Waterbirds in the UK 2021/22: The Wetland Bird Survey and Goose & Swan Monitoring Programme
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Synchronous timing of return to breeding sites in a long-distance migratory seabird with ocean-scale variation in migration schedules
Fidelity and distance to previously visited sites throughout the annual cycle in a trans-Saharan migrant, the Common Cuckoo
Modelling population-level impacts of wind farm collision risk on Welsh Red Kites
Red Kites and onshore wind in Wales
The Welsh Red Kite population is currently in ongoing recovery after a historic decline driven by persecution, and a consequent population bottleneck during the first half of the 20th century.
Cross population comparison of complex migration strategies in a declining oceanic seabird
Arctic Skuas are long-distance migrant seabirds that have seen large declines in breeding numbers across areas of the nor
Breeding periods of hedgerow-nesting birds in England
Breeding periods of hedgerow-nesting birds in England
Characterisation, prevalence and severity of skin lesions caused by ophidiomycosis in a population of wild snakes
Bailiwick Bat Survey: 2023 season report
Bailiwick bat survey report findings
The Bailiwick Bat Survey capitalises on the interest and enthusiasm of volunteers to participate in biodiversity monitoring to systematically collect bat distribution and activity data across Guern
Challenges in quantifying the responses of Black-legged Kittiwake to habitat variables and local stressors due to individual variation
During the 2021 breeding season, BTO scientists tracked 20 Kittiwakes, fitted with small GPS devices, from Whinnyfold – par
Species- or habitat- based assessments of vulnerability to climate change? Informing climate change adaptation in special protection areas for birds in England
In this paper, two approaches commonly adopted by Natural England for climate change vulnerability assessments were used to assess the vulnerability to climate change of Special Protection Areas (S
Anthropogenic climate and land-use change drive short-and long-term biodiversity shifts across taxa
This collaborative research involving BTO attempted to start understanding how habitat change and climate change interact.
Leakage of plastics and other debris from landfills to a highly protected lake by wintering gulls
The study, led by the Institut de Ciències del Mar and Estación Biológica de Doñana, CSIC, Spain, used diet samples collected in January 2022 at the Fuente de Piedra – an inland lake in Spain that
Using butterfly survey data to model habitat associations in urban developments
This study used data from 160 urban sites in England, collected by volunteers taking part in the Wider Countryside Butterfly Survey, in which BTO is a partner.
Avian responses to climate extremes: insights into abundance curves and species sensitivity using the UK Breeding Bird Survey
Climate change is one of the major threats to species conservation. Biological responses to climate change include shifts in species distribution, behavioural and physiological changes.
Behavioural responses of Sandwich terns following the construction of offshore wind farms
Between 2016 and 2019, BTO scientists fitted Sandwich Terns breeding at Scolt Head Island in Norfolk with long-life GPS tags which tracked the birds’ movements over multiple years.
Extended moult phenology models improve inferences about moult duration and timing
Removing barriers to studying moult in birds
Remote tracking unveils intercontinental movements of nomadic Short-eared Owls Asio flammeus with implications for resource tracking by irruptive specialist predators
Astounding Short-eared Owl movements revealed
International research led by BTO has revealed that Short-eared Owls make astonishing nomadic migrations between nest sites as far apart as Scotland and Arctic Russia.
Distance functions of carabids in crop fields depend on functional traits, crop type and adjacent habitat: a synthesis
Contrasting habitat use between and within Bar-tailed Godwit and Curlew wintering on the Wash, England
Adjacent habitats vital for intertidal waders
A new study has revealed contrasting habitat use between and within Bar-tailed Godwits and Curlews wintering on the Wash.
Climate change and migratory species: a review of impacts, conservation actions, indicators and ecosystem services.
Part 1 documents a review of literature which was carried out to identify the impac
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