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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 Breeding and foraging habitat are important in determining foraging ranges of sympatric generalist species Author: Thaxter, C.B., Quinn, L., Atkinson, P., Booth Jones, K.A., Clark, N.A., Clewley, G.D., Green, R.M.W., O'Hanlon, N.J., Johnston, D.T., Masden, E.A., Ross-Smith, V.H., Sage, E., Scragg, E., Taylor, R., Burton, N.K.H. & Humpreys, E.H. Published: 2025 This study examines the foraging ranges of Herring Gulls and Lesser Black-backed Gulls during the breeding season to help identify and resolve potential human–wildlife conflicts. 07.10.25 Papers View on journal website Opportunities and challenges for new technologies in seabird population monitoring Author: Frederiksen, M., Layton-Matthews, K., Bennett, S., Funder Castenschiold, J.H., Cruz-Flores, M., Edney, A.J., Fauchald, P., Franklin, K.A., Guímaro, H.R., Hereward, H.F.R., Johnston, D.T., Merkel, B., Molværsmyr, S., Sauser, C., Snell, K.R.S. & Humphreys, E.M. Published: 2025 How can emerging technologies be optimally harnessed in seabird monitoring? 22.09.25 Papers View on journal website Not just species recording: the potential of citizen science for habitat monitoring Author: Barnes, A.E., Poccock, M.J.O., Harris, M., Newton, N. & Robinson, R.A. Published: 2025 A BTO-led study reviews how citizen science can gather information on habitats; information which is key to the effective conservation and management of species. 26.08.25 Papers View on journal website Identity of predators of bird nests in the British Islands Author: Barton, M.G., Conway, G.J., Henderson, I.G., Baddams, J., Balchin, C.S., Brides, K., Butcher, N., Cameron, T.C., Davis, T., Eyre, J., Foster, R., Gornall, D., Karipal Kallamballi, N., Laurie, P., Nixon, A., Noyes, P., Parish, D.M.B., Samson, L., Smart, J., Wilde, N., Wright, M.A. & Dolman, P.M. Published: 2025 Nest cameras identify predators of wild birds’ nests in Britain and Ireland. 21.08.25 Papers View on journal website Positive impacts of agri-environment schemes on butterflies from multiple evidence sources Author: Jarvis, S., Seaton, F., Botham, M., Redhead, J.W., Upcott, E., McCracken, M., Siriwardena, G., Phillips, S. & Staley, J.T. Published: 2025 Agri-environment schemes in England can be positively associated with butterfly abundance and species richness. 20.08.25 Papers View on journal website An improved method to derive behavioural budgets and energetics from geolocator data in Common Guillemots Uria aalge Author: Buckingham, L., Bogdanova, M.I., Daunt, F., Furness, R.W., Bennett, S., Dunn, R.E., Jardine, D.C., Newell, M.A., Weston, E.D. & Green, J.A. Published: 2025 13.08.25 Papers View on journal website Bioacoustics as a measure of population size and breeding success of European Storm Petrels Hydrobates pelagicus Author: Bennett, S., Williamson, L., Hernández-González, M., Denton, T., Laber, R., Deakin, Z., Bolton, M., Manilow, E. & Wilson, L.J. Published: 2025 Acoustic monitoring and analysis provides a quick and comprehensive way to estimate population size and breeding success in burrow nesting Storm Petrels, which are otherwise difficult to survey. 11.08.25 Papers View on journal website Pagination First page First Previous page Previous 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 Breeding and foraging habitat are important in determining foraging ranges of sympatric generalist species Author: Thaxter, C.B., Quinn, L., Atkinson, P., Booth Jones, K.A., Clark, N.A., Clewley, G.D., Green, R.M.W., O'Hanlon, N.J., Johnston, D.T., Masden, E.A., Ross-Smith, V.H., Sage, E., Scragg, E., Taylor, R., Burton, N.K.H. & Humpreys, E.H. Published: 2025 This study examines the foraging ranges of Herring Gulls and Lesser Black-backed Gulls during the breeding season to help identify and resolve potential human–wildlife conflicts. 07.10.25 Papers View on journal website Opportunities and challenges for new technologies in seabird population monitoring Author: Frederiksen, M., Layton-Matthews, K., Bennett, S., Funder Castenschiold, J.H., Cruz-Flores, M., Edney, A.J., Fauchald, P., Franklin, K.A., Guímaro, H.R., Hereward, H.F.R., Johnston, D.T., Merkel, B., Molværsmyr, S., Sauser, C., Snell, K.R.S. & Humphreys, E.M. Published: 2025 How can emerging technologies be optimally harnessed in seabird monitoring? 22.09.25 Papers View on journal website Not just species recording: the potential of citizen science for habitat monitoring Author: Barnes, A.E., Poccock, M.J.O., Harris, M., Newton, N. & Robinson, R.A. Published: 2025 A BTO-led study reviews how citizen science can gather information on habitats; information which is key to the effective conservation and management of species. 