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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 Bioacoustics as a tool for the detection and monitoring of a scarce woodland bird – the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Author: Smith, K., Smith, L., Addleton, N., Clements, R., Fisk, S., Gillings, S., Mallalieu, M., Mathieson H. & Robin, A. Published: 2025 Passive acoustic monitoring is an effective way of monitoring the elusive and declining Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, improving our understanding of the species’ status, ecology and the conservation ... 01.12.25 Papers View on journal website Overwinter population estimates of waterbirds in Great Britain Author: Caulfield, E., Woodward, I., Peck, K., Wotton, S. & Frost, T. Published: 2025 Analysis of data from long-term monitoring schemes gives a total wintering waterbird population estimate in Great Britain of 12.8 million individuals for 2017/2018 to 2022/2023. While this total is ... 01.12.25 Papers View on journal website Cross‑system transfer of fatty acids from aquatic insects supports terrestrial insectivore condition and reproductive success Author: Eden, C.F., Broughton, R.K., Donato, B., Hewson, C.M., Isaksson, C. & Sharp, S.P. Published: 2025 12.11.25 Papers View on journal website Temporal changes to migratory fuel load in migratory birds across Europe Author: Border, J.A., Robinson, R.A., Pearce-Higgins , J.W., Hewson, C.M., Howard, C., Stephens, P.A., Willis, S.G., von Rönn, J.A.C., Henry, P.-Y., Lorrilliere, R., Serra, L., Imperio, S., Gargallo, G., Baltà, O., Karcza, Z., Vangeluwe, D., Valkama, J., Perez, C., Bensusan, K., Fransson, T., Herrmann, C., Bairlein, F., Fiedler, W., Horton, J. & Baillie, S.R. Published: 2025 Data from bird ringing show changes in the timing of birds feeding up before their autumn migration across Europe over the past 40 years, and a decrease in the extent of fattening recorded. This ... 10.11.25 Papers View on journal website Solar radiation affects bird distributions but not elevational shifts in European mountains Author: Couet, J., Marjakangas, E.-L., Andrea Santangeli, A., Niittynen, P., Fontaine, B., Herrando, S., Kålås, J.A., Lindström, Å, Massimino, D., Moosmann, M., Seaman, B., Silva, L., Stokke, B.G., Teufelbauer, N. & Lehikoinen, A. Published: 2025 Research involving BTO shows bird species moving toward colder areas in the mountains of Europe as the climate has warmed over the past two decades. 03.11.25 Papers View on journal website Genomic architecture of egg mimicry and its consequences for speciation in parasitic cuckoos Author: Merondun, J., Fossøy, F., Meshcheryagina, S., Atkinson, P., Bachurin, G., Bulyuk, V., Fenchuk, V., Golovatin, M., Hewson, C., Honza, M., Markovets. M., Moskát, C., Owens, G.L., Procházka, P., Red’kin, Y., Rutila, J., Šulc, M., Thorup, K., Stokke, B.G., Liang, W. & Wolf, J.B.W. Published: 2025 Cuckoos are brood parasites, meaning they lay their eggs in other species' nests, and the resulting chicks are raised by the host species. Cuckoos therefore face strong evolutionary pressure for their ... 30.10.25 Papers View on journal website Combining temperature-depth recorder and GPS data improves identification of foraging habitat in diving seabirds Author: Johnston, D.T., Masden, E.A. Booth Jones, K.A. & Humphreys, E.M. Published: 2025 14.10.25 Papers View on journal website Pagination Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … 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 Bioacoustics as a tool for the detection and monitoring of a scarce woodland bird – the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Author: Smith, K., Smith, L., Addleton, N., Clements, R., Fisk, S., Gillings, S., Mallalieu, M., Mathieson H. & Robin, A. Published: 2025 Passive acoustic monitoring is an effective way of monitoring the elusive and declining Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, improving our understanding of the species’ status, ecology and the conservation ... 01.12.25 Papers View on journal website Overwinter population estimates of waterbirds in Great Britain Author: Caulfield, E., Woodward, I., Peck, K., Wotton, S. & Frost, T. Published: 2025 Analysis of data from long-term monitoring schemes gives a total wintering waterbird population estimate in Great Britain of 12.8 million individuals for 2017/2018 to 2022/2023. While this total is ... 01.12.25 Papers View on journal website Cross‑system transfer of fatty acids from aquatic insects supports terrestrial insectivore condition and reproductive success Author: Eden, C.F., Broughton, R.K., Donato, B., Hewson, C.M., Isaksson, C. & Sharp, S.P. Published: 2025 12.11.25 Papers View on journal website Temporal changes to migratory fuel load in migratory birds across Europe Author: Border, J.A., Robinson, R.A., Pearce-Higgins , J.W., Hewson, C.M., Howard, C., Stephens, P.A., Willis, S.G., von Rönn, J.A.C., Henry, P.