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Farmland Grassland Habitats International Marine Migration Monitoring Non-natives Other wildlife Population dynamics Predators Renewables Species interactions Technology Tracking Upland Urban Wetland Wildlife health Woodland Search Reset The proportion of common pheasants shot using lead shotgun ammunition in Britain has barely changed over five years of voluntary efforts to switch from lead to non-lead ammunition Author: Green, R.E., Taggart, M.A., Pain, D.J., Clark, N.A., Cromie, R., Dodd, S.G., Elliot, B., Green, R.M.W., Greenwood, L., Huntley, B., Leslie, R., Porter, R., Price, M., Roberts, J., Robinson, R.A., Smith, K.W., Smith, L., Spencer, J., David Stroud, D. & Thompson, T. Published: 2025 A full voluntary transition from lead to non-lead shotgun ammunition by 2025 only resulted in a slight, non-significant downward trend in the proportion of Pheasants killed using lead shot over the five-year transition period. 06.03.25 Papers View on journal website Potential effects of HPAI on occupancy rates, breeding success, age and turnover of breeding Peregrine Falcons Falco peregrinus in southern Scotland Author: Smith, G.D., McGrady, M.J., Beckmann, B.C. & Oli, M.K. Published: 2025 06.03.25 Papers View on journal website The Białowieża Forest as an example of the resilience of long-term studies in a changing world Author: Broughton, R.K., Cholewa, M., Czeszczewik, D., Fuller, R.J., Jaroszewicz, B., Kuijper, D.P.J., Maziarz, M., Mikusiński, G. & Neubauer, G. Published: 2025 Long-term studies offer valuable ecological insights but are vulnerable to change. Environmental, social and geopolitical changes bring risks and opportunities. Poland's Białowieża Forest has seen decades of changes and provides lessons of research resilience. Collaborative teams and leadership dispersed between institutes disperses the risk, and adaptability in exploiting opportunities aids the continuity of long-term studies. 01.03.25 Papers View on journal website Current understanding of how climate change affects seabirds varies between regions and species in the North-East Atlantic Author: Johnston, D.T., Humphreys, E.M., Davies, J.G., Evans, T., Howells, R.J. & Pearce-Higgins, J.W. Published: 2025 BTO-led research identifies key gaps in our knowledge and understanding of how climate change is affecting seabirds. 27.02.25 Papers View on journal website Evaluating protected area coverage for migratory bird species across space and time Author: Border, J.A., Pearce-Higgins, J.W., Hewson, C., Howard, C., Stephens, P.A., Willis, S.G., Fuller, R.A., Hanson, J.O., Sierdsema, H., Foppen, R.B.P., Brotons, L., Gargallo, G. & Baillie, S.R. Published: 2025 BTO-led research highlights that Afro-Palearctic migratory bird species lack consistent protection during their time in Europe. 20.02.25 Papers View on journal website Extreme migratory connectivity and mirroring of non-breeding grounds conditions in a severely declining breeding population of an Afro-Palearctic migratory bird Author: Kirkland, M., Annorbah, N.N.D., Barber, L., Black, J., Blackburn, J., Colley, M., Clewley, G., Cross, C., Drew, M., Fox, O.J.L., Gilson, V., Hahn, S., Holt, C., Hulme, M.F., Jarjou, J., Jatta, D., Jatta, E., Mensah-Pebi, E., Orsman, C., Sarr, N., Walsh, R., Zwartz, L., Fuller, R.J., Atkinson, P.W. & Hewson, C.M. Published: 2025 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 for both the UK conservation of this fast-declining species and for the conservation of migratory species in general. 29.01.25 Papers View on journal website Cumulative barriers to renewable energy development: can we adjust our perspective and approach to benefit biodiversity? Author: Cook, A.S.C.P., Masden, E.A., Humphreys, E.M. & Pearce-Higgins, J.W. Published: 2025 25.01.25 Papers View on journal website Pagination First page First Previous page Previous … Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 … Next page Next Last page Last
