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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 Partial niche partitioning in three sympatric gull species through foraging areas and habitat selection Author: O'Hanlon, N.J., Clewley, G.D., Johnston, D.T., Thaxter, C.B., Langlois Lopez, S., Quinn, L.R., Boersch-Supan, P.H., Masden, E.A., Daunt, F., Wilson, J., Burton, N.H.K. & Humphreys, E.M. Published: 2025 GPS tracking of three large gull species from the Isle of May, Scotland, revealed overlap in foraging habitats used during the breeding season, but differences in the where the three species foraged, ... 01.07.25 Papers View on journal website Diet analysis of Kittiwake and Shag using DNA metabarcoding of faeces Author: O’Hanlon, N.J., Jardine, D.C., Lennon, J., Svobodova, D., Swann, R.L., Ward, R.M., Humphreys, E.M. & Morrissey, B.J. Published: 2025 This study used DNA metabarcoding on faeces collected opportunistically during the breeding season, to identify fish and marine invertebrate prey in the diet of Shag and Kittiwake in western Scotland. 17.06.25 Papers View on journal website Responding to high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) and the conservation crisis in wild birds – where next? Author: Atkinson, P.W. & Baillie, S.R. Published: 2025 HPAI has now affected over 300 avian species globally, including seabirds, raptors, and waterfowl, with significant mortality observed across both hemispheres. 12.06.25 Papers View on journal website The genomic signature of demographic decline in a long-distance migrant in a range-extreme population Author: Day, G.W., Bolderstone, T., Conway, G., Cross, T., Davis, T., Dolan, M., Greening, M., Neale, C., Nicholson, I., Nicholson, K., Ward, A., Ward, N., Fox, G., Hipperson, H., Maher, K., Thompson, J., Tucker, R., Waters, D., Durrant, K., Burke, T., Slate, J. & Arnold, K. Published: 2025 With increasing sophistication, genetic techniques and analyses are allowing us to delve deep into the past to show how prior environmental or demographic change has influenced species’ present day ... 05.06.25 Papers View on journal website Evaluating the use of carcass and testing data to assess the high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) related mortality in wild ... Author: Atkinson, P.A., Balmer, D.E., Banyard, A.C., Duggan, J., Falchieri, M., Frost, T.M., Humphreys, E.M., Jones, R., Langlois Lopez, S., Miles, W.T.S., Murphy, M., Owens, R., Pearce-Higgins, J.W., Reid, S.M., Smith C. & Tremlett, C.J. Published: 2025 21.05.25 Papers View on journal website Assessing the vulnerability of wild bird populations to high pathogenicity avian influenza Author: Pearce-Higgins, J.W., Clewley, G., Bolton, M., Banyard, A.C., Marco Falchierie, M., Lindley, P. & Atkinson, P.W. Published: 2025 A vulnerability assessment to high pathogenicity avian influenza predicted mortality at the avian family, but not the species, level. Waterfowl, seabirds, other waterbirds and raptors were ranked as ... 16.05.25 Papers View on journal website Using expert elicitation to assess the likely effectiveness of conservation interventions during an unprecedented outbreak of high ... Author: Pearce-Higgins, J.W. & Pollock, C.J. 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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 SiriwardenaGraham 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 Choose2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995 To year Choose2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995 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 East of England South East England East Midlands South West Ireland London West Midlands Island territories North East Yorkshire and the Humber Northern Ireland North West Scotland Wales 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 Partial niche partitioning in three sympatric gull species through foraging areas and habitat selection Author: O'Hanlon, N.J., Clewley, G.D., Johnston, D.T., Thaxter, C.B., Langlois Lopez, S., Quinn, L.R., Boersch-Supan, P.H., Masden, E.A., Daunt, F., Wilson, J., Burton, N.H.K. & Humphreys, E.M. Published: 2025 GPS tracking of three large gull species from the Isle of May, Scotland, revealed overlap in foraging habitats used during the breeding season, but differences in the where the three species foraged, ... 01.07.25 Papers View on journal website Diet analysis of Kittiwake and Shag using DNA metabarcoding of faeces Author: O’Hanlon, N.J., Jardine, D.C., Lennon, J., Svobodova, D., Swann, R.L., Ward, R.M., Humphreys, E.M. & Morrissey, B.J. Published: 2025 This study used DNA metabarcoding on faeces collected opportunistically during the breeding season, to identify fish and marine invertebrate prey in the diet of Shag and Kittiwake in western Scotland. 17.06.25 Papers View on journal website Responding to high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) and the conservation crisis in wild birds – where next? Author: Atkinson, P.W. & Baillie, S.R. Published: 2025 HPAI has now affected over 300 avian species globally, including seabirds, raptors, and waterfowl, with significant mortality observed across both hemispheres. 