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It is BTO’s policy to make public the results of our research. Our aim is to publish as much as possible of our work in the peer reviewed scientific literature.  Many results are also published in our BTO Research Report series.

Freeman, S.N., Robinson, R.A., Clark, J.A., Griffin, B.M. & Adams, S.Y. 2007. Changing demography and population decline in the Common Starling Sturnus vulgaris: a multisite approach to Integrated Population Monitoring. Ibis 149 : 587-596 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00684.x)
Fuller, R.J., Gaston, K.J. & Quine, C.P. 2007. Living on the edge: British and Irish woodland birds in a European context. Ibis 149 : 53-63 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00734.x)
Fuller, R.J., Smith, K.W., Grice, P.V., Currie, F.A. & Quine, C.P. 2007. Habitat change and woodland birds in Britain: implications for management and future research. Ibis 149 : 261-268 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00775.x)
Fuller, R.M., Devereux, B.J., Gillings, S., Hill, R.A. & Amable, G.S. 2007. Bird distributions relative to remotely sensed habitats in Great Britain: towards a framework for national modelling. Journal of Environmental Management 84 : 586-605 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2006.07.001)
Gill, R.M.A. & Fuller, R.J. 2007. The effects of deer browsing on woodland structure and songbirds in lowland Britain. Ibis 149 : 119-127 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00731.x)
Gillings, S. & Newson, S. 2007. Breeding population estimates for Northern Wheatear in Britain. British Birds 100 : 179-181
Gillings, S. & Sutherland, W.J. 2007. Comparative diurnal and nocturnal diet and foraging in Eurasian Golden Plovers Pluvialis apricaria and Northern Lapwings Vanellus vanellus wintering on arable farmland. Ardea 95 : 243-257 View Abstract
Gillings, S., Fuller, R.J. & Sutherland, W.J. 2007. Winter field use and habitat selection by Eurasian Golden Plovers Pluvialis apricaria and Northern Lapwings Vanellus vanellus on arable farmland. Ibis 149 : 509-520 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919x.2007.00677.x)
Gillings,S., Atkinson, P.W., Bardsley, S.L., Clark, N.A., Love, S.E., Robinson, R.A., Stillman, R.A. & Weber, R.G. 2007. Shorebird predation of horseshoe crab eggs in Delaware Bay: species contrasts and availability constraints. Journal of Animal Ecology 76 : 503-514 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2007.01229.x)
Greenwood JJD. 2007. Nicholson, (Edward) Max (1904-2003). Book title: Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online edition) Oxford University Press Link to Article (DOI: 10.1093/ref:odnb/89908)
Greenwood, J.G., Greenwood, J.J.D., McCullagh, J.F., Beggs, J. & Murphy, C.A. 2007. A survey of sidedness in Northern Irish schoolchildren: The interaction of sex, age, and task. Laterality 12 : 1-18 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/13576500600886630)
Greenwood, J.J.D. 2007. Citizens, science and bird conservation. Journal of Ornithology 148 : 77-124 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0239-9)
Gunnarsson, T.G., Appleton, G.F., G 2007. Large-scale habitat selection, geographical distribution and lowland population size of Meadow Pipits in Iceland. / Búsvæðaval og stofnstærð þúfutittlings á láglendi. (In Icelandic with an English summary). Bliki 28 : 19-24
Hamer, K.C., Humphreys, E.M., Garthe, S., Hennicke, S.J., Peters, G., Gr 2007. Annual variation in diets, feeding locations and foraging behaviour of gannets in the North Sea: flexibility, consistency and constraint. Marine Ecology Progress Series 338 : 295-305 Link to Article (DOI: doi:10.3354/meps338295)
Haramis, G.M., Link, W.A., Osenton, P.C., Carter, D.B., Weber, R.G., Clark, N.A., Teece, M.A. & Mizrahi, D.S. 2007. Stable isotope and pen feeding trial studies confirm the value of horseshoe crab Limulus polyphemus eggs to spring migrant shorebirds in Delaware Bay. Journal of Avian Biology 38 : 367-376 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.2007.0908-8857.03898.x)