Search settings Search Order by: Order by Latest Oldest Filter by: BTO Author Species Partners Publication Year Project Region Science topic BTO Author Adham Ashton-ButtAilidh BarnesAli JohnstonAllison KewAmanda TraskAmy ChallisAndrew DobsonAndrew JoysAndy ClementsAndy MusgroveAnna RenwickAnne CottonAnthony WetherhillAonghais CookBen DarvillBjörn BeckmannBlaise MartayBob SwannBrian EtheridgeBridget GriffinCallum MacgregorCarl BarimoreCaroline BrightonCat MorrisonCatharine HorswillCharlotte WattsChas HoltChris HewsonChris PollockChris ThaxterChris WernhamClaire BoothbyClare SimmDan ChamberlainDaniel JohnstonDaria DadamDario MassiminoDavid DouglasDavid JarrettDavid NobleDavid NorfolkDawn BalmerDiana de PalacioDorian MossEllie LeechEmily ScraggEmma CaulfieldEsther KettelGary ClewleyGavin SiriwardenaGraham AppletonGraham AustinGreg ConwayHannah HerewardHarry EwingHazel McCambridgeHeidi MellanHenrietta PringleHugh HanmerIain DownieIan HendersonIan WoodwardJacob DaviesJacquie ClarkJames BrayJames ClarkeJames HeywoodJames Pearce-HigginsJennifer BorderJeremy SmithJez BlackburnJoe CooperJohn CalladineJohn MarchantJuliet VickeryKaren WrightKate PlummerKate RiselyKatharine BowgenKatherine Booth JonesKelvin JonesKev LeightonLee BarberLiz HumphreysLucy WrightMadeleine BartonMáire KirklandMandy CookMark GranthamMark HulmeMark MillerMark RehfischMark WilsonMartin SullivanMike TomsNancy OckendonNeil CalbradeNiall BurtonNick MoranNicola BuggNigel ClarkNina O’HanlonPaul NoyesPeadar O'ConnellPeter LackPhil AtkinsonPhilipp Boersch-SupanRachel TaylorRob FullerRob RobinsonRobert JaquesRos GreenRuth WalkerSabine SchäeferSamantha FranksSamuel LangloisSarah EglingtonSarah HarrisShane WolseySimon GillingsSophie BennettStaffan RoosStephen BaillieStephen McAvoyStuart NewsonSu GoughTeresa FrostTim HarrisonViola Ross-Smith Species Arctic SkuaArctic TernAvocetBadgerBar-tailed GodwitBarnacle GooseBatsBewick’s SwanBlack GrouseBlack GuillemotBlack RatBlack-headed GullBlack-tailed GodwitBlack-throated DiverBlackbirdBlackcapBlue TitBrown RatButterflies and mothsBuzzardCanada GooseCarrion CrowChaffinchChiffchaffChoughCommon GullCommon NighthawkCommon TernCormorantCorn BuntingCuckooCurlewCurlew SandpiperDunlinEdible DormouseEiderFieldfareFulmarGannetGatekeeperGolden EagleGolden OrioleGolden PloverGoldeneyeGoldfinchGoosanderGoshawkGreat Black-backed GullGreat Crested GrebeGreat Northern DiverGreat SkuaGreat TitGreater Spotted EagleGreen-veined WhiteGreenfinchGreenshankGrey PloverGuillemotHarvest MouseHazel DormouseHerring GullHobbyHooded CrowHouse MartinHouse MouseHouse SparrowInvertebratesJayKittiwakeKnotLapwingLeach’s PetrelLesser Black-backed GullLesser Spotted WoodpeckerLinnetLittle OwlLittle Ringed PloverLittle TernLong-tailed DuckLong-tailed TitMagpieMallardMammalsManx ShearwaterMarsh TitMediterranean GullMontagu’s HarrierMoorhenNightingaleNightjarNuthatchOriental CuckooOystercatcherPeregrinePheasantPied FlycatcherPuffinPurple SandpiperRavenRazorbillRed-backed ShrikeRed-breasted MerganserRed-legged PartridgeRed-throated DiverRedshankRedstartRedwingRing-necked ParakeetRinged PloverRookRoseate TernRuffSanderlingSandwich TernSemipalmated SandpiperSerinShagShelduckShort-eared OwlShort-toed TreecreeperSiskinSkylarkSlavonian GrebeSmall WhiteSmewSnipeSong ThrushSpotted FlycatcherSpotted RedshankStarlingStorm PetrelSwallowSwiftTawny OwlTealTemminck’s StintTree PipitTree SparrowTurnstoneTurtle DoveVelvet ScoterWhimbrelWhinchatWhite StorkWhite-fronted GooseWhite-tailed EagleWillow TitWillow WarblerWood mouseWood WarblerWoodcockWoodpigeonWrenWryneckYellow-browed WarblerYellow-legged GullYellow-necked Mouse Partners BTO DAERA JNCC Natural England NatureScot RSPB From year Choose2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995 To year Choose2025202420232022202120202019201820172016201520142013201220112010200920082007200620052004200320022001200019991998199719961995 Month Month ChooseJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec Day Day Choose12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728293031 Project ChooseBird Ringing SchemeBirds in GreenspacesBirdTrackBlackbirds in GardensBreeding Bird Survey (BBS)BTO Acoustic PipelineCuckoo Tracking ProjectCudyll Cymru – Monitoring