-Y., Lorrilliere, R., Serra, L., Imperio, S., Gargallo, G., Baltà, O., Karcza, Z., Vangeluwe, D., Valkama, J., Perez, C., Bensusan, K., Fransson, T., Herrmann, C., Bairlein, F., Fiedler, W., Horton, J. & Baillie, S.R. Published: 2025 Data from bird ringing show changes in the timing of birds feeding up before their autumn migration across Europe over the past 40 years, and a decrease in the extent of fattening recorded. This ... 10.11.25 Papers View on journal website Solar radiation affects bird distributions but not elevational shifts in European mountains Author: Couet, J., Marjakangas, E.-L., Andrea Santangeli, A., Niittynen, P., Fontaine, B., Herrando, S., Kålås, J.A., Lindström, Å, Massimino, D., Moosmann, M., Seaman, B., Silva, L., Stokke, B.G., Teufelbauer, N. & Lehikoinen, A. Published: 2025 Research involving BTO shows bird species moving toward colder areas in the mountains of Europe as the climate has warmed over the past two decades. 03.11.25 Papers View on journal website Genomic architecture of egg mimicry and its consequences for speciation in parasitic cuckoos Author: Merondun, J., Fossøy, F., Meshcheryagina, S., Atkinson, P., Bachurin, G., Bulyuk, V., Fenchuk, V., Golovatin, M., Hewson, C., Honza, M., Markovets. M., Moskát, C., Owens, G.L., Procházka, P., Red’kin, Y., Rutila, J., Šulc, M., Thorup, K., Stokke, B.G., Liang, W. & Wolf, J.B.W. Published: 2025 Cuckoos are brood parasites, meaning they lay their eggs in other species' nests, and the resulting chicks are raised by the host species. Cuckoos therefore face strong evolutionary pressure for their ... 30.10.25 Papers View on journal website Combining temperature-depth recorder and GPS data improves identification of foraging habitat in diving seabirds Author: Johnston, D.T., Masden, E.A. Booth Jones, K.A. & Humphreys, E.M. Published: 2025 14.10.25 Papers View on journal website Pagination Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next Last page Last
Bioacoustics as a tool for the detection and monitoring of a scarce woodland bird – the Lesser Spotted Woodpecker Author: Smith, K., Smith, L., Addleton, N., Clements, R., Fisk, S., Gillings, S., Mallalieu, M., Mathieson H. & Robin, A. Published: 2025 Passive acoustic monitoring is an effective way of monitoring the elusive and declining Lesser Spotted Woodpecker, improving our understanding of the species’ status, ecology and the conservation ... 01.12.25 Papers View on journal website
Overwinter population estimates of waterbirds in Great Britain Author: Caulfield, E., Woodward, I., Peck, K., Wotton, S. & Frost, T. Published: 2025 Analysis of data from long-term monitoring schemes gives a total wintering waterbird population estimate in Great Britain of 12.8 million individuals for 2017/2018 to 2022/2023. While this total is ... 01.12.25 Papers View on journal website
Cross‑system transfer of fatty acids from aquatic insects supports terrestrial insectivore condition and reproductive success Author: Eden, C.F., Broughton, R.K., Donato, B., Hewson, C.M., Isaksson, C. & Sharp, S.P. Published: 2025 12.11.25 Papers View on journal website
Temporal changes to migratory fuel load in migratory birds across Europe Author: Border, J.A., Robinson, R.A., Pearce-Higgins , J.W., Hewson, C.M., Howard, C., Stephens, P.A., Willis, S.G., von Rönn, J.A.C., Henry, P.-Y., Lorrilliere, R., Serra, L., Imperio, S., Gargallo, G., Baltà, O., Karcza, Z., Vangeluwe, D., Valkama, J., Perez, C., Bensusan, K., Fransson, T., Herrmann, C., Bairlein, F., Fiedler, W., Horton, J. & Baillie, S.R. Published: 2025 Data from bird ringing show changes in the timing of birds feeding up before their autumn migration across Europe over the past 40 years, and a decrease in the extent of fattening recorded. This ... 10.11.25 Papers View on journal website
Solar radiation affects bird distributions but not elevational shifts in European mountains Author: Couet, J., Marjakangas, E.-L., Andrea Santangeli, A., Niittynen, P., Fontaine, B., Herrando, S., Kålås, J.A., Lindström, Å, Massimino, D., Moosmann, M., Seaman, B., Silva, L., Stokke, B.G., Teufelbauer, N. & Lehikoinen, A. Published: 2025 Research involving BTO shows bird species moving toward colder areas in the mountains of Europe as the climate has warmed over the past two decades. 03.11.25 Papers View on journal website
Genomic architecture of egg mimicry and its consequences for speciation in parasitic cuckoos Author: Merondun, J., Fossøy, F., Meshcheryagina, S., Atkinson, P., Bachurin, G., Bulyuk, V., Fenchuk, V., Golovatin, M., Hewson, C., Honza, M., Markovets. M., Moskát, C., Owens, G.L., Procházka, P., Red’kin, Y., Rutila, J., Šulc, M., Thorup, K., Stokke, B.G., Liang, W. & Wolf, J.B.W. Published: 2025 Cuckoos are brood parasites, meaning they lay their eggs in other species' nests, and the resulting chicks are raised by the host species. Cuckoos therefore face strong evolutionary pressure for their ... 30.10.25 Papers View on journal website
Combining temperature-depth recorder and GPS data improves identification of foraging habitat in diving seabirds Author: Johnston, D.T., Masden, E.A. Booth Jones, K.A. & Humphreys, E.M. Published: 2025 14.10.25 Papers View on journal website