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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.

Sparks, T.H., Huber, K., Bland, R.L., Crick, H.Q.P., Croxton, P.J., Flood, J., Loxton, R.G., Mason, C.F., Newnham, J.A. & Tryjanowski, P. 2007. How consistent are trends in arrival (and departure) dates of migrant birds in the UK?. Journal of Ornithology 148 : 503-511 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0193-6)
SÆTHER, B-E., ENGEN, S., GRØTAN, V, FIEDLER, W., MATTHYSEN, E., VISSER, M. E., WRIGHT, J., MØLLER, A. P., ADRIAENSEN, F., VAN BALEN, H., BALMER, D. E., MAINWARING, M. C., MCCLEERY, R. H., PAMPUS, M, WINKEL, W. 2007. The extended Moran effect and large-scale synchronous fluctuations in the size of great tit and blue tit populations. Journal of Animal Ecology 76 : 315-325 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01195.x)
Toms, M.P. 2007. Are gardens good for birds or birdwatchers?. British Wildlife 19 : 77-83
Tratolos, J., Fuller, R.A., Evans, K.L., Davies, R.G., Newson, S.E., Greenwood, J.J.D. & Gaston, K.J. 2007. Bird densities are associated with household densities. Global Change Biology 13 : 1 685-1 695 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2486.2007.01390.x)
Vaughan, I.P., Noble, D.G. & Ormerod, S.J. 2007. Combining surveys of river habitats and river birds to appraise riverine hydromorphology. Freshwater Biology 52 : 2 270-2 284 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2427.2007.01837.x)
Webb, T.J., Noble, D. & Freckleton, R.P. 2007. Abundance-occupancy dynamics in a human dominated environment: linking interspecific and intraspecific trends in British farmland and woodland birds. Journal of Animal Ecology 76 : 123-134 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2656.2006.01192.x)
Whittingham, M.J., Krebs, J.R., Swetnam, R.D., Vickery, J.A., Wilson, J.W. & Freckleton, R.P. 2007. Should conservation strategies consider spatial generality? Farmland birds show regional not national patterns of habitat association. Ecology Letters 10 : 25-35 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2006.00992.x)
Wilson, A., Vickery, J. & Pendlebury, C. 2007. Agri-environment schemes as a tool for reversing declining populations of grassland waders: mixed benefits from Environmentally Sensitive Areas in England. Biological Conservation 136 : 128-135 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.11.010)
Wright, L.J., Hoblyn, R.A., Sutherland, W.J. & Dolman, P.M. 2007. Reproductive success of Woodlarks Lullula arborea in traditional and recently colonized habitats. Bird Study 54 : 315-323 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650709461491)
Atkinson, P.W., Austin, G.E., Rehfisch, M.M., Baker, H., Cranswick, P., Kershaw, M., Robinson, J., Langston, R.H.W., Stroud, D.A., Van Turnhout, C. & Maclean, I.M.D. 2006. Identifying declines in waterbirds: the effects of missing data, population variability and count period on the interpretation of long-term survey data. Biological Conservation 130 : 549-559 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2006.01.018)
Atkinson, P.W., Baker, A.J., Bennett, K.A., Clark, N.A., Clark, J.A., Cole, K.B., Dey, A., Duiven, A.G., Gillings, S., Gonzalez, P.M., Harrington, B.A., Kalasz, K., Minton, C.D.T., Newton, J., Niles, L.J., Robinson, R.A., de Lima Serrano, I. & Sitters, H.P. 2006. Using stable isotope ratios to unravel shorebird migration and population mixing: a case study with the Red Knot Calidris canutus. Book title: Waterbirds around the world The Stationery Office, Edinburgh : 535-540
Atkinson, P.W., Clark, J.A., Delany, S., Diagana, C.H., du Feu, C., Fiedler, W., Fransson, T., Gaulthier-Clerc, M., Grantham, M., Gschweng, M., Hagemeijer, W., Helmink, T., Johnson, A., Khomenko, S., Martakis, G., Overdijk, O., Robinson, R.A., Solokha, A., Spina, F., Sylla, S.I., Veen, J. & Visser, D. 2006. Urgent preliminary assessment of ornithological data relevant to the spread avian influenza in Europe. Book title: Urgent preliminary assessment of ornithological data relevant to the spread of Avian Influenza in Europe. Wetlands International, Wageningen View Abstract