Raptors in WalesCudyll Cymru – Monitoring Raptors in Wales (Cymraeg)Gamekeeper Wader TransectsGarden Bird Feeding SurveyGarden BirdWatchGarden Wildlife HealthGoose and Swan Monitoring ProgrammeHeathland Birds SurveyHeronries CensusNest Record SchemeNesting NeighboursSeabird Monitoring ProgrammeVolunteer Mountain Hare SurveyWader CalendarWaterways Breeding Bird SurveyWetland Bird Survey (WeBS)Winter Bird SurveyWoodcock Survey Region UK East of England South East England East Midlands South West Ireland London West Midlands Island territories North East Yorkshire and the Humber Northern Ireland North West Scotland Wales Science topic Biodiversity Birds and people Climate change Conservation Demographics Farmland Grassland Habitats International Marine Migration Monitoring Non-natives Other wildlife Population dynamics Predators Renewables Species interactions Technology Tracking Upland Urban Wetland Wildlife health Woodland Search Reset The proportion of common pheasants shot using lead shotgun ammunition in Britain has barely changed over five years of voluntary efforts to switch from lead to non-lead ammunition Author: Green, R.E., Taggart, M.A., Pain, D.J., Clark, N.A., Cromie, R., Dodd, S.G., Elliot, B., Green, R.M.W., Greenwood, L., Huntley, B., Leslie, R., Porter, R., Price, M., Roberts, J., Robinson, R.A., Smith, K.W., Smith, L., Spencer, J., David Stroud, D. & Thompson, T. Published: 2025 A full voluntary transition from lead to non-lead shotgun ammunition by 2025 only resulted in a slight, non-significant downward trend in the proportion of Pheasants killed using lead shot over the five-year transition period. 06.03.25 Papers View on journal website Potential effects of HPAI on occupancy rates, breeding success, age and turnover of breeding Peregrine Falcons Falco peregrinus in southern Scotland Author: Smith, G.D., McGrady, M.J., Beckmann, B.C. & Oli, M.K. Published: 2025 06.03.25 Papers View on journal website The Białowieża Forest as an example of the resilience of long-term studies in a changing world Author: Broughton, R.K., Cholewa, M., Czeszczewik, D., Fuller, R.J., Jaroszewicz, B., Kuijper, D.P.J., Maziarz, M., Mikusiński, G. & Neubauer, G. Published: 2025 Long-term studies offer valuable ecological insights but are vulnerable to change. Environmental, social and geopolitical changes bring risks and opportunities. Poland's Białowieża Forest has seen decades of changes and provides lessons of research resilience. Collaborative teams and leadership dispersed between institutes disperses the risk, and adaptability in exploiting opportunities aids the continuity of long-term studies. 01.03.25 Papers View on journal website Current understanding of how climate change affects seabirds varies between regions and species in the North-East Atlantic Author: Johnston, D.T., Humphreys, E.M., Davies, J.G., Evans, T., Howells, R.J. & Pearce-Higgins, J.W. Published: 2025 BTO-led research identifies key gaps in our knowledge and understanding of how climate change is affecting seabirds. 27.02.25 Papers View on journal website Evaluating protected area coverage for migratory bird species across space and time Author: Border, J.A., Pearce-Higgins, J.W., Hewson, C., Howard, C., Stephens, P.A., Willis, S.G., Fuller, R.A., Hanson, J.O., Sierdsema, H., Foppen, R.B.P., Brotons, L., Gargallo, G. & Baillie, S.R. Published: 2025 BTO-led research highlights that Afro-Palearctic migratory bird species lack consistent protection during their time in Europe. 20.02.25 Papers View on journal website Extreme migratory connectivity and mirroring of non-breeding grounds conditions in a severely declining breeding population of an Afro-Palearctic migratory bird Author: Kirkland, M., Annorbah, N.N.D., Barber, L., Black, J., Blackburn, J., Colley, M., Clewley, G., Cross, C., Drew, M., Fox, O.J.L., Gilson, V., Hahn, S., Holt, C., Hulme, M.F., Jarjou, J., Jatta, D., Jatta, E., Mensah-Pebi, E., Orsman, C., Sarr, N., Walsh, R., Zwartz, L., Fuller, R.J., Atkinson, P.W. & Hewson, C.M. Published: 2025 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 for both the UK conservation of this fast-declining species and for the conservation of migratory species in general. 29.01.25 Papers View on journal website Cumulative barriers to renewable energy development: can we adjust our perspective and approach to benefit biodiversity? Author: Cook, A.S.C.P., Masden, E.A., Humphreys, E.M. & Pearce-Higgins, J.W. Published: 2025 25.01.25 Papers View on journal website Pagination First page First Previous page Previous … Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 … Next page Next Last page Last
