Publications

Publications

BTO create and publish a variety of important articles, papers, journals and other publications, independently and with our partners, for organisations, government and the private sector. Some of our publications (books, guides and atlases) are also available to buy in our online shop.

Annual report of the Seabird Monitoring Programme

Seabird Population Trends and Causes of Change: 1986–2023

This report presents the latest seabird population trends in breeding abundance and productivity using data from the Seabird Monitoring Programme (SMP). 

The report documents changes in the abundance and productivity of breeding seabird species in Britain and Ireland from 1986 to 2023, and provides a detailed account of the 2021, 2022 and 2023 breeding seasons.

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Annual report of the Seabird Monitoring Programme

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Ryevitalise – Bats and Ancient Trees, 2020–2024 Report

Author: Newson, S.E. & Panter, T.L.

Published: 2025

Working with a network of volunteers, static acoustic bat detectors were deployed over five survey seasons, 2020-2024, to provide bat data for the Ryevitalise Landscape Partnership Scheme area of the ...

04.03.25

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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 ...

01.03.25

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Extreme migratory connectivity and mirroring of non-breeding grounds conditions in a severely declining breeding population of an ...

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 ...

29.01.25

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