26.08.25 Papers View on journal website Identity of predators of bird nests in the British Islands Author: Barton, M.G., Conway, G.J., Henderson, I.G., Baddams, J., Balchin, C.S., Brides, K., Butcher, N., Cameron, T.C., Davis, T., Eyre, J., Foster, R., Gornall, D., Karipal Kallamballi, N., Laurie, P., Nixon, A., Noyes, P., Parish, D.M.B., Samson, L., Smart, J., Wilde, N., Wright, M.A. & Dolman, P.M. Published: 2025 Nest cameras identify predators of wild birds’ nests in Britain and Ireland. 21.08.25 Papers View on journal website Positive impacts of agri-environment schemes on butterflies from multiple evidence sources Author: Jarvis, S., Seaton, F., Botham, M., Redhead, J.W., Upcott, E., McCracken, M., Siriwardena, G., Phillips, S. & Staley, J.T. Published: 2025 Agri-environment schemes in England can be positively associated with butterfly abundance and species richness. 20.08.25 Papers View on journal website An improved method to derive behavioural budgets and energetics from geolocator data in Common Guillemots Uria aalge Author: Buckingham, L., Bogdanova, M.I., Daunt, F., Furness, R.W., Bennett, S., Dunn, R.E., Jardine, D.C., Newell, M.A., Weston, E.D. & Green, J.A. Published: 2025 13.08.25 Papers View on journal website Bioacoustics as a measure of population size and breeding success of European Storm Petrels Hydrobates pelagicus Author: Bennett, S., Williamson, L., Hernández-González, M., Denton, T., Laber, R., Deakin, Z., Bolton, M., Manilow, E. & Wilson, L.J. Published: 2025 Acoustic monitoring and analysis provides a quick and comprehensive way to estimate population size and breeding success in burrow nesting Storm Petrels, which are otherwise difficult to survey. 11.08.25 Papers View on journal website Pagination First page First Previous page Previous Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next Last page Last
Breeding and foraging habitat are important in determining foraging ranges of sympatric generalist species Author: Thaxter, C.B., Quinn, L., Atkinson, P., Booth Jones, K.A., Clark, N.A., Clewley, G.D., Green, R.M.W., O'Hanlon, N.J., Johnston, D.T., Masden, E.A., Ross-Smith, V.H., Sage, E., Scragg, E., Taylor, R., Burton, N.K.H. & Humpreys, E.H. Published: 2025 This study examines the foraging ranges of Herring Gulls and Lesser Black-backed Gulls during the breeding season to help identify and resolve potential human–wildlife conflicts. 07.10.25 Papers View on journal website
Opportunities and challenges for new technologies in seabird population monitoring Author: Frederiksen, M., Layton-Matthews, K., Bennett, S., Funder Castenschiold, J.H., Cruz-Flores, M., Edney, A.J., Fauchald, P., Franklin, K.A., Guímaro, H.R., Hereward, H.F.R., Johnston, D.T., Merkel, B., Molværsmyr, S., Sauser, C., Snell, K.R.S. & Humphreys, E.M. Published: 2025 How can emerging technologies be optimally harnessed in seabird monitoring? 22.09.25 Papers View on journal website
Not just species recording: the potential of citizen science for habitat monitoring Author: Barnes, A.E., Poccock, M.J.O., Harris, M., Newton, N. & Robinson, R.A. Published: 2025 A BTO-led study reviews how citizen science can gather information on habitats; information which is key to the effective conservation and management of species. 26.08.25 Papers View on journal website
Identity of predators of bird nests in the British Islands Author: Barton, M.G., Conway, G.J., Henderson, I.G., Baddams, J., Balchin, C.S., Brides, K., Butcher, N., Cameron, T.C., Davis, T., Eyre, J., Foster, R., Gornall, D., Karipal Kallamballi, N., Laurie, P., Nixon, A., Noyes, P., Parish, D.M.B., Samson, L., Smart, J., Wilde, N., Wright, M.A. & Dolman, P.M. Published: 2025 Nest cameras identify predators of wild birds’ nests in Britain and Ireland. 21.08.25 Papers View on journal website
Positive impacts of agri-environment schemes on butterflies from multiple evidence sources Author: Jarvis, S., Seaton, F., Botham, M., Redhead, J.W., Upcott, E., McCracken, M., Siriwardena, G., Phillips, S. & Staley, J.T. Published: 2025 Agri-environment schemes in England can be positively associated with butterfly abundance and species richness. 20.08.25 Papers View on journal website
An improved method to derive behavioural budgets and energetics from geolocator data in Common Guillemots Uria aalge Author: Buckingham, L., Bogdanova, M.I., Daunt, F., Furness, R.W., Bennett, S., Dunn, R.E., Jardine, D.C., Newell, M.A., Weston, E.D. & Green, J.A. Published: 2025 13.08.25 Papers View on journal website
Bioacoustics as a measure of population size and breeding success of European Storm Petrels Hydrobates pelagicus Author: Bennett, S., Williamson, L., Hernández-González, M., Denton, T., Laber, R., Deakin, Z., Bolton, M., Manilow, E. & Wilson, L.J. Published: 2025 Acoustic monitoring and analysis provides a quick and comprehensive way to estimate population size and breeding success in burrow nesting Storm Petrels, which are otherwise difficult to survey. 11.08.25 Papers View on journal website