Publications

Publications

BTO create and publish a variety of important articles, papers, journals and other publications, independently and with our partners, for organisations, government and the private sector. Some of our publications (books, guides and atlases) are also available to buy in our online shop.

Annual report of the Seabird Monitoring Programme

Seabird Population Trends and Causes of Change: 1986–2023

This report presents the latest seabird population trends in breeding abundance and productivity using data from the Seabird Monitoring Programme (SMP). 

The report documents changes in the abundance and productivity of breeding seabird species in Britain and Ireland from 1986 to 2023, and provides a detailed account of the 2021, 2022 and 2023 breeding seasons.

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Annual report of the Seabird Monitoring Programme

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Modelling population-level impacts of wind farm collision risk on Welsh Red Kites: populations functionally linked to two Special Protection Areas

Author: Hereward, H.F.R., Macgregor, C.J., Gabb, O., Connell, A., Thomas, R.J., Cross, A.V. & Taylor, R.C.

Published: 2025

This report, which is an addendum to BTO Research Report 766, examines the potential impacts of current and proposed wind farm developments on the Red Kite population in Wales

05.12.25

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Power source, data retrieval method, and attachment type affect success of dorsally mounted tracking tag deployments in 37 species of shorebirds

Author: Weiser, E.L., Lanctot, R.B., Ruthrauff, D.R., Saalfeld, S.T., Tibbitts, T.L., Abad-Gómez, J.M., Aldabe, J., Bosi de Almeida, J., Alves, J.A., Anderson, G.,Q.,A., Battley, P.F., Belting, H., Bêty, J., Bianchini, K., Bishop, M.A., Bom, R.A., Bowgen, K., Brown, G.S., Brown, S.C., Bugoni, L., Burton, N.H.K., Bybee, D.R., Carneiro, C., Castresana, G., Chan, Y.-C., Choi, C.-Y., Christie, K.S., Clark, N.A., Conklin, J.R., Cruz-López, M., Dinsmore, S.J., Dodd, S.G., Douglas, D.C., Eberhart-Hertel, L.J., English, W.B., Ewing, H.T., Faria, F.A., Franks, S.E., Fuller, R.A., Gill Jr, R.E., Giroux, M.-A., Gratto-Trevor, C.L., Green, D.J., Green, R.E., Green, R.M.W., Gunnarsson, T.G., Gutiérrez, J.S., Harrison, A.-L., Hartman, C.A., Hassell, C.J., Hoepfner, S.A., Hooijmeijer, J.C.E.W., Johnson, J.A., Johnson, O.W., Kempenaers, B., Klaassen, M., Kok, E.M.A., Krietsch, J., Küpper, C., Kwarteng, A.Y., Kw

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 ...

04.12.25

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Temporal changes to migratory fuel load in migratory birds across Europe

Author: Border, J.A., Robinson, R.A., Pearce-Higgins , J.W., Hewson, C.M., Howard, C., Stephens, P.A., Willis, S.G., von Rönn, J.A.C., Henry, P.-Y., Lorrilliere, R., Serra, L., Imperio, S., Gargallo, G., Baltà, O., Karcza, Z., Vangeluwe, D., Valkama, J., Perez, C., Bensusan, K., Fransson, T., Herrmann, C., Bairlein, F., Fiedler, W., Horton, J. & Baillie, S.R.

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 ...

10.11.25

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