Large gulls taking fully grown shorebirds during spring passage in Delaware Bay, USA

Evaluating spatiotemporal trends in terrestrial mammal abundance using data collected during bird surveys

Information on the status of biodiversity is crucial for species conservation and management. Large scale assessments are only feasible through citizen science but some taxa are poorly monitored ...

LifeCycle - Issue 7, Spring 2018

Includes the results from the 2017 breeding season. It also features articles on turning a Tree Sparrow project into a RAS, monitoring Swallows, devising a Corn Bunting nesting project, and mentoring ...

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Monitoring landscape-scale environmental changes with citizen scientists: Twenty years of land use change in Great Britain

Citizen science is increasingly recognised as one of the most cost-effective means of achieving large-scale and long-term biodiversity monitoring. We’re quite familiar with this concept for birds and ...

An assessment of the state of nature in the United Kingdom: A review of findings, methods and impact

Quantifying avian avoidance of offshore wind turbines: Current evidence and key knowledge gaps

Habitat correlates of Eurasian Woodcock Scolopax rusticola abundance in a declining resident population

Woodcock, along with many other woodland bird populations, have been in long-term decline. Habitat change has been indicated as a possible cause for some species, but evidence is sparse for others, ...