
Assessing drivers of winter abundance change in Eurasian Curlews Numenius arquata in England and Wales
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The Breeding Bird Survey 2021
Results from the latest Breeding Bird Survey report provides a stark warning for five of the UK's internationally important breeding wader species

Definition of Favourable Conservation Status for Great Cormorant, Phalacrocorax carbo

Timing is critical: consequences of asynchronous migration for the performance and destination of a long-distance migrant.
Timing is critical for a long-distance migrant

Identifying the signal of disease emergence: combining host and vector data shows potential impact of an Usutu virus outbreak on UK wild birds
Charting the impact of a Usutu virus outbreak in UK Blackbirds

Bioclimatic context of species' populations determines community stability.

Belfast’s urban gulls: an assessment of breeding populations, breeding season movements and winter population

Estimating the carbon footprint of citizen science biodiversity monitoring
The carbon footprint of biodiversity monitoring
Whilst it is essential that we have accurate information about how wildlife is faring in this changing world, we also need to be mindful of the carbon footprint generated by monitoring activities.

A review of the BTO/RSPB/JNCC Wetland Bird Survey (WeBS) Low Tide Counts scheme with recommendations for its future operation.

Impact of woodland agri-environment management on woodland structure and target bird species

An introduction to model-based data integration for biodiversity assessments
Utilising more data for better biodiversity assessments
From volunteer surveys to environmental DNA, how can we integrate the many different types of data to better understand birds?

Assessing drivers of winter abundance change in Eurasian Curlews Numenius arquata in England and Wales

The potential for analyses of monitoring scheme data to inform about the impacts of invasive on native species

Hotspots in the grid: avian sensitivity and vulnerability to collision risk from energy infrastructure interactions in Europe and north Africa

Demographic variation in space and time: implications for conservation targeting
Ringing data for conservation
Amidst widespread declines, how can we ensure conservation is targeted and effective? Analysis of ringing data to detect patterns of survival and productivity may be key to answering this question.

Conservation interventions can benefit species impacted by climate change

Can citizen science provide a solution for bat-friendly planning?
Can citizen science support bat-friendly planning?

Investigating avoidance and attraction responses in Lesser Black-backed Gulls Larus fuscus to offshore wind farms
Tracking Lesser Black-backed Gull behaviour around windfarms
GPS technology data reveals a detailed picture which may be used to inform future collision risk assessments when new offshore developments are proposed.

Rush or relax: migration tactics of a nocturnal insectivore in response to ecological barriers
New research involving BTO has confirmed the theory the migratory birds use different strategies at different points on their migratory journeys, speeding up when passing through inhospitable regions

Habitat selection and specialisation of Herring Gulls during the non-breeding season
New collaborative BTO research has used GPS to provide insights into the movements and habitat needs of Herring Gulls outside the breeding season.

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