Henderson, I., Holt, C. & Vickery, J. 2007. National and regional patterns of habitat association with foraging Barn Swallows Hirundo rustica in the UK. Bird Study 54 : 371-377 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650709461497)
Henderson, I.G., Morris, T., Westbury, T., Woodcock, B.A., Potts, S.G., Ramsay, A. & Coombes, R. 2007. Effects of field margin management on bird distributions around cereal fields. Aspects of Applied Biology 81 : 53-60
Hewson, C.M., Amar, A., Lindsell, J.A., Thewlis, R.M., Butler, S., Smith, K. & Fuller, R.J. 2007. Recent changes in bird populations in British broadleaved woodland. Ibis 149 : 14-28 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00745.x)
Hinsley, S.A., Carpenter, J.E., Broughton, R.K., Bellamy, P.E., Rothery, P., Amar, A., Hewson, C.M. & Gosler, A.G. 2007. Habitat selection by Marsh Tits Poecile palustris in the UK. Ibis 149 : 224-233 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00691.x)
Holland, J.H., Orson, J., Powell, W., Storkey, J. & Chamberlain, D.E. 2007. Managing uncropped land in order to enhance biodiversity benefits of the arable farmed landscape. Aspects of Applied Biology 81 : 255-260
Holling, M. & the Rare Breeding Birds Panel. 2007. Non-native breeding birds in the United Kingdom in 2003, 2004 and 2005. British Birds 100 : 638-649 Link to Article (DOI: 9.78E+12)
Holling, M. & the Rare Breeding Birds Panel. 2007. Rare breeding birds in the United Kingdom in 2003 and 2004. British Birds 100 : 321-367
Houlahan, J.E., Currie, D.J., Cottenie, K., Cumming, G.S., Ernest, S.K.M., Findlay, C.S., Fuhlendorf, S.D., Gaedke, U., Legendre, P., Magnuson, J.J., McArdle, B.H., Muldavin, E.H., Noble, D., Russell, R., Stevens, R.D., Willis, T.J., Woiwod, I.P. & Wondzell, S.M 2007. Compensatory dynamics are rare in natural ecological communities. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 104 : 3 273-3 277 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0603798104)
Humphreys, E.M., Wanless, S. & Bryant, D.M. 2007. Elevated metabolic costs while resting on water in a surface feeder: the Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla. Ibis 149 : 106-111 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00618.x)
Jiguet, F., Gadot, A-S., Julliard, R., Newson, S.E. & Couvet, D. 2007. Climate envelope, life-history traits and the resilience of birds facing global change. Global Change Biology 13 : 1 672-1 684 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2007.01368.x)
Lack, P. 2007. Ringing Report 2006. Suffolk Bird Report 56 : 180-195
Langston, R.H.W., Wotton, S.R., Conway, G.J., Wright, L.J., Mallord, J.W., Currie, F.A., Drewitt, A.L., Grice, P.V., Hoccom, D.G. & Symes, N. 2007. Nightjar Caprimulgus europaeus and Woodlark Lullula arborea - recovering species in Britain?. Ibis 149 : 250-260 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00709.x)
Leech, D.I. 2007. The BTO's Nest Record Scheme - the value of counting your eggs before they hatch. British Wildlife 18 : 229-234
Leech, D.I. & Crick, H.Q.P. 2007. Influence of climate change on the abundance, distribution and phenology of woodland bird species in temperate regions. Ibis 149 : 128-145 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00729.x)
Lewis, A.J.G, Amar, A., Cordi-Piec, D. & Thewlis, R.M. 2007. Factors influencing Willow Tit Poecile montanus site occupancy a comparison of abandoned and occupied woods. Ibis 149 : 205-213 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00733.x)
Macleod, C.J., Parish, D.M.B. & Robinson, R.A. 2007. Niche opportunities and introduced birds: temporal variation in resource abundance. Book title: Temporal Explicitness in Landscape Ecology: Wildlife Responses to Changes in Time. Springer, New York : 252-268
