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Monitoring breeding birds. David Tipling
News

Updated biodiversity indicators

The updated set of 24 Government Biodiversity Indicators for 2019 were published on 5 September. This document includes 'C5 Birds of the Wider Countryside and At Sea', which shows the...

Publication

Using GIS-linked Bayesian Belief Networks as a tool for modelling urban biodiversity

Complex heterogeneous environments such as cities pose particular challenges, as well as heightened relevance, given the increasing rate of urbanisation globally. Here we use a GIS-linked Bayesian...

Yellowhammer by Jill Pakenham.
Case Study

Making agri-environment schemes effective

BTO research is helping to shape the modern farmed landscape by informing agri-environment schemes.

Chiffchaff by Paul Newton
Project

Take part in BBS - counting for conservation

The Breeding Bird Survey is the main scheme for monitoring the population changes of the UK’s common and widespread breeding birds. The survey involves two early-morning spring visits ...

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Gardening for Birdwatchers

The book starts by examining the different ways in which birds use gardens, identifying elements within the garden that can be used to attract birds (and other wildlife). It then gets to grips with...

Publication

Making sense of monitoring

The research used data collected at seabird colonies in the UK and Ireland since 1986 to identify monitoring regions that better reflect the areas of coast and sea used by 11 species. The number of...

Publication

Healthy & Biologically Diverse Seas Evidence Group Technical Report Series: Evaluation and gap analysis of current and potential indicators for Seabirds & Waterbirds