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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 Decline in the numbers of Eurasian Oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus on the Exe estuary Special Protection Area Author: Goss-Custard, J.D., Austin, G.E., Frost, T.M., Sitters, H.P. & Stillman, R.A. Published: 2024 The Exe Estuary in Devon is a nationally important site for Oystercatchers wintering in the UK. However, the proportion of this species found in south-west England and wintering on the Exe declined ... 07.11.24 Papers View on journal website Improving acoustic species identification using data augmentation within a deep learning framework Author: MacIsaac, J., Newson, S., Ashton-Butt, A., Pearce, H. & Milner, B. Published: 2024 15.10.24 Papers View on journal website The status of the UK’s breeding seabirds Author: Stanbury, A.J., Burns, F., Aebischer, N.J., Baker, H., Balmer, D., Brown, A.F., Dunn, T., Lindley, P., Murphy, M., Noble, D.G., Owens, R. & Quinn, L. Published: 2024 Five seabird species are added to the Birds of Conservation Concern Red List in this addendum to the 2021 update, bringing the total number of Red-listed seabird species to 10, up from six since ... 29.09.24 Papers View on journal website New insights into the migration and wintering areas of Scottish-breeding Arctic Skuas Author: O’Hanlon, N.J., van Bemmelen, R.S.A., Conway, G.J., Thaxter, C.B., Aiton, H., Aiton, D., Balmer, D.E., Calladine, J.R., Harris, S.J. & Humphreys, E.M. Published: 2024 Research by BTO Scotland unveils the migration routes and wintering grounds of one of the Arctic Skua, one the UK’s rarest and most endangered seabirds. 29.09.24 Papers View on journal website Estimating the distribution of reed Phragmites australis in Britain demonstrates challenges of remotely sensing rare habitat types ... Author: Davies, J.G., Dytham, C., Robinson, R.A. & Beale, C.M. Published: 2024 One of the primary determinants of bird distribution is habitat. So having a good understanding of which habitats are where, how good their quality is, and how their extent is changing over time are ... 27.09.24 Papers View on journal website Protected areas, drought, and grazing regimes influence fire occurrence in a fire-prone Mediterranean region Author: Kirkland, M., Atkinson, P.W., Aliácar, S., Saavedra, D., De Jong, M.C., Dowling, T.P.F. & Ashton-Butt, A. Published: 2024 BTO research demonstrates how protected areas and management can contribute to controlling wildfires in Portugal. 13.09.24 Papers View on journal website Differential changes in the morphology and fuel loads of obligatory and partial migrant passerines over half a century in Britain Author: Pickett, H.R.W., Robinson, R.A. & Nudds, R.L. Published: 2024 Populations of many species will be affected by climate change, but migratory species are expected to be affected more than most, in part because change can occur on both the breeding and non-breeding ... 13.09.24 Papers View on journal website Pagination First page First Previous page Previous … Tudalen 5 Tudalen 6 Tudalen 7 Tudalen 8 Tudalen 9 Tudalen 10 Tudalen 11 Tudalen 12 Tudalen 13 … 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 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 Decline in the numbers of Eurasian Oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus on the Exe estuary Special Protection Area Author: Goss-Custard, J.D., Austin, G.E., Frost, T.M., Sitters, H.P. & Stillman, R.A. Published: 2024 The Exe Estuary in Devon is a nationally important site for Oystercatchers wintering in the UK. However, the proportion of this species found in south-west England and wintering on the Exe declined ... 07.11.24 Papers View on journal website Improving acoustic species identification using data augmentation within a deep learning framework Author: MacIsaac, J., Newson, S., Ashton-Butt, A., Pearce, H. & Milner, B. Published: 2024 15.10.24 Papers View on journal website The status of the UK’s breeding seabirds Author: Stanbury, A.J., Burns, F., Aebischer, N.J., Baker, H., Balmer, D., Brown, A.F., Dunn, T., Lindley, P., Murphy, M., Noble, D.G., Owens, R. & Quinn, L. Published: 2024 Five seabird species are added to the Birds of Conservation Concern Red List in this addendum to the 2021 update, bringing the total number of Red-listed seabird species to 10, up from six since ... 29.09.24 Papers View on journal website New insights into the migration and wintering areas of Scottish-breeding Arctic Skuas Author: O’Hanlon, N.J., van Bemmelen, R.S.A., Conway, G.J., Thaxter, C.B., Aiton, H., Aiton, D., Balmer, D.E., Calladine, J.R., Harris, S.J. & Humphreys, E.M. Published: 2024 Research by BTO Scotland unveils the migration routes and wintering grounds of one of the Arctic Skua, one the UK’s rarest and most endangered seabirds. 