Macleod, R., Lind, J. Clark, J. & Cresswell, W. 2007. Mass regulation in response to predation risk can indicate population declines. Ecology Letters 10 : 945-955 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2007.01088.x)
Mazzetta, C., Brooks, S.P. & Freeman, F.N. 2007. On smoothing trends in population index modelling. Biometrics 63 : 1 007-1 014 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2007.00820.x)
McKenzie, A.J., Petty, S.J., Toms, M.P. & Furness, R.W. 2007. Importance of Sitka Spruce Picea sitchensis seed and garden bird-feeders for Siskins Carduelis spinus and Coal Tits Periparus ater. Bird Study 54 : 236-247 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650709461480)
Miles, W., Freeman, S.N., Harrison, N.M. & Balmer, D. 2007. Measuring passerine productivity using Constant Effort Sites: the effect of missed visits. Ringing & Migration 23 : 231-237 View Abstract
Morgan, B.J.T., Revell, D.J. & Freeman, S.N. 2007. A note on simplifying likelihoods for site occupancy models. Biometrics 63 : 618-621 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1541-0420.2006.00724.x)
Newson, S.E., Marchant, J.H., Ekins, G.R. & Sellers, R.M. 2007. The status of inland-breeding Great Cormorants in England. British Birds 100 : 289-299
Quine, C.P., Fuller, R.J., Smith, K.W. & Grice, P.V. 2007. Stand management: a threat or opportunity for birds in British woodland?. Ibis 149 : 161-174 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00742.x)
Rasmussen, L.M. & Gillings, S. 2007. Results of a coordinated count of Eurasian Golden Plovers Pluvialis apricaria in Northern Europe, October 2003. Wader Study Group Bulletin 114 : 60-64
Rehfisch, M.M. 2007. Golden Pheasant Chrysolophus picus. Book title: Birds of Scotland Scottish Ornithologists' Club, Aberlady, Scotland : 322-323
Rehfisch, M.M. 2007. Helping birds adapt to climate change. Book title: Proceedings of the Practicalities of Climate Change: Adaptation and Mitigation. Conference of the Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management Cardiff, November 2006. IEEM : 92-101
Robinson, R. 2007. Eurasian Treecreeper Certhia familiaris. Book title: Birds of Scotland Scottish Ornithologists' Club, Aberlady, Scotland : 1 314-1 317
Robinson, R. 2007. Hedge Accentor Prunella modularis.. Book title: Birds of Scotland Scottish Ornithologists' Club, Aberlady, Scotland : 1 069-1 073
Robinson, R.A., Baillie, S.R. & Crick, H.Q.P. 2007. Weather-dependent survival: implications of climate change for passerine population processes. Ibis 149 : 357-364 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00648.x)
Robinson, R.A., Freeman, S.N., Balmer, D.E. & Grantham, M.J. 2007. Cetti's Warbler Cettia cetti: analysis of an expanding population. Bird Study 54 : 230-235 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650709461479)
Siriwardena, G.M. & Anderson, G.Q.A. 2007. How can agri-environment measures providing winter food for birds best deliver population increases?. Aspects of Applied Biology 81 : 117-126
Siriwardena, G.M., Stevens, D.K., Anderson, G.Q.A., Vickery, J.A., Calbrade, N.E. & Dodd, S. 2007. The effect of supplementary winter seed food on breeding populations of farmland birds: evidence from two large-scale experiments. Journal of Applied Ecology 44 : 920-932 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2007.01339.x)
Smith, K., Fuller, R., Currie, F., Grice, P., & Quine, C. 2007. Foreword. Ibis 149 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2007.00779.x)
Snow, L.C., Newson, S.E., Musgrove, A.J., Cranswick, P.A., Crick, H.Q.P. & Wilesmith, J.W. 2007. Risk-based surveillance for H5N1 avian influenza virus in wild birds in Great Britain. Veterinary Record 161 : 775-781 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1136/vr.161.23.775)
Sparks, T., Tryjanowski, P., Cooke, A., Crick, H. & Kuźniak, S. 2007. Vertebrate phenology at similar latitudes: temperature responses differ between Poland and the United Kingdom. Climate Research 34 : 93-98 Link to Article (DOI: 10.3354/cr034093)

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