The proportion of common pheasants shot using lead shotgun ammunition in Britain has barely changed over five years of voluntary efforts to switch from lead to non-lead ammunition Author: Green, R.E., Taggart, M.A., Pain, D.J., Clark, N.A., Cromie, R., Dodd, S.G., Elliot, B., Green, R.M.W., Greenwood, L., Huntley, B., Leslie, R., Porter, R., Price, M., Roberts, J., Robinson, R.A., Smith, K.W., Smith, L., Spencer, J., David Stroud, D. & Thompson, T. Published: 2025 A full voluntary transition from lead to non-lead shotgun ammunition by 2025 only resulted in a slight, non-significant downward trend in the proportion of Pheasants killed using lead shot over the five-year transition period. 06.03.25 Papers View on journal website
Potential effects of HPAI on occupancy rates, breeding success, age and turnover of breeding Peregrine Falcons Falco peregrinus in southern Scotland Author: Smith, G.D., McGrady, M.J., Beckmann, B.C. & Oli, M.K. Published: 2025 06.03.25 Papers View on journal website
The Białowieża Forest as an example of the resilience of long-term studies in a changing world Author: Broughton, R.K., Cholewa, M., Czeszczewik, D., Fuller, R.J., Jaroszewicz, B., Kuijper, D.P.J., Maziarz, M., Mikusiński, G. & Neubauer, G. Published: 2025 Long-term studies offer valuable ecological insights but are vulnerable to change. Environmental, social and geopolitical changes bring risks and opportunities. Poland's Białowieża Forest has seen decades of changes and provides lessons of research resilience. Collaborative teams and leadership dispersed between institutes disperses the risk, and adaptability in exploiting opportunities aids the continuity of long-term studies. 01.03.25 Papers View on journal website
Current understanding of how climate change affects seabirds varies between regions and species in the North-East Atlantic Author: Johnston, D.T., Humphreys, E.M., Davies, J.G., Evans, T., Howells, R.J. & Pearce-Higgins, J.W. Published: 2025 BTO-led research identifies key gaps in our knowledge and understanding of how climate change is affecting seabirds. 27.02.25 Papers View on journal website
Evaluating protected area coverage for migratory bird species across space and time Author: Border, J.A., Pearce-Higgins, J.W., Hewson, C., Howard, C., Stephens, P.A., Willis, S.G., Fuller, R.A., Hanson, J.O., Sierdsema, H., Foppen, R.B.P., Brotons, L., Gargallo, G. & Baillie, S.R. Published: 2025 BTO-led research highlights that Afro-Palearctic migratory bird species lack consistent protection during their time in Europe. 20.02.25 Papers View on journal website
Extreme migratory connectivity and mirroring of non-breeding grounds conditions in a severely declining breeding population of an Afro-Palearctic migratory bird Author: Kirkland, M., Annorbah, N.N.D., Barber, L., Black, J., Blackburn, J., Colley, M., Clewley, G., Cross, C., Drew, M., Fox, O.J.L., Gilson, V., Hahn, S., Holt, C., Hulme, M.F., Jarjou, J., Jatta, D., Jatta, E., Mensah-Pebi, E., Orsman, C., Sarr, N., Walsh, R., Zwartz, L., Fuller, R.J., Atkinson, P.W. & Hewson, C.M. Published: 2025 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 for both the UK conservation of this fast-declining species and for the conservation of migratory species in general. 29.01.25 Papers View on journal website
Cumulative barriers to renewable energy development: can we adjust our perspective and approach to benefit biodiversity? Author: Cook, A.S.C.P., Masden, E.A., Humphreys, E.M. & Pearce-Higgins, J.W. Published: 2025 25.01.25 Papers View on journal website