Atkinson, P.W., Fuller, R.A., Gillings, S. & Vickery, J.A. 2006. Counting birds on farmland habitats in winter. Bird Study 53 : 303-309 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650609461446)
Austin, G.E. & Rehfisch, M.M. 2006. S08-5 A methodology for predicting the impact of sea level rise on shorebirds (Charadrii) in estuaries. Acta Zoologica Sinica 52 : 169-172 View Abstract
Austin, G.E., Maclean, I.M.D., Atkinson, P.W. & Rehfisch, M.M. 2006. The UK Waterbirds Alerts System. Book title: Waterbirds around the World The Stationery Office, Edinburgh : 705-710
Baillie, S.R., Balmer, D.E., Downie, I.S. & Wright, K.H.M. 2006. Migration Watch: an Internet survey to monitor spring migration in Britain and Ireland. Journal of Ornithology 147 : 254-259 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s10336-006-0062-8)
Baker, H., Stroud, D.A., Aebischer, N.J., Cranswick, P.A., Gregory, R.D., McSorley, C.A., Noble, D.G. & Rehfisch, M.M. 2006. Population estimates of birds in Great Britain and the United Kingdom. British Birds 99 : 25-44
Banks, A.N., Collier, M.P., Austin, G.E., Hearn, R.D. & Musgrove, A.J. 2006. Waterbirds in the UK 2004/05: the Wetland Bird Survey. BTO/WWT/RSPB/JNCC, Thetford
Besbeas, P. & Freeman, S.N. 2006. Methods for joint inference from panel survey and demographic data. Ecology 87 : 1 138-1 145 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1890/0012-9658(2006)87[1138:MFJIFP]2.0.CO;2)
Brotons, L, Sierdsema, H., Newson, S.E., Jiguet, F. & Gregory, R. 2006. Spatial modelling of large-scale bird monitoring data: towards pan-European quantitative distribution maps. Journal of Ornithology 147 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1007/s10336-006-0093-1)
Burton, N.H.K. 2006. Nest orientation and hatching success in the tree pipit Anthus trivialis. Journal of Avian Biology 37 : 312-317 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.2006.0908-8857.03822.x)
Burton, N.H.K. 2006. The impact of the Cardiff Bay barrage on wintering waterbirds. Book title: Waterbirds around the World The Stationery Office, Edinburgh
Burton, N.H.K., Rehfisch, M.M., Clark, N. & Dodd, S.G. 2006. Impacts of sudden winter habitat loss on the body condition and survival of redshank Tringa totanus. Journal of Applied Ecology 43 : 464-474 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2664.2006.01156.x)
Calladine, J., Robertson, D. & Wernham, C. 2006. The ranging behaviour of some granivorous passerines on farmland in winter determined by mark-recapture ringing and by radiotelemetry. Ibis 148 : 169-173 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00488.x)
Calladine, J.R., Park, K.J., Thompson, K. & Wernham, C.V. 2006. Review of urban gulls and their management in Scotland: a report to the Scottish Executive. Scottish Executive, Edinburgh View Abstract
Catry, P., Lecoq, M., Conway, G., Felgueiras, M., King, J.M.B. & Hamdi, S. 2006. Are Blackcaps Sylvia atricapilla differential distance migrants by sex?. Ardeola 53 : 31-38 View Abstract
Chamberlain, D.E., Freeman, S.N. & Vickery, J.A. 2006. The effects of GMHT crops on bird abundance in arable fields in the UK. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 118 : 350-356 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.05.012)
Chamberlain, D.E., Rehfisch, M.M., Fox, A.D., Desholm, M. & Anthony, SJ. 2006. The effect of avoidance rates on bird mortality predictions made by wind turbine collision risk models. Ibis 148 : 198-202 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00507.x)
Clark, J.A. 2006. Migration and flyway atlases. Workshop introduction. Book title: Waterbirds around the World The Stationery Office, Edinburgh
Clark, J.A., Robinson, R.A., Clark, N.A. & Atkinson, P.W. 2006. Measuring wader recruitment. Book title: Waterbirds around the World The Stationery Office, Edinburgh : 488-489
Clark, N.A. 2006. Tidal Barrages and Birds. Ibis 148 : 152-157 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00519.x)
Crick, H.Q.P & Brown, J.L. 2006. Symposium 08: Effects of global climate change on birds: evidence and predictions. Acta Zoologica Sinica 52 View Abstract