29.09.24 Papers View on journal website Estimating the distribution of reed Phragmites australis in Britain demonstrates challenges of remotely sensing rare habitat types ... Author: Davies, J.G., Dytham, C., Robinson, R.A. & Beale, C.M. Published: 2024 One of the primary determinants of bird distribution is habitat. So having a good understanding of which habitats are where, how good their quality is, and how their extent is changing over time are ... 27.09.24 Papers View on journal website Protected areas, drought, and grazing regimes influence fire occurrence in a fire-prone Mediterranean region Author: Kirkland, M., Atkinson, P.W., Aliácar, S., Saavedra, D., De Jong, M.C., Dowling, T.P.F. & Ashton-Butt, A. Published: 2024 BTO research demonstrates how protected areas and management can contribute to controlling wildfires in Portugal. 13.09.24 Papers View on journal website Differential changes in the morphology and fuel loads of obligatory and partial migrant passerines over half a century in Britain Author: Pickett, H.R.W., Robinson, R.A. & Nudds, R.L. Published: 2024 Populations of many species will be affected by climate change, but migratory species are expected to be affected more than most, in part because change can occur on both the breeding and non-breeding ... 13.09.24 Papers View on journal website Pagination First page First Previous page Previous … Tudalen 5 Tudalen 6 Tudalen 7 Tudalen 8 Tudalen 9 Tudalen 10 Tudalen 11 Tudalen 12 Tudalen 13 … Next page Next Last page Last
Decline in the numbers of Eurasian Oystercatchers Haematopus ostralegus on the Exe estuary Special Protection Area Author: Goss-Custard, J.D., Austin, G.E., Frost, T.M., Sitters, H.P. & Stillman, R.A. Published: 2024 The Exe Estuary in Devon is a nationally important site for Oystercatchers wintering in the UK. However, the proportion of this species found in south-west England and wintering on the Exe declined ... 07.11.24 Papers View on journal website
Improving acoustic species identification using data augmentation within a deep learning framework Author: MacIsaac, J., Newson, S., Ashton-Butt, A., Pearce, H. & Milner, B. Published: 2024 15.10.24 Papers View on journal website
The status of the UK’s breeding seabirds Author: Stanbury, A.J., Burns, F., Aebischer, N.J., Baker, H., Balmer, D., Brown, A.F., Dunn, T., Lindley, P., Murphy, M., Noble, D.G., Owens, R. & Quinn, L. Published: 2024 Five seabird species are added to the Birds of Conservation Concern Red List in this addendum to the 2021 update, bringing the total number of Red-listed seabird species to 10, up from six since ... 29.09.24 Papers View on journal website
New insights into the migration and wintering areas of Scottish-breeding Arctic Skuas Author: O’Hanlon, N.J., van Bemmelen, R.S.A., Conway, G.J., Thaxter, C.B., Aiton, H., Aiton, D., Balmer, D.E., Calladine, J.R., Harris, S.J. & Humphreys, E.M. Published: 2024 Research by BTO Scotland unveils the migration routes and wintering grounds of one of the Arctic Skua, one the UK’s rarest and most endangered seabirds. 29.09.24 Papers View on journal website
Estimating the distribution of reed Phragmites australis in Britain demonstrates challenges of remotely sensing rare habitat types ... Author: Davies, J.G., Dytham, C., Robinson, R.A. & Beale, C.M. Published: 2024 One of the primary determinants of bird distribution is habitat. So having a good understanding of which habitats are where, how good their quality is, and how their extent is changing over time are ... 27.09.24 Papers View on journal website
Protected areas, drought, and grazing regimes influence fire occurrence in a fire-prone Mediterranean region Author: Kirkland, M., Atkinson, P.W., Aliácar, S., Saavedra, D., De Jong, M.C., Dowling, T.P.F. & Ashton-Butt, A. Published: 2024 BTO research demonstrates how protected areas and management can contribute to controlling wildfires in Portugal. 13.09.24 Papers View on journal website
Differential changes in the morphology and fuel loads of obligatory and partial migrant passerines over half a century in Britain Author: Pickett, H.R.W., Robinson, R.A. & Nudds, R.L. Published: 2024 Populations of many species will be affected by climate change, but migratory species are expected to be affected more than most, in part because change can occur on both the breeding and non-breeding ... 13.09.24 Papers View on journal website