating success Author: Published: 2025 Soft trills in Tree Pipit songs were suggested to indicate male quality to females. This study found soft trill rates and regularity, but not duration, improve with the age of males, but this improvement is too low to make soft trills a reliable age or quality signal. Correspondingly, paired and unpaired males did not differ in trill characteristics. 03.11.25 Papers View on journal website Genomic architecture of egg mimicry and its consequences for speciation in parasitic cuckoos Author: Published: 2025 Cuckoos are brood parasites, meaning they lay their eggs in other species' nests, and the resulting chicks are raised by the host species. Cuckoos therefore face strong evolutionary pressure for their eggs and offspring to match those of their hosts, yet each Cuckoo species parasitises multiple hosts. This study examines the genetic basis of egg coloration in the Common Cuckoo and the Oriental Cuckoo. 30.10.25 Papers View on journal website Combining temperature-depth recorder and GPS data improves identification of foraging habitat in diving seabirds Author: Published: 2025 14.10.25 Papers View on journal website Breeding and foraging habitat are important in determining foraging ranges of sympatric generalist species Author: Published: 2025 This study examines the foraging ranges of Herring Gulls and Lesser Black-backed Gulls during the breeding season to help identify and resolve potential human–wildlife conflicts. 07.10.25 Papers View on journal website Opportunities and challenges for new technologies in seabird population monitoring Author: Published: 2025 How can emerging technologies be optimally harnessed in seabird monitoring? 22.09.25 Papers View on journal website Not just species recording: the potential of citizen science for habitat monitoring Author: Published: 2025 A BTO-led study reviews how citizen science can gather information on habitats; information which is key to the effective conservation and management of species. 26.08.25 Papers View on journal website Identity of predators of bird nests in the British Islands Author: Published: 2025 Nest cameras identify predators of wild birds’ nests in Britain and Ireland. 21.08.25 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 Fast trills in songs of a small passerine are not reliable signals of individuals’ age or predictors of mating success Author: Published: 2025 Soft trills in Tree Pipit songs were suggested to indicate male quality to females. This study found soft trill rates and regularity, but not duration, improve with the age of males, but this improvement is too low to make soft trills a reliable age or quality signal. Correspondingly, paired and unpaired males did not differ in trill characteristics. 03.11.25 Papers View on journal website Genomic architecture of egg mimicry and its consequences for speciation in parasitic cuckoos Author: Published: 2025 Cuckoos are brood parasites, meaning they lay their eggs in other species' nests, and the resulting chicks are raised by the host species. Cuckoos therefore face strong evolutionary pressure for their eggs and offspring to match those of their hosts, yet each Cuckoo species parasitises multiple hosts. This study examines the genetic basis of egg coloration in the Common Cuckoo and the Oriental Cuckoo. 30.10.25 Papers View on journal website Combining temperature-depth recorder and GPS data improves identification of foraging habitat in diving seabirds Author: Published: 2025 14.10.25 Papers View on journal website Breeding and foraging habitat are important in determining foraging ranges of sympatric generalist species Author: Published: 2025 This study examines the foraging ranges of Herring Gulls and Lesser Black-backed Gulls during the breeding season to help identify and resolve potential human–wildlife conflicts. 07.10.25 Papers View on journal website Opportunities and challenges for new technologies in seabird population monitoring Author: Published: 2025 How can emerging technologies be optimally harnessed in seabird monitoring? 22.09.25 Papers View on journal website Not just species recording: the potential of citizen science for habitat monitoring Author: Published: 2025 A BTO-led study reviews how citizen science can gather information on habitats; information which is key to the effective conservation and management of species. 26.08.25 Papers View on journal website Identity of predators of bird nests in the British Islands Author: Published: 2025 Nest cameras identify predators of wild birds’ nests in Britain and Ireland. 21.08.25 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
Fast trills in songs of a small passerine are not reliable signals of individuals’ age or predictors of mating success Author: Published: 2025 Soft trills in Tree Pipit songs were suggested to indicate male quality to females. This study found soft trill rates and regularity, but not duration, improve with the age of males, but this improvement is too low to make soft trills a reliable age or quality signal. Correspondingly, paired and unpaired males did not differ in trill characteristics. 03.11.25 Papers View on journal website
Genomic architecture of egg mimicry and its consequences for speciation in parasitic cuckoos Author: Published: 2025 Cuckoos are brood parasites, meaning they lay their eggs in other species' nests, and the resulting chicks are raised by the host species. Cuckoos therefore face strong evolutionary pressure for their eggs and offspring to match those of their hosts, yet each Cuckoo species parasitises multiple hosts. This study examines the genetic basis of egg coloration in the Common Cuckoo and the Oriental Cuckoo. 30.10.25 Papers View on journal website
Combining temperature-depth recorder and GPS data improves identification of foraging habitat in diving seabirds Author: Published: 2025 14.10.25 Papers View on journal website
Breeding and foraging habitat are important in determining foraging ranges of sympatric generalist species Author: Published: 2025 This study examines the foraging ranges of Herring Gulls and Lesser Black-backed Gulls during the breeding season to help identify and resolve potential human–wildlife conflicts. 07.10.25 Papers View on journal website
Opportunities and challenges for new technologies in seabird population monitoring Author: Published: 2025 How can emerging technologies be optimally harnessed in seabird monitoring? 22.09.25 Papers View on journal website
Not just species recording: the potential of citizen science for habitat monitoring Author: Published: 2025 A BTO-led study reviews how citizen science can gather information on habitats; information which is key to the effective conservation and management of species. 26.08.25 Papers View on journal website
Identity of predators of bird nests in the British Islands Author: Published: 2025 Nest cameras identify predators of wild birds’ nests in Britain and Ireland. 21.08.25 Papers View on journal website