Crick, H.Q.P. 2006. Climate change and breeding birds. Transactions of Suffolk Naturalists' Society 42 : 15-18
Crick, H.Q.P. 2006. Migratory wildlife in a changing environment. Book title: Migratory Species and Climate Change: Impacts of a changing environment on wild animals. UNEP/CMS Secretariat, Bonn : 40-45
Crick, H.Q.P. & Sparks, T.H. 2006. S08-1: Changes in the phenology of breeding and migration in relation to global climate change. Acta Zoologica Sinica 52 : 154-157 View Abstract
Crick, H.Q.P., Brown, J.L. & Rehfisch, M.M. 2006. RTD19: Climate change impacts: key issues and future research. Acta Zoologica Sinica 52 : 56-57 View Abstract
Devereux, C.L., Vickery, J.A., Fernandez-Juricic, E., Krebs, J.R. & Whittingham, M.J. 2006. Does sward density affect prey availability for grassland birds?. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 117 : 57-62 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.agee.2006.03.007)
Devereux, C.L., Whittingham, M.J., Fern 2006. Predator detection and avoidance by starlings under differing scenarios of predation risk. Behavioural Ecology 17 : 303-309 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arj032)
Devereux, C.L., Whittingham, M.J., Krebs, J.R., Ferenandez-Jurcic, E. & Vickery, J.A. 2006. What attracts birds to newly mown pasture? Decoupling the action of mowing from the provision of short swards. Ibis 148 : 302-306 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1111/j.1474-919X.2006.00533.x)
Enstipp, M.R., Daunt, F., Wanless, S., Humphreys, E.M., Hamer, K.C., Benvenuti, S. & Gr 2006. Foraging energetics of North Sea birds confronted with fluctuating prey availability. Book title: Top predators in marine ecosystems: their role in monitoring and management. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge Link to Article (DOI: 10.2277/052161256X)
Evans, K.L., Jackson, S.F., Greenwood, J.J.D. & Gaston, K.J. 2006. Species traits and the form of individual species-energy relationships. Proceedings of the Royal Society B 273 : 1 779-1 787 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3487)
Freckleton, R.P., Noble, D. & Webb, T. 2006. Distributions of habitat suitability and the abundance-occupancy relationship. American Naturalist 167 : 260-275 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1086/498655)
Freeman, S.N., Balmer, D.E. & Crick, H.Q.P. 2006. On the censusing of Tawny Owls Strix aluco. Bird Census News 19 : 58-62
Fuller, R.J., Atkinson, P.W., Garnett, M.C., Conway, G.J., Bibby, C.J. & Johnstone, I.G. 2006. Breeding bird communities in the upland margins (ffridd) of Wales in the mid-1980s. Bird Study 53 : 177-186 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650609461431)
Gillings, S. 2006. European Golden Plovers in the UK in October 2003. British Birds 99 : 206-214
Gillings, S., Austin, G.E., Fuller, R.J. & Sutherland, W.J. 2006. Distribution shifts in wintering Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria and Lapwing Vanellus vanellus in Britain. Bird Study 53 : 274-284 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1080/00063650609461443)
Goss-Custard, J.D., Burton, N.H.K., Clark, N.A., Ferns, P.N., McGrorty, S., Reading, C.J., Rehfisch, M.M., Stillman, R.A., Townend, I., West, A.D. & Worrall, D.H. 2006. Test of a behavior-based individual-based model: response of shorebird mortality to habitat loss. Ecological Applications 16 : 2 215-2 222 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1890/1051-0761(2006)016[2215:TOABIM]2.0.CO;2)
Greenwood, J.J.D. & Robinson, R.A. 2006. General census methods. Book title: Ecological Census Techniques Cambridge University Press, Cambridge : 87-185 Link to Article (DOI: 10.2277/0521844622)
Greenwood, J.J.D. & Robinson, R.A. 2006. Principles of sampling. Book title: Ecological Census Techniques Cambridge University Press, Cambridge : 11-86 Link to Article (DOI: 10.2277/0521844622)
Gunnarsson, T.G., Gill, J.A., Appleton, G.F., G 2006. Large-scale habitat associations of birds in lowland Iceland: implications for conservation. Biological Conservation 128 : 265-275 Link to Article (DOI: 10.1016/j.biocon.2005.09.034)

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