Evaluating protected area coverage for migratory bird species across space and time

BTO-led research highlights that Afro-Palearctic migratory bird species lack consistent protection during their time in Europe.

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Extreme migratory connectivity and mirroring of non-breeding grounds conditions in a severely declining breeding population of an Afro-Palearctic migratory bird

BTO research uses tracking data to demonstrate that Nightingales breeding in the UK have an unusual degree of migratory connectivity to their non-breeding range in West Africa, with wider implications ...

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Cumulative barriers to renewable energy development: can we adjust our perspective and approach to benefit biodiversity?

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Tree taxon effects on the phenology of caterpillar abundance and biomass

Changes to the timing of spring events are some of the most obvious and highly documented responses to climate change. Differences in the response of timing between interacting groups, such as ...

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LifeCycle - Issue 14, Winter 2024

Includes articles on monitoring England's only breeding colony of Goldeneye, researching Shelduck migration, colour ringing Water Pipits, collecting moult data, organising conferences and much more.

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Factors influencing nest site selection in a rapidly declining shorebird, the Eurasian curlew

The Curlew is Britain’s largest wader; it is also one of its most threatened. Previous BTO research has shown that this is largely due to the number of chicks fledged that are able to survive to reach ...

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The Breeding Bird Survey of the United Kingdom

Good quality information on species’ population trends is essential for successful conservation action. In this paper, the dataset of the BTO/JNCC/RSPB Breeding Bird Survey (BBS) is made publicly ...

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