12.06.25 Papers View on journal website The genomic signature of demographic decline in a long-distance migrant in a range-extreme population Author: Day, G.W., Bolderstone, T., Conway, G., Cross, T., Davis, T., Dolan, M., Greening, M., Neale, C., Nicholson, I., Nicholson, K., Ward, A., Ward, N., Fox, G., Hipperson, H., Maher, K., Thompson, J., Tucker, R., Waters, D., Durrant, K., Burke, T., Slate, J. & Arnold, K. Published: 2025 With increasing sophistication, genetic techniques and analyses are allowing us to delve deep into the past to show how prior environmental or demographic change has influenced species’ present day ... 05.06.25 Papers View on journal website Evaluating the use of carcass and testing data to assess the high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) related mortality in wild ... Author: Atkinson, P.A., Balmer, D.E., Banyard, A.C., Duggan, J., Falchieri, M., Frost, T.M., Humphreys, E.M., Jones, R., Langlois Lopez, S., Miles, W.T.S., Murphy, M., Owens, R., Pearce-Higgins, J.W., Reid, S.M., Smith C. & Tremlett, C.J. Published: 2025 21.05.25 Papers View on journal website Assessing the vulnerability of wild bird populations to high pathogenicity avian influenza Author: Pearce-Higgins, J.W., Clewley, G., Bolton, M., Banyard, A.C., Marco Falchierie, M., Lindley, P. & Atkinson, P.W. Published: 2025 A vulnerability assessment to high pathogenicity avian influenza predicted mortality at the avian family, but not the species, level. Waterfowl, seabirds, other waterbirds and raptors were ranked as ... 16.05.25 Papers View on journal website Using expert elicitation to assess the likely effectiveness of conservation interventions during an unprecedented outbreak of high ... Author: Pearce-Higgins, J.W. & Pollock, C.J. Published: 2025 16.05.25 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
Partial niche partitioning in three sympatric gull species through foraging areas and habitat selection Author: O'Hanlon, N.J., Clewley, G.D., Johnston, D.T., Thaxter, C.B., Langlois Lopez, S., Quinn, L.R., Boersch-Supan, P.H., Masden, E.A., Daunt, F., Wilson, J., Burton, N.H.K. & Humphreys, E.M. Published: 2025 GPS tracking of three large gull species from the Isle of May, Scotland, revealed overlap in foraging habitats used during the breeding season, but differences in the where the three species foraged, ... 01.07.25 Papers View on journal website
Diet analysis of Kittiwake and Shag using DNA metabarcoding of faeces Author: O’Hanlon, N.J., Jardine, D.C., Lennon, J., Svobodova, D., Swann, R.L., Ward, R.M., Humphreys, E.M. & Morrissey, B.J. Published: 2025 This study used DNA metabarcoding on faeces collected opportunistically during the breeding season, to identify fish and marine invertebrate prey in the diet of Shag and Kittiwake in western Scotland. 17.06.25 Papers View on journal website
Responding to high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) and the conservation crisis in wild birds – where next? Author: Atkinson, P.W. & Baillie, S.R. Published: 2025 HPAI has now affected over 300 avian species globally, including seabirds, raptors, and waterfowl, with significant mortality observed across both hemispheres. 12.06.25 Papers View on journal website
The genomic signature of demographic decline in a long-distance migrant in a range-extreme population Author: Day, G.W., Bolderstone, T., Conway, G., Cross, T., Davis, T., Dolan, M., Greening, M., Neale, C., Nicholson, I., Nicholson, K., Ward, A., Ward, N., Fox, G., Hipperson, H., Maher, K., Thompson, J., Tucker, R., Waters, D., Durrant, K., Burke, T., Slate, J. & Arnold, K. Published: 2025 With increasing sophistication, genetic techniques and analyses are allowing us to delve deep into the past to show how prior environmental or demographic change has influenced species’ present day ... 05.06.25 Papers View on journal website
Evaluating the use of carcass and testing data to assess the high pathogenicity avian influenza (HPAI) related mortality in wild ... Author: Atkinson, P.A., Balmer, D.E., Banyard, A.C., Duggan, J., Falchieri, M., Frost, T.M., Humphreys, E.M., Jones, R., Langlois Lopez, S., Miles, W.T.S., Murphy, M., Owens, R., Pearce-Higgins, J.W., Reid, S.M., Smith C. & Tremlett, C.J. Published: 2025 21.05.25 Papers View on journal website
Assessing the vulnerability of wild bird populations to high pathogenicity avian influenza Author: Pearce-Higgins, J.W., Clewley, G., Bolton, M., Banyard, A.C., Marco Falchierie, M., Lindley, P. & Atkinson, P.W. Published: 2025 A vulnerability assessment to high pathogenicity avian influenza predicted mortality at the avian family, but not the species, level. Waterfowl, seabirds, other waterbirds and raptors were ranked as ... 16.05.25 Papers View on journal website
Using expert elicitation to assess the likely effectiveness of conservation interventions during an unprecedented outbreak of high ... Author: Pearce-Higgins, J.W. & Pollock, C.J. Published: 2025 16.05.25 